trend
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++trend1 /trend/ ●●○ S3 W2 noun [countable] 1 CHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHERa general tendency in the way a situation is changing or developing 趋势，趋向，倾向，动向trend towards Lately there has been a trend towards hiring younger, cheaper employees. 近来的趋势是雇用较年轻、薪酬较低的雇员。trend in recent trends in education 教育的最新动向 The current trend is towards more part-time employment. 当前的趋势是雇用更多的兼职人员。 the general trend towards the centralization of political power 政治权力集中化的普遍趋势 A disturbing trend is that victims of violence are getting younger. 一个令人担心的趋势是，暴力行为的受害者越来越年轻。 The growing trend is for single mothers to bring up children by themselves. 单身母亲独自抚养孩子的趋势在上升。 Even so, the underlying trend is positive. 尽管如此，基本趋势仍是乐观的。 national and international economic trends 国内和国际的经济趋势 the downward trend in the price of gold 黄金价格的下滑势头 Successive presidents have tried to reverse this trend, but without success. 连续几任总统都试图扭转这一趋势，但均未成功。2 set the trend FASHIONABLEto start doing something that other people copy 开创潮流 Larger corporations are setting the trend for better maternity benefits. 较大的公司在开创新风，提供更好的生育福利。3 on trend fashionable – used especially in magazines 流行的〔尤用于杂志中〕 This striped dress is bang on trend. 此款条纹连衣裙正流行。n COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa recent/new trendHe wrote an article attacking many recent trends in education.the current/latest trendIf current trends continue, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will double by the year 2030.a general trend (=one followed by most people or happening in most places)There was a general trend towards marriage at a younger age.a growing/increasing/rising trenda growing trend towards globalization in world marketsan alarming/worrying/disturbing trendI have detected a worrying trend of late.the underlying/long-term trend (=the trend over a long period of time)The underlying trend is for rich economies to get richer.a downward/upward trend (=a tendency for something to increase or decrease)The downward trend in population growth was not seen as a problem.economic/market trendsThis forecast is based on current economic trends.the national trendCrime rates in Manchester bucked the national trend.the international/world-wide/global trendthe global trend towards intensive farmingverbsreverse a trend (=make something start to change back)He succeeded in reversing the downward trend of the railway’s fortunes.buck the trend (=do something that is not what is generally happening)The recession may still be biting, but video games company Nintendo continues to buck the trend.follow a trendDivorce rates in Scotland are following the general trend.start a trendThe young started a trend toward living in the downtown area.
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trend• Lately, it seems to me that this is becoming a trend.• If current trends continue, tourism in the state will increase by 10%.• The current trend in this area is towards part-time employment.• In fact the Longbridge saga was more about global economic trends than currencies.• There is a growing trend towards payment by credit card.• This latter connection is important because it emphasises a probable key trend.• Today we'll be examining the latest trends in kitchen design• A lot of the students here don't think for themselves, they just follow the latest trends.• The massive trend, from 1965 to 1980, towards diversification is now largely seen to have been a mistake.• Our managers are very alert to new trends in the industry.• If present trends continue, the earth will be considerably warmer in fifty years.• Dallas and Houston also bucked the trend.• Together these trends have produced the own-label threat.• Indeed, this trend to the right is more pronounced among prelaw students, especially the men, than among all freshmen.trend in• The agency monitors trends in drug use among teenagers.trend2 verb [intransitive] n1. if a subject is trending on the Internet, a lot of people are searching for it or sending messages about itn2 if an amount is trending downwards or upwards, it is becoming lower or highertrend downwards/upwards Average temperatures are trending upwards.From Longman Business Dictionarytrendtrend /trend/ noun [countable]1the general way in which a particular situation is changing or developinga New Jersey firm that tracks financialmarket trendsTheprice trend in food grains continued upwards.trend towardCredit card issuers are fighting a trend among consumers toward more conservative spending habits.2buck the trend if something bucks the trend, it does not develop in the same way as most other similar thingsTwo of the country’s airlines have bucked theindustry trend by cutting fares during the winter season.3reverse the trend if something reverses a trend, it changes the way things were developing beforeTo try to reverse the downward trend in its profits, Tandy will focus on its retail business.4set the trend to start doing something in a way that other people begin to copyThe public sector pay awards haveset an inflationary trend for wage settlements this year.Origin trend Old English trendan “to turn, go around”trend1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1trend2 verbLDOCE OnlineChinese
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trend S3 W2 /trend/
noun [countable]
trend towards
Lately there has been a trend towards hiring younger, cheaper employees.
trend in
recent trends in education
The current trend is towards more part-time employment.
the general trend towards the centralization of political power
A disturbing trend is that victims of violence are getting younger.
The growing trend is for single mothers to bring up children by themselves.
Even so, the underlying trend is positive.
national and international economic trends
the downward trend in the price of gold
Successive presidents have tried to reverse this trend, but without success.
2. set the trend to start doing something that other people copy:
Larger corporations are setting the trend for better maternity benefits.
3. on trend fashionable – used especially in magazines:
This striped dress is bang on trend.
■ adjectives
▪a recent/new trend He wrote an article attacking many recent trends in education.
▪the current/latest trend If current trends continue, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will double by the year 2030.
▪a general trend (=one followed by most people or happening in most places) There was a general trend towards marriage at a younger age.
▪a growing/increasing/rising trend a growing trend towards globalization in world markets
▪an alarming/worrying/disturbing trend I have detected a worrying trend of late.
▪the underlying/long-term trend (=the trend over a long period of time) The underlying trend is for rich economies to get richer.
▪a downward/upward trend (=a tendency for something to increase or decrease) The downward trend in population growth was not seen as a problem.
▪economic/market trends This forecast is based on current economic trends.
▪the national trend Crime rates in Manchester bucked the national trend.
▪the international/world-wide/global trend the global trend towards intensive farming
■ verbs
▪reverse a trend (=make something start to change back) He succeeded in reversing the downward trend of the railway’s fortunes.
▪buck the trend (=do something that is not what is generally happening) The recession may still be biting, but video games company Nintendo continues to buck the trend.
▪follow a trend Divorce rates in Scotland are following the general trend.
▪start a trend The young started a trend toward living in the downtown area.
▪ fashion noun [uncountable and countable] a style of clothes, hair, behaviour etc that is fashionable. Fashion is also used as an uncountable noun, when talking about all of these styles in general: the latest fashions from Donna Karan | changing fashions in popular music | I'm not interested in fashion.
▪vogue noun [singular,uncountable] if there is a vogue for something, or it is in vogue, it is fashionable. Vogue sounds more formal and typical of the language that more educated speakers use than fashion: the current vogue for realistic animated films | There was a vogue for cream furniture in the 1920s. | His pictures are very much in vogue these days.
▪trend noun [countable] a way of doing something or a way of thinking that is becoming fashionable or popular: The magazine focuses on the latest trends in contemporary design. | The trend is for people to wait longer to marry and have children.
▪craze/fad noun [countable] informal a fashion, activity, type of music etc that suddenly becomes very popular, but only remains popular for a short time – often used about things that you think are rather silly: a new fitness craze | the current fad for bare white walls and uncomfortable-looking metal furniture | I'm sure it's just a passing fad (=something that will soon stop being fashionable). | fad diets
▪something is all the rage formal used when saying that something is very popular and fashionable for a short time: The game was all the rage at her school.
trend S3 W2 /trend/
noun [countable] Language: Old English
Origin: trendan 'to turn, go around'
1. a general tendency in the way a situation is changing or developingOrigin: trendan 'to turn, go around'
trend towards
trend in
2. set the trend to start doing something that other people copy:
3. on trend fashionable – used especially in magazines:
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Describing a decrease 描述下降
◆ Car crime in Oxford fell significantly last year.去年牛津的汽车犯罪显著下降。 ◆ Car crime fell by about a quarter over a 12-month period.* 12 个月内汽车犯罪下降了约四分之一。 ◆ The number of stolen vehicles dropped from 1 013 to 780,a fall of 26 per cent.被盗汽车数量从 1 013 辆减少到 780 辆，下降了 26%。 ◆ According to this data, 780 vehicles were stolen, 26% down on the previous year.根据这份数据，780 辆车被盗，比去年下降了 26%。 ◆ There was an 11% drop in reported thefts from motor vehicles, from 1 971 to 1 737.机动车财物盗窃案件数量下降了 11%，从 1 971 下降到 1 737。 ◆ These figures show that, as far as car crime is concerned, the main trend is downwards .这些数据表明，就汽车犯罪而言，大趋势是下降的。