gravitate
gravitate 英 [ˈgrævɪteɪt] 美 [ˈɡrævɪˌtet]
vi. 受引力作用；被吸引
进行时:gravitating 过去式:gravitated 过去分词:gravitated 第三人称单数:gravitates 名词复数:gravitates
- To gravitate is to move toward or feel attracted to something. People gravitate toward things they like.
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- vi. 受引力作用；被吸引
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1. If you all gravitate to one side, you'll upset the boat.
如果你们都移向一边，船就要翻了。
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2. But the generations do gravitate in different directions.
但几代人做的重心在不同的方向。
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3. If you have kids, you’ve no doubt noticed that, generally speaking, girls like to play with dolls while boys gravitate toward swords and trains.
如果你有孩子，你无疑会注意到，通常来说女孩子都喜欢洋娃娃，而男孩则被刀剑和火车所吸引。
- gravitate (v.) 1640s, "exert weight; move downward" (obsolete), from Modern Latin gravitare (16c. in scientific writing), from Latin gravitas "heaviness, weight," from gravis "heavy" (from PIE root *gwere-(1) "heavy"). Meaning "be affected by gravity" is from 1690s. Figurative sense "be strongly attracted to, have a natural tendency toward" is from 1670s. Related: Gravitated; gravitating. The classical Latin verb was gravare "to make heavy, burden, oppress, aggravate."
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