◙ noun 1. a general direction in which something is developing or changing • 趋向，趋势，倾向 »an upward trend in sales and profit margins. 销售额和利润额的上升趋势。 a fashion • 时髦，时尚 »the latest trends in modern dance. 现代舞蹈的最新时尚。 ◙ verb 1. [no obj., with adverbial of direction] (especially of geographical features) bend or turn away in a specified direction • （尤指地理特征的）走向 »the Richelieu River trending southward to Lake Champlain. 向南流向尚普兰湖的黎塞留河。 (chiefly N. Amer.)change or develop in a general direction • [主北美] 趋向，倾向 »unemployment has been trending upwards. 失业率呈上升趋势。
【语源】
1. Old English trendan 'revolve, rotate', of Germanic origin; compare with trundle. The verb sense 'turn in a specified direction' dates from the late 16th cent, and gave rise to the figurative use 'assume a general tendency' in the mid 19th cent., a development paralleled in the noun