trend
/trend; trɛnd/ n
1 general tendency or direction 趋势; 趋向; 动向
The trend of prices is still upwards. 物价仍有上涨趋势.
a growing trend towards smaller families 家庭日益小型化的趋势
contemporary trends in psychiatry 当今精神病学的动态
following the latest trends in fashion 追求最新的流行款式.
2 (idm 习语) ,set a/the `trend start a style, practice, fashion, etc that others copy 开风气之先; 带领新潮流. trend, v [Ipr, Ip]
show a particular tendency 显示某种趋向
house prices trending upwards 有上涨趋势的房价.