trend

trend, tendency, current

这些名词均含“趋势，倾向”之意。
trend: 指事物发展总的方向、倾向或趋势。
tendency: 指固有或习得的倾向性，强调没有外来的影响或干扰。
current: 指向某一方面发展或在确趋向中行动。

名词 trend:

1. a general direction in which something tends to move
   同义词：tendency
2. general line of orientation
   同义词：course
3. a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
   同义词：drift, movement
4. the popular taste at a given time
   同义词：vogue, style

动词 trend:

1. turn sharply; change direction abruptly
   同义词：swerve, sheer, curve, veer, slue, slew, cut

1. This quartet represents a major new trend in modern music.
   这首四重奏的曲子反映了现代音乐中一种主要的新趋向。
2. The runaway inflation would seem to put the brakes on such a trend.
   失控的通货膨胀似乎阻止这一趋势的发展。
3. The trend of prices is still upwards.
   物价仍有上涨趋势。
4. The youth like to follow the latest trends in fashion.
   年轻人喜好追求最新的流行款式。
5. The prices of houses are trending upwards.
   房价趋于上涨。