gravitate

1 The promenade begins as everyone gravitates to the central square.

2 Danoff, who gravitates to the lyricism of folk music and the energy of rock bands, doesn’t have a big bowl-you-over voice or a flashy stage presence.

3 So I think that was the most exciting and overwhelming part to see that people were immediately gravitating towards it, and so passionate about it.

4 Such is the slaughterhouse of history that has traditionally been the setting for tragedy, an arena to which people will probably always gravitate despite themselves.

5 More or less self-taught, he had learned to sing in church choirs in his native Kent, gravitating naturally to the alto line when his voice broke.

6 But she can’t remember a time she didn’t gravitate towards the kitchen.

7 Throughout my travels, I’ve noticed that huge crowds don’t always gravitate to the most enjoyable locations.

8 India gravitates toward funky, modern pieces that incorporate unexpected materials such as wire or ribbon.

9 As readers started to gravitate to online sources, news sites have struggled to claim a piece of a national Web advertising market increasingly dominated by bigger players.

10 One site some couples are gravitating to is Style Me Pretty, a font of photos, recaps and do-it-yourself solutions from real weddings that can be engaging to a fault.

11 Younger folks are driving the trend, gravitating toward smaller camper vans and vehicles under 30 feet long.

12 He gravitated toward the money, which, as I stated, rich people tend to do.

13 “But what the research finds is that there is a predominant characteristic that you can find yourself gravitating toward more. And I think that’s helpful to know.”

14 And of course as a kid, you gravitate toward that, you want to hear that part over and over again.

15 We sometimes try to entice a snail with cucumber juice or sweet potato, but so often it comes down to a snail’s own curiosity and what they naturally gravitate toward.

16 Families with young kids tend to gravitate to parks with play structures, and activities such as navigation via compass/sun dial have become obsolete for those who prefer the GPS on their cellphone.

17 Do you gravitate toward indie films because the characters are more complex?

18 States would likely gravitate back to their old ways if a new, more compassionate public consensus about race had not been forged.

19 You have for all of your career gravitated towards uncomfortable comedy.

20 Born in the early ’70s and based in Philadelphia, he gravitates toward a certain kind of music made in the first 10 years of his life, a nexus of garage-punk and long, organic jamming.

1 下沉

slippage subsidence downwelling set decline sink dip subside depression DIP sag cave-in verge slump settle sinking down settlement gravitation sinkage sound preponderate

2 吸引

attraction invitation suction win take gain draw pull train invite arrest attract absorb fetch seduce beckon engross magnetize

3 下降

fall drop slip descent sag drop-off downshift fall-off let-down fallaway downwelling tail-off skid decline ease sink descend down downside falling descending cadent katabatic depression settlement degradation lapse droop letdown gravitation downbeat downswing declension comedown downslide falloff downcome descension degression decrease light lower dip deteriorate recede stoop tarnish vail abate bring low on the downgrade

4 倾向

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5 沉降

fall subside precipitate settled depression settle

6 沉淀

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