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1. 这是个什么词？
词：gravitate
英英释义：to be attracted to something and therefore move towards it or become involved with it
例句：Users gravitate towards easy-to-use and beautifully designed apps.
2. 为什么选这个词？
“gravitate”是不及物动词，意思是“移向某人/某物””被吸引到”，后面一般搭配 to 或 towards。gravitate 是 gravity（吸引力）的衍生词，因此也是一个形象的表达。 当我们想表达一个人的意愿和选择时，就可以用 gravitate 替换 be attracted to, be interested in 等常见表达。这个词比较正式，但在书面和口语中出现的频率比较高。下面来看几个具体例子。
注意：gravitate to/towards 本身就表示“被吸引到”，直接说 A gravitates to/towards B 就可以，不要再画蛇添足用被动语态表示“被”。
来北京旅游的人很少有不去故宫和颐和园的，我们就可以说：
Most visitors to Beijing gravitate to the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace.
越来越多的发展中国家开始选择移动支付，可以说：
A growing number of developing countries are gravitating towards mobile payment.
消费者会选择那些简单易用、设计美观的 app，可以说：
Users gravitate towards easy-to-use and beautifully designed apps.
《经济学人》最近在一篇介绍越南劳动市场的文章中就用到了 gravitate:
The different sexes gravitate towards different types of work. Men tend to take jobs in corporations or organisations that confer status, whereas women tend to be more enterprising.
两年多前，《经济学人》另一篇关于机器人是否可以取代人类的文章中也用到了 gravitate，而且和上一句的语境很类似：
Labour liberated by technology should gravitate toward tasks and jobs in which humans retain an advantage.
《经济学人》在 Christmas Specials 板块一篇写女经济学家的文章中再次用到了 gravitate:
Today, women in economics gravitate towards more people-oriented subdisciplines like health, education, development and labour.
3. 怎样学会使用这个词？
1）翻译下面的句子：
最优秀的中国学生往往会倾向于上北大和清华。
Top students in China tend to gravitate to Peking University and Tsinghua University.
造句
Some employers gravitate to this company due to its loose dress code.
（参考翻译：The best Chinese students tend to gravitate towards Peking University and Tsinghua University.）
