trend

The current trend is towards more part-time employment.

当前的趋势是雇用更多的兼职人员。

the general trend towards the centralization of political power

政治权力集中化的普遍趋势

A disturbing trend is that victims of violence are getting younger.

一个令人担心的趋势是，暴力行为的受害者越来越年轻。

The growing trend is for single mothers to bring up children by themselves.

单身母亲独自抚养孩子的趋势在上升。

Even so, the underlying trend is positive.

尽管如此，基本趋势仍是乐观的。

national and international economic trends

国内和国际的经济趋势

the downward trend in the price of gold

黄金价格的下滑势头

Successive presidents have tried to reverse this trend , but without success.

连续几任总统都试图扭转这一趋势，但均未成功。