tend

英 [tend]

美 [tend]

v.  往往会; 常常就; 趋向; 走向; 倾向; 趋于; 照料; 照管; 护理

第三人称单数：tends　过去式：tended　过去分词：tended　现在分词：tending　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.849 / COCA.1039

同义词辨析

tendattendmind【导航词义：照顾】

牛津词典

verb

• 往往会；常常就
  to be likely to do sth or to happen in a particular way because this is what often or usually happens
  1. Women tend to live longer than men.
     女人往往比男人长寿。
  2. When I'm tired, I tend to make mistakes.
     我累了就容易出错。
  3. It tends to get very cold here in the winter.
     这里冬天往往会很冷。
  4. People tend to think that the problem will never affect them.
     人们往往认为这个问题绝不会影响到他们。
• 趋向；走向；倾向；趋于
  to take a particular direction or often have a particular quality
  1. His views tend towards the extreme.
     他的观点趋于偏激。
  2. Prices have tended downwards over recent years.
     近年来物价趋于下降。
• 照料；照管；护理
  to care for sb/sth
  1. a shepherd tending his sheep
     照看羊的牧人
  2. Doctors and nurses tended the injured.
     医生和护士护理受伤者。
  3. well-tended gardens
     精心照料的花园
  4. Ambulance crews were tending to the injured.
     救护车上的救护人员在照料受伤者。
• 招待，侍候，照顾，照料（商店、酒吧等的顾客）
  to serve customers in a store, bar, etc.
  1. He had a job tending bar in San Francisco.
     他在旧金山做酒吧服务员。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 往往会；经常就
  If somethingtends tohappen, it usually happens or it often happens.
  1. A problem for manufacturers is that lighter cars tend to be noisy...
     制造商们遇到的一个问题是，重量较轻的汽车往往噪音大。
  2. In older age groups women predominate because men tend to die younger...
     在老年群体里女性占大多数，因为男性通常不易高寿。
  3. They tend to buy cheap processed foods like canned chicken and macaroni.
     他们往往会买便宜的加工食品，像鸡肉罐头和通心粉之类的。
• VERB 倾向于，容易表现出(某种特性)
  If youtend towardsa particular characteristic, you often display that characteristic.
  1. Artistic and intellectual people tend towards left-wing views.
     搞艺术的人和知识分子容易持“左倾”观点。
• VERB 个人认为;个人觉得
  You can say that youtend tothink something when you want to give your opinion, but do not want it to seem too forceful or definite.
  1. I tend to think that members of parliament by and large do a good job.
     我个人觉得，议会议员总体上工作还是不错的。
• VERB 护理;照料;照看
  If youtendsomeone or something, you do what is necessary to keep them in a good condition or to improve their condition.
  1. For years he tended her in her painful illness...
     多年来她一直受到病痛的折磨，都是他在照料。
  2. He tends the flower beds and evergreens that he has planted in the driveway.
     他打理着他栽在车道两旁的花坛和常青树。
• VERB 照顾;照管;伺候
  If youtend tosomeone or something, you pay attention to them and deal with their problems and needs.
  1. In our culture, girls are brought up to tend to the needs of others...
     在我们的文化里，女孩从小就学着照料别人。
  2. She hurried away to pour more coffee and tend to the grill.
     她匆忙走开，去添加咖啡和照看烤架。

英英释义

verb

• manage or run
  1. tend a store
• have care of or look after
  1. She tends to the children
• have a tendency or disposition to do or be something
  1. She tends to be nervous before her lectures
  2. These dresses run small
  3. He inclined to corpulence
  Synonym:be givenleaninclinerun

双语例句

• A problem for manufacturers is that lighter cars tend to be noisy
  制造商们遇到的一个问题是，重量较轻的汽车往往噪音大。
• He tends the flower beds and evergreens that he has planted in the driveway.
  他打理着他栽在车道两旁的花坛和常青树。
• As women we tend to be self-effacing and make light of what we have achieved.
  作为女性我们往往不喜夸耀，对自己获得的成功轻描淡写。
• Women's bodies tend to have a higher proportion of fat to water.
  女性的身体内脂肪与水分的比例往往更高。
• Asian women are more modest and shy, yet they tend to have an inner force
  亚洲女性表现得更为端庄腼腆，却往往外柔内刚。
• Although these vegetables adapt well to our temperate climate, they tend to crop poorly.
  虽然这些蔬菜作物很适应我们这里温和的气候，它们的收成却很差。
• They tend to buy cheap processed foods like canned chicken and macaroni.
  他们往往会买便宜的加工食品，像鸡肉罐头和通心粉之类的。
• Blind children tend to be more passive in this area of motor development than sighted children.
  失明的孩子在动作发展的这一方面往往比不失明的孩子更加被动。
• In our culture, girls are brought up to tend to the needs of others
  在我们的文化里，女孩从小就学着照料别人。
• For years he tended her in her painful illness
  多年来她一直受到病痛的折磨，都是他在照料。