tend

[tend]

v.趋向, 易于, 朝向
v.照料, 照管

vi.

1. 走向; 趋向[Q][(+to/towards)]

Prices are tending upwards.

物价趋涨。

2. 倾向; 易于[(+to/towards)][+to-v]

Old people tend to get fat.

老年人容易发胖。

He tends towards selfishness.

他有自私自利的倾向。

She tends to get angry when others disagree with her.

别人不同意她的看法时, 她很容易生气。

3. 有助于[(+to)][+to-v]

词形变化

动词过去式: tended | 动词过去分词: tended | 动词现在分词: tending | 动词第三人称单数: tends |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.倾斜; 有……倾向

incline  lean  bend  be likely  be apt  

英英释义

动词 tend:

have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

同义词：be given, lean, incline, run

have care of or look after

manage or run

短语词组

tend to

1. 有……的倾向

Modern furniture design tends to simplicity.

现代家具设计越来越简单。

补充

tendtend英:[tend] 美:[tɛnd]vt.1.照料, 照顾, 伺候She tended her husband carefully during his illness.她丈夫生病期间, 她无微不至地照顾他。vi.1.往, 朝向The river here tends eastward.这条河从这里向东流。2.易于; 倾向My grandmother tends to go to bed early every day.我祖母每天通常比较早睡。

例句

1. He tends to arrive late.他总是迟到。 2. Artistic people tend towards left-wing views.搞艺术的人往往会持左翼观点。 3. The party atmosphere tends to hilarity.聚会的氛围会让人们欢闹起来。 4. It tends to the south.它一路向南。 5. He tends the flower beds and evergreens.他打理着花坛和常青树。 6. to tend the sick护理病人 7. to tend plants (或 animals)看管植物(或动物) 8. He tended a drug store for his father.他替父亲看着一家药店。 9. to tend shop当伙计，招待客人 10. to tend on (或 upon) the distinguished guests招待贵宾 11. Her mother was ill and she had to tend to her.她妈妈病了，她得照顾她。 12. You mind your own business, and I will tend to mine.你管你自己的事，我干我自己的事。 13. The road tends to south.路通向南方。 14. The wind is tending to the north.风正朝北边吹。 15. Generation X tends to individualism.X一代倾向于个人主义。 16. Our government is tending toward democracy.我们的政府正倾向于民主政治。 17. He tends to make spelling mistakes.他动不动就犯拼写错误。 18. James tends to drive too fast.詹姆斯常常开快车。 19. These measures tend to increase the annual output.这些举措有助于提高年产量。 20. I tend to think that she is right.我倾向于认为她是对的。 21. written language tends to be formal.书面语往往正式。 22. her hair tended to come loose.她的头发容易松散。 23. Walter tended towards corpulence.沃尔特有发胖的趋势。 24. the rate of change of money wages tends to infinity.货币工资的变率趋向于无穷大。 25. Varela tended plants on the roof.瓦勒拉照管屋顶的植物。 26. [no obj.] for two or three months he tended to business.他照看生意两三个月了。 27. I've been tending bar at the airport lounge.我一直在机场休息厅经营酒吧。 28. Women tend to live longer than men.女性一般比男性长寿。 29. There tends to be a lot of heavy traffic on that road.那条路上的交通通常非常繁忙。 30. My brother tends to talk a lot when he's nervous.我哥哥一紧张就滔滔说个不停。 31. Paramedics tended (to) the injured.护理人员照料伤员。 32. He tends to slouch.他常常没精打采的。 33. I have to be careful about what I eat because I tend to gain weight easily.因为我很容易发胖，所以不得不注意饮食。 34. People in my family tend to be tall. [=a lot of people in my family are tall]我们家的人个子都挺高的。 35. The store tends to get busy [=the store is often/usually busy] on weekends.这家店周末生意通常很好。 36. I tend not to trust politicians. [=I often/usually don't trust politicians]我对从政者往往不太信任。 37. He tends towards perfectionism. [=he tends to be a perfectionist]他有完美主义倾向。 38. Her decorating style tends toward the informal. [=tends to be informal]她的装饰风格倾向于轻松随意。 39. Please tend [=mind] the store while I'm away.我不在的时候请帮忙打理一下店铺。 40. She tends her garden daily.她每天照料自己的花园。 41. well-tended gardens悉心照料的花园 42. He tended his ailing mother.他照顾生病的母亲。 43. I have to tend to (the) business.我不得不打理生意。 44. The nurse tended to their wounds.护士护理了他们的伤口。