tend
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T If something tends to happen, it usually happens or it often happens. 傾向于; 往往會
A problem for manufacturers is that lighter cars tend to be noisy. 制造商遇到的一個問題是重量較輕的汽車往往噪音大。
2. V-I If you tend toward a particular characteristic, you often display that characteristic. 趨向…
Artistic and intellectual people tend toward left-wing views. 藝術(shù)人士和知識分子趨向左翼觀點。
3. V-T You can say that you tend to think something when you want to give your opinion, but do not want it to seem too forceful or definite. 傾向于 (認為)[含糊]
I tend to think that our Representatives by and large do a good job. 我傾向于認為我們的眾議員們總體上干得不錯。
4. V to attend (to) 照顧; 照管
to tend to someone's needs
5. V to care for 護理
to tend wounded soldiers
6. V to handle or control 處理; 控制
to tend a fire
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tend /t?nd/ (tending,tended,tends)
劍橋詞典
- I think you tend to eat more in the winter .
- Children tend to get unsettled if you keep on changing their routine .
- Paintwork on the corner of a stairway tends to get nicked and scratched .
- The British traditionally tend not to display much emotion in public .
- Things tend to get lost when you move house .
tend verb (BE LIKELY)
[ 不及物動詞：后面不接賓語的動詞 ]to be likely to behave in a particular way or have a particular characteristic
傾向；易于；往往會
[ 動詞后面接一個帶to的不定式 ] We tend to get cold winters and warm , dry summers in this part of the country . 在我國這個地區(qū)，往往冬季寒冷而夏季溫暖干燥。
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tend verb (CARE)
[ 及物動詞：后面接賓語的動詞 ] formalto care for something or someone
照顧，照管；護理
He carefully tended his sunflower plants . 他精心照料他的向日葵。
The nurse gently tended the patient's cuts and bruises . 護士細心護理病人的傷口和瘀腫。