• tend /tɛnd/           CET4 TEM4 [ tending tended tends ]

  • 1

    及物动词 If something tends to happen, it usually happens or it often happens. 倾向于; 往往会

    A problem for manufacturers is that lighter cars tend to be noisy.

    制造商遇到的一个问题是重量较轻的汽车往往噪音大。

  • 2

    不及物动词 If you tend toward a particular characteristic, you often display that characteristic. 趋向…

    Artistic and intellectual people tend toward left-wing views.

    艺术人士和知识分子趋向左翼观点。

  • 3

    及物动词 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. 倾向于 (认为)

    I tend to think that our Representatives by and large do a good job.

    我倾向于认为我们的众议员们总体上干得不错。

  • 4

    动词 to attend (to) 照顾; 照管

    to tend to someone's needs

  • 5

    动词 to care for 护理

    to tend wounded soldiers

  • 6

    动词 to handle or control 处理; 控制

    to tend a fire

tend[tend]

• v.
  • 1

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

    She tends to be nervous before her lectures

    同义词： be given / lean / incline / run

  • 2

    have care of or look after

    She tends to the children

  • 3

    manage or run

    tend a store

• 交通运输工程

  • 照料(缆绳、锚链等以防缠绕)

• 趋向

  • 瞻观我国住宅建筑设计的趋向 - xzbu.com 中国论文网 关键词：住宅；建筑；设计；趋向 [gap=480]Keywords: housing; construction; design; tend to

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• 倾向

  • ... tend vt.照管照料护理 tend vi.走向趋向;倾向 tendency n.趋向走向倾向 ...

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• 照管

  • ... provide：提供，供给，提供，抚养 tend：照管，护理，倾向于，往往是 regret：遗憾，惋惜，抱歉，后悔，痛惜 ...

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短语
• tend to
  倾向于 | 常常 | 归向 | 趋于
• I tend to
  我乐意
• tend to do
  倾向 | 倾向于干什么
• tend on
  招待 | 照料
• Tend to do sth
  倾向去做某事 | 趋向于做某事 | 倾向于做某事 | 倾向做某事
• tend towards
  趋向 | 走向 | 有助于 | 造成
• Tend Skin
  嫩肌护肤 | 岱蔻儿
• tend shop
  照管店铺

词根：tend

• adj.

  • tender 温柔的；柔软的；脆弱的；幼稚的；难对付的

    tendentious 有偏见的，有倾向的；宣传性的

    tendencious 宣传性的；有支持某种立场的倾向

• n.

  • tender 偿付，清偿；看管人；小船

    tendency 倾向，趋势；癖好

• vi.

  • tender 投标；变柔软

• vt.

  • tender 提供，偿还；使…变嫩；是…变柔软

• vi.

  • 趋向，倾向；照料，照顾

    trend / affect / attend

• vt.

  • 照料，照管

    attend / mind