音标:[tend] ; 柯林斯词典等级:4 级; 牛津三千核心词汇;
vi. 走向, 有某种的倾向, 易于, 照顾, 注意
vt. 照料, 护理
v. have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
v. have care of or look after
v. manage or run
词型变化: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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tend的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. Weeds tend to displace other plants.杂草越来越多,有取代其他植物之势。
  2. During the interview, some interviewees tend to exaggerate.面试时,有些面试者会有夸大的倾向。
  3. He's a good salesman, but his offhand manner does tend to put people off.他是个很好的推销员,可是他那随便的态度容易使人产生反感。
  4. Prices are tending upward.物价在上涨。
用作动词(v.)
  1. Mother being ill, he had to tend her at home.母亲病了,他得在家照料她。
  2. You'd better tend to your own affairs.你还是管好自己的事情吧!

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+~(+A)
  1. The river here tends eastward.这条河从这里向东流。
  2. At junction take the road that tends west.到交叉路口时,走朝西的那条路。
  3. Prices are tending upwards.物价趋涨。
S+~+to- v
  1. I tend to go to bed earlier during the winter.我在冬天常睡得比较早。
  2. He tends to speak too quickly.他往往说话太快。
  3. People tend to get fat when they grow older.人们年纪大时往往会发胖。
  4. It tends to become very cold at night now.现在晚上变得很冷。
  5. The world population tends to increase more and more.世界人口日趋增加。
  6. He tends to get very angry when people disagree with him.当有人与他意见不一致时他很容易生气。
  7. Too much smoking tends to cause cancer.吸烟过多容易得癌症。
  8. This measures tend to improve working conditions.这些措施有助于改善劳动条件。
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. She tended her husband carefully during his illness.她丈夫生病期间,她无微不至地照顾他。
  2. The doctors and nurses in this hospital tend the sick patiently.这个医院的医生和护士耐心地护理病人。
  3. The shepherd tends his sheep.牧羊人看管他的羊群。
  4. Who will tend the garden while you are on vacation?你休假期间谁照料花园?
  5. He tends a shop for his father.他为父亲照料一家商店。
  6. The old workers tend the machines carefully.老工人们细心地照料机器。
  7. She was tending the stove as she talked to him.她一边看着炉子,一边跟他谈话。
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  9. Nothing could saved the boy even if he had been tended without delay.即使当时那男孩得到及时照护,他的生命也无法挽救了。
  10. It had evidently not been tended since his departure.很明显在他离开后,没人照料它。

常用短语

用作动词(v.)
tend on〔upon〕 (v.+prep.)
    照顾,照管 look aftertend on〔upon〕 sb/sth

    We should tend on customers warmly.

    我们应该热情招待顾客。

    Linda has to tend on her master to make a living.

    林达得服侍她的主人来维持生活。

    The old lady has many maids tending upon her.

    这位老太太有许多女仆服侍她。

tend to〔towards〕 (v.+prep.)
    照料,照管 take care of or look after

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
  • tend the garden照料花园
  • tend the machines照料机器
  • tend one's sheep看管羊群
  • tend a shop照料一家商店
  • tend the sick护理病人
  • tend the stove照看炉子
~+副词
  • tend downward下降
  • tend eastward向东
  • tend upward上涨
  • tend affectionately热情地照顾
  • tend carefully仔细护理
  • tend faithfully真诚地接待
  • tend fervently热情地接待
  • tend materially物质上加以照顾
  • tend maternally慈爱地照顾
  • tend progressively逐渐倾向
~+介词
  • tend on〔upon〕 sb服侍某人
  • tend to dullness趋于乏味
  • tend to the same conclusion趋于同一结论
  • tend to one side倾向一方
  • tend to one's own affairs〔business〕管自己的事
  • tend towards趋向…
  • tend towards democracy倾向民主政治
  • tend towards jazz倾向于爵士乐

经典引文

  • You got to wait a little while. Then I'll tend to you.

    出自:W. Faulkner
  • The path tends west around small mountains.

    出自:P. Matthiessen
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