单词：tends
音标：[tendz] ；
v. 照料( tend的第三人称单数 ); 照顾; 招待; 侍候
v have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
v have care of or look after
v manage or run
v have care of or look after
v manage or run
tend的用法和样例：
例句
用作动词(v.)
- Weeds tend to displace other plants.杂草越来越多，有取代其他植物之势。
- During the interview, some interviewees tend to exaggerate.面试时,有些面试者会有夸大的倾向。
- 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。
- Prices are tending upward.物价在上涨。
用作动词(v.)
- Mother being ill, he had to tend her at home.母亲病了,他得在家照料她。
- 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)- The river here tends eastward.这条河从这里向东流。
- At junction take the road that tends west.到交叉路口时,走朝西的那条路。
- Prices are tending upwards.物价趋涨。
- I tend to go to bed earlier during the winter.我在冬天常睡得比较早。
- He tends to speak too quickly.他往往说话太快。
- People tend to get fat when they grow older.人们年纪大时往往会发胖。
- It tends to become very cold at night now.现在晚上变得很冷。
- The world population tends to increase more and more.世界人口日趋增加。
- 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。
- Too much smoking tends to cause cancer.吸烟过多容易得癌症。
- This measures tend to improve working conditions.这些措施有助于改善劳动条件。
- She tended her husband carefully during his illness.她丈夫生病期间,她无微不至地照顾他。
- 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。
- The shepherd tends his sheep.牧羊人看管他的羊群。
- Who will tend the garden while you are on vacation?你休假期间谁照料花园?
- He tends a shop for his father.他为父亲照料一家商店。
- The old workers tend the machines carefully.老工人们细心地照料机器。
- She was tending the stove as she talked to him.她一边看着炉子,一边跟他谈话。 1
- 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。
- 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。
- 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
- 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
- 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. FaulknerThe path tends west around small mountains.
出自：P. Matthiessen
【近义词】
- incline倾斜
- lean倾斜
- bend弯曲
- look after照料
- care for照顾
- watch over看守
- watch注视
- cultivate栽培
- lean towards倾向
- be likely to可能的, 要发生的, 有...
- be apt to易于, 倾向于...
- veer转向
- verge接近
- take care of照顾
- be in charge of负责
- manage管理
- keep an eye on留意
- attend出席
- serve服务
- nurse护士
- mind头脑
- help帮助
- foster领养
- administer管理
- look看
- for为
- over在 ... 的上方...
- care关心
- after以后
- run跑
- cherish珍爱