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tend v.趋向；易于；朝向v.照料；照管 (1) 杂草越来越多，有取代其他植物之势。(2) 面试时,有些面试者会有夸大的倾向。(3) 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) 物价在上涨。(5) 母亲病了,他得在家照料她。(6) 你还是管好自己的事情吧! You can also say you tend something if you care for it. You have to tend a vegetable garden, for example, if you expect to harvest more vegetables than weeds. If you are inclined to do something, then you tend to do that thing. You might tend to let your homework go until the last minute and then stay up all night to get it done — probably not the most efficient way to go about it.

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英 [tend] 美 [tend] (1) Weeds tend to displace other plants.(2) During the interview, some interviewees tend to exaggerate.(3) He's a good salesman, but his offhand manner does tend to put people off.(4) Prices are tending upward.(5) Mother being ill, he had to tend her at home.(6) You'd better tend to your own affairs. If you manage, run, or work at a store, you can say you tend it. If you tend the bar in a restaurant, for example, you serve drinks, dry glasses, and fill dishes with pretzels. 1[VERB 动词]往往会；经常就 If something tends to happen, it usually happens or it often happens.   [V to-inf]A problem for manufacturers is that lighter cars tend to be noisy...制造商们遇到的一个问题是，重量较轻的汽车往往噪音大。In older age groups women predominate because men tend to die younger...在老年群体里女性占大多数，因为男性通常不易高寿。They tend to buy cheap processed foods like canned chicken and macaroni.他们往往会买便宜的加工食品，像鸡肉罐头和通心粉之类的。2[VERB 动词]倾向于，容易表现出(某种特性) If you tend towards a particular characteristic, you often display that characteristic.   [V towards n]  [Also V to n]Artistic and intellectual people tend towards left-wing views.搞艺术的人和知识分子容易持“左倾”观点。3[VERB 动词]个人认为；个人觉得 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.   [V to-inf]  [vagueness]I tend to think that members of parliament by and large do a good job.我个人觉得，议会议员总体上工作还是不错的。4[VERB 动词]护理；照料；照看 If you tend someone or something, you do what is necessary to keep them in a good condition or to improve their condition.   [V n]  [FORMAL 正式]For years he tended her in her painful illness...多年来她一直受到病痛的折磨，都是他在照料。He tends the flower beds and evergreens that he has planted in the driveway.他打理着他栽在车道两旁的花坛和常青树。5[VERB 动词]照顾；照管；伺候 If you tend to someone or something, you pay attention to them and deal with their problems and needs.   [V to n]In our culture, girls are brought up to tend to the needs of others...在我们的文化里，女孩从小就学着照料别人。She hurried away to pour more coffee and tend to the grill.她匆忙走开，去添加咖啡和照看烤架。

英语单词	tend
英美音标	英 [tend] 美 [tend]
中文释义	v.趋向；易于；朝向 v.照料；照管
英语例句	(1) Weeds tend to displace other plants. (2) During the interview, some interviewees tend to exaggerate. (3) He's a good salesman, but his offhand manner does tend to put people off. (4) Prices are tending upward. (5) Mother being ill, he had to tend her at home. (6) You'd better tend to your own affairs.
中文例句	(1) 杂草越来越多，有取代其他植物之势。 (2) 面试时,有些面试者会有夸大的倾向。 (3) 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) 物价在上涨。 (5) 母亲病了,他得在家照料她。 (6) 你还是管好自己的事情吧!
vocabulary简明	If you manage, run, or work at a store, you can say you tend it. If you tend the bar in a restaurant, for example, you serve drinks, dry glasses, and fill dishes with pretzels.
vocabulary扩展	You can also say you tend something if you care for it. You have to tend a vegetable garden, for example, if you expect to harvest more vegetables than weeds. If you are inclined to do something, then you tend to do that thing. You might tend to let your homework go until the last minute and then stay up all night to get it done — probably not the most efficient way to go about it.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]往往会；经常就 If something tends to happen, it usually happens or it often happens. [V to-inf] A problem for manufacturers is that lighter cars tend to be noisy... 制造商们遇到的一个问题是，重量较轻的汽车往往噪音大。 In older age groups women predominate because men tend to die younger... 在老年群体里女性占大多数，因为男性通常不易高寿。 They tend to buy cheap processed foods like canned chicken and macaroni. 他们往往会买便宜的加工食品，像鸡肉罐头和通心粉之类的。 2 [VERB 动词]倾向于，容易表现出(某种特性) If you tend towards a particular characteristic, you often display that characteristic. [V towards n] [Also V to n] Artistic and intellectual people tend towards left-wing views. 搞艺术的人和知识分子容易持“左倾”观点。 3 [VERB 动词]个人认为；个人觉得 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. [V to-inf] [vagueness] I tend to think that members of parliament by and large do a good job. 我个人觉得，议会议员总体上工作还是不错的。 4 [VERB 动词]护理；照料；照看 If you tend someone or something, you do what is necessary to keep them in a good condition or to improve their condition. [V n] [FORMAL 正式] For years he tended her in her painful illness... 多年来她一直受到病痛的折磨，都是他在照料。 He tends the flower beds and evergreens that he has planted in the driveway. 他打理着他栽在车道两旁的花坛和常青树。 5 [VERB 动词]照顾；照管；伺候 If you tend to someone or something, you pay attention to them and deal with their problems and needs. [V to n] In our culture, girls are brought up to tend to the needs of others... 在我们的文化里，女孩从小就学着照料别人。 She hurried away to pour more coffee and tend to the grill. 她匆忙走开，去添加咖啡和照看烤架。

Tend Verb 动词 [V N Good People To Inf