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tend v.照料，看顾 tend (v.1) "to incline, to move in a certain direction," early 14c., from Old French tendre "stretch out, hold forth, hand over, offer" (11c.), from Latin tendere "to stretch, extend, make tense; aim, direct; direct oneself, hold a course" (see tenet).tend (v.2) "attend to," c.1200, a shortening of Middle English atenden (see attend). 【记】来自attend(参加, 照顾, 护理, 注意)的简写

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[tend] 【英】 v.照料，看顾 (to act as an attendant；serve)【考】 assert : belabor / tend : fuss(程度: 声明→过分声明/照顾 →过分关心)【例】 tend plants(照料植物) / tend to the other guests(关照其他客人 ) v. 照料; 倾向【参】attend(v 出席; 照顾; 注意)【类】assert: belabor = tend: fuss断言过分是冗长分析 = 照顾过分是过分关心

单词	tend
音标	[tend]
解释	v.照料，看顾
红宝书	【英】 v.照料，看顾 (to act as an attendant；serve) 【考】 assert : belabor / tend : fuss(程度: 声明→过分声明/照顾 →过分关心) 【例】 tend plants(照料植物) / tend to the other guests(关照其他客人 )
字源	tend (v.1) "to incline, to move in a certain direction," early 14c., from Old French tendre "stretch out, hold forth, hand over, offer" (11c.), from Latin tendere "to stretch, extend, make tense; aim, direct; direct oneself, hold a course" (see tenet). tend (v.2) "attend to," c.1200, a shortening of Middle English atenden (see attend).
不择手段背单词	v. 照料; 倾向【参】attend(v 出席; 照顾; 注意) 【类】assert: belabor = tend: fuss断言过分是冗长分析 = 照顾过分是过分关心
趣味全助记	【记】来自attend(参加, 照顾, 护理, 注意)的简写

Tend V.照料，看顾 Belabor Hold 英 Act Attendant；Serve 考