tend
英 [tend] 美 [tɛnd]

vt.

照料，照顾；护理；照管，管理；

vi.

倾向（于），趋向（于）；伺侯，招待；关心；注意

变形

过去式：tended过去分词：tended现在分词：tending第三人称单数：tends

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vt. & vi. 照料,照顾,伺候 look after; take care of
2. vi. 易于 be liable, apt, or inclined to act or think in a certain way
3. vi. 往,朝向 move or develop one's course in a certain direction

英英释义

tend[ tend ]

• v.
  • have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

    "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"

    同义词：be givenleaninclinerun

  • have care of or look after

    "She tends to the children"

  • manage or run

    "tend a store"

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

词组短语

tend to be倾向于；趋向于

tend towards走向；趋向；有助于；造成

tend to do倾向于做某事

tend on照料；招待

同近义词辨析

cherish, nurse, cultivate, foster, tend

这组词都有“照料、培育”的意思，其区别是：

cherish强调抚育或爱抚。

nurse通常指对无力自顾的婴儿、病人等进行照料或护理。

cultivate具体意义指耕耘、培育植物；抽象意义指培养兴趣或向往的理想事物。

foster指对孩子的关心、鼓励、供养及抚养其成长；也指鼓励、促进事物的增长与发展。

tend指出于责任心、博爱心而不是私人感情去对人或物进行照顾。

双语例句

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!

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