tend
[tend]
v.趋向, 易于, 朝向
v.照料, 照管
例句与用法:
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。
Does he tend to lose?
他常常输吗?
Weeds tend to displace other plants.
杂草越来越多,有取代其他植物之势。
词形变化:
动词过去式: tended | 动词过去分词: tended | 动词现在分词: tending | 动词第三人称单数: tends |
vi.
1. 走向; 趋向[Q][(+to/towards)]
Prices are tending upwards.
物价趋涨。
2. 倾向; 易于[(+to/towards)][+to-v]
Old people tend to get fat.
老年人容易发胖。
He tends towards selfishness.
他有自私自利的倾向。
She tends to get angry when others disagree with her.
别人不同意她的看法时, 她很容易生气。
3. 有助于[(+to)][+to-v]
vt.
1. 照管, 照料; 护理; 管理
A shepherd tended the sheep.
牧羊人照顾羊群。
2. 【海】照料(缆绳, 锚链)以免纠缠
vi.
1. 服侍招待[(+on/upon/to)]
2. 【口】注意, 关心[(+to)]
You'd better tend to your own affairs.
你还是管好自己的事情吧!
短语词组:
tend to
1. 有……的倾向
Modern furniture design tends to simplicity.
现代家具设计越来越简单。
tend
过去式:tended
过去分词:tended
现在进行时:tending
词形变化:
动词过去式: tended | 动词过去分词: tended | 动词现在分词: tending | 动词第三人称单数: tends |
词义辨析:
同义:
vi.倾斜; 有……倾向
incline
lean
bend
be likely
be apt
tend1[tend]vt.1.■照顾,照料;伺候,护理,服侍:to tend the sick护理病人to tend plants (或 animals)看管植物(或动物)2.■照看,照管;管理:He tended a drug store for his father.他替父亲看着一家药店。to tend shop当伙计,招待客人3.■【航海学】照料(缆绳、锚链等以防缠绕)vi.1.■照顾,照料;服侍,招待;护理;照管(与on, upon或to连用):to tend on (或 upon) the distinguished guests招待贵宾Her mother was ill and she had to tend to her.她妈妈病了,她得照顾她。2.■[美国英语]注意,留心;办理(与to连用):You mind your own business, and I will tend to mine.你管你自己的事,我干我自己的事。 tend2[tend]vi.1.■走向;趋向;通向(与to或towards连用):The road tends to south.路通向南方。The wind is tending to the north.风正朝北边吹。2.■趋向;倾斜(与to或towards连用):Generation X tends to individualism.X一代倾向于个人主义。Our government is tending toward democracy.我们的政府正倾向于民主政治。3.■易于;易造成[后接不定式]:He tends to make spelling mistakes.他动不动就犯拼写错误。James tends to drive too fast.詹姆斯常常开快车。4.■有助于,对…有帮助:These measures tend to increase the annual output.这些举措有助于提高年产量。5.■[后接不定式,表委婉语气等]I tend to think that she is right.我倾向于认为她是对的。
tendtend[tend]vt.1.■照料[看], 看护, 管理2.■【航海】照料(锚键, 缆绳)3.■[古]听, 注意tend a grocery管理一所杂货铺tend shop当伙计, 招待顾客
词性变化tend[tend]vi.1.■伺候, 招待(on, upon)2.■注意, 留心(to)tend upon a customer招待顾客T-to the master's whistle.听主人的口哨吧。
继承用法tendingn.1.■田间管理 tendtend[tend]vi.1.■走向, 趋向; 倾向(to, towards)2.■有某种倾向, 致使; 易于(to do sth.)3.■有助于(to do sth.)tend towards the shore向着岸边走measures tending to improve working conditions有助于改善劳动条件的措施The coastline tends to the south here.海岸线从此处转向南方。It tends to the same conclusion.趋于同样的结论。Prices are tending upwards.物价有上涨的趋势。Fruit tends to decay.水果易于腐烂。
verb
- [no obj., with infinitive]regularly or frequently behave in a particular way or have a certain characteristic
有某种倾向;往往会
written language tends to be formal.
书面语往往正式。
her hair tended to come loose.
她的头发容易松散。
■[no obj.](tend to/towards)be liable to possess or display (a particular characteristic)
易于,趋于
Walter tended towards corpulence.
沃尔特有发胖的趋势。
■[no obj., with adverbial]go or move in a particular direction
走向;趋向
the rate of change of money wages tends to infinity.
货币工资的变率趋向于无穷大。
- Middle English (in the sense 'move or be inclined to move in a certain direction'): from Old French tendre 'stretch, tend', from Latin tendere
tend2
verb
- [with obj.]care for or look after; give one's attention to
照顾,照料;照管;护理
Varela tended plants on the roof.
瓦勒拉照管屋顶的植物。
[no obj.] for two or three months he tended to business.
他照看生意两三个月了。
■(US)direct or manage; work in
(美)经营,管理;在…工作
I've been tending bar at the airport lounge.
我一直在机场休息厅经营酒吧。
■(archaic)wait on as an attendant or servant
(古)侍候;服侍
tendance
noun
- (archaic)(古)
- Middle English: shortening of attend
tend
动词 tend:
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
同义词:be given, lean, incline, run
have care of or look after
manage or run
tend
■People tend to judge their lives subjectively.
一个人的处境是苦是乐常是主观的。
■Dry grasses tend to be resistant to trampling.
一个脚步就能破坏隐藏的植物。
■Some people tend to sympathize with the underdog.
不少人总是同情时运不好,处于劣势的人。
■No matter how big your farm is, you tend it.
不管你的农场有多大,你都要照料它。
■Both uses tend to improve drainage.
两者对排水都有改进作用。
■The Chinese tend to be smug about old age.
中国人向来以高龄为荣。
■Notebook PCs tend to be dropped.
为了解决这一问题,固态硬盘应运而生。
■Fare tend to go down in the autumn and rise again at christmas.
交通票价秋季时趋于下降,而圣诞节期间又开始回升。
■People tend to eat more in winter.
人们冬天吃东西多。
■People tend to gain weight on holidays.
人们常常在假期长胖。
■People tend to visit this site from work.
人们趋于从工作访问这个地点。
■Populations tend to grow at an exponential rate.
人口趋向于以指数比率增长。
■People tend to work hard at this stage of life.
人在这个人生阶段往往发奋努力。
■They tend to idealize their friends.
他们会将朋友理想化。
■They tend to have strong shoulds and should-nots.
他们倾向于有强烈该做和不该做的事。
■They also tend to be active in their communities.
他们在他们的住区里也往往是活跃分子。
■They do tend to play at one-upmanship.
他们天生擅长胜人一筹的方法。
■They tend to fall into two groups.
他们容易分为两类。
■They will tend to further reduce the supply of lendable funds.
他们将更进一步减少提供可贷放之款。
■They should tend to the matter here and now.
他们应该马上处理这件事。
■They tend to do badly in school.
他们通常在学校表现不好。
■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。
■His novels tend to be very long.
他的小说总是写得很长.
■His novels tend to be very samey.
他的小说有非常枯燥乏味的倾向。
■His teeth tend to jut out a little.
他的牙齿长得有点儿凸出。
■His views tend towards the extreme.
他的观点趋于偏激。
■People at such high ranking tend to speak harshly.
位置那么高的人通常讲话都很刻薄。
■Low-lying areas tend to be formed of granite or sedimentary rocks.
低洼地区大致上由花岗岩及沉积岩组成。
■Commanders tend to exaggerate their success with a higher body count.
作战指挥官常常虚报敌方死亡人数来夸大战果。
■Don't you fed that newspaper accounts of these disasters tend to linger nastily over the detail?
你不认为报纸对这些灾难的报导有反复赘述其细节的倾向吗?
■You'd better tend to that thin girl.
你最好照看一下那个瘦弱的女孩。
■You mind your own business, and I will tend to mine.
你管你自己的事,我干我自己的事。
■You'd better tend to your own affairs.
你还是管好自己的事情吧!
■Newspapers like this tend to reinforce people's prejudices.
像这样的报纸往往加深人们的偏见。
■Other estimates tend to exceed this figure.
其它数字趋于超过这个数字。
■Moreover, traders tend to agglomerate in a city.
再者,贸易商喜欢集结在一个城市。
■Animators also tend to be people-watchers.
动画师也倾向于观察周围的人。
■In addition, they tend to be four-line songs.
另外,人们更愿意用四句体。
■Hyperglycemia and glycosuria tend to occur.
可能发生血糖过高或糖尿。
■All governments tend to buy at home.
各国政府都倾向于在国内购买。
■Goals tend to be about doing and having.
和目标相关的往往是作为和拥有。
■Because monopolies don't tend to evaporate.
因为垄断的势头依然不减。
■Thus clays and shales tend to be impermeable.
因此粘土和页岩就往往不透水。
■Therefore, they tend to be unreliable!
因此,他们也往往是不可靠的!
■In other areas in the world, it may be considered foolish to make appointment too far in advance, because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten.
在世界上有些其他地区,事先订太早的约会可能被认为很愚蠢。因为所定的约会日期超过一星期容易被忘掉。
■Some enterprises tend to go bankrupt in recessions.
在工业衰退期,有的企业会破产。
■DDT molecules in water tend to migrate to the surface.
在水中滴滴涕分子趋向于向水面移动。
■Such feelings tend to remain submerge beneath a mask of social politeness.
在社交礼貌的掩盖下,这样的情感往往不会显露出来。
■Short skirts tend to ride up when you sit down.
坐下来的时候,短裙就会往上收。
■To tend(growing plants or animals).
培植;饲养照顾(动物或植物)的生长
tend to
1. 有……的倾向
Modern furniture design tends to simplicity.
现代家具设计越来越简单。
习惯用语There tend to be ...1.■往往存在..., 往往会有...,tend out on1.■到场, 参加(He tends out on the science symposium every Sunday. 他每个星期天都去参加科学座谈会。)2.■注意, 专心于tend towards1.■趋向于..., 有...的倾向