tend

tend读音音标

英 [tend]

美 [tɛnd]

tend意思解释

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)

vt. & vi. 照料,照顾,伺候 look after; take care ofvi. 易于 be liable, apt, or inclined to act or think in a certain wayvi. 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.)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!