1. | [i] ~ to do sth 往往会;常常就to be likely to do sth or to happen in a particular way because this is what often or usually happens |
Women tend to live longer than men. 女人往往比男人长寿。 | |
When I'm tired, I tend to make mistakes. 我累了就容易出错。 | |
It tends to get very cold here in the winter. 这里冬天往往会很冷。 | |
People tend to think that the problem will never affect them. 人们往往认为这个问题绝不会影响到他们。 |
2. | [i] ~ (to/towards sth) 趋向;走向;倾向;趋于to take a particular direction or often have a particular quality |
His views tend towards the extreme. 他的观点趋于偏激。 | |
Prices have tended downwards over recent years. 近年来物价趋于下降。 |
3. | [t][i] 照料;照管;护理to care for sb/sth |
a shepherd tending his sheep 照看羊的牧人 | |
Doctors and nurses tended the injured. 医生和护士护理受伤者。 | |
well-tended gardens 精心照料的花园 | |
Ambulance crews were tending to the injured. 救护车上的救护人员在照料受伤者。 |
4. | [t] ~ sth 招待,侍候,照顾,照料(商店、酒吧等的顾客)to serve customers in a store, bar, etc. |
He had a job tending bar in San Francisco. 他在旧金山做酒吧服务员。 |