tend

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

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

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。

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!