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vt.

vi.

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1. VERB 往往会；经常就 If something tends to happen, it usually happens or it often happens. 

  • A problem for manufacturers is that lighter cars tend to be noisy...

    制造商们遇到的一个问题是，重量较轻的汽车往往噪音大。

  • In older age groups women predominate because men tend to die younger...

    在老年群体里女性占大多数，因为男性通常不易高寿。

  • They tend to buy cheap processed foods like canned chicken and macaroni.

    他们往往会买便宜的加工食品，像鸡肉罐头和通心粉之类的。

2. VERB 倾向于，容易表现出(某种特性) If you tend towards a particular characteristic, you often display that characteristic. 

  • Artistic and intellectual people tend towards left-wing views.

    搞艺术的人和知识分子容易持“左倾”观点。

3. VERB 个人认为;个人觉得 You can say that you tend to think something when you want to give your opinion, but do not want it to seem too forceful or definite. 

  • I tend to think that members of parliament by and large do a good job.

    我个人觉得，议会议员总体上工作还是不错的。

4. VERB 护理;照料;照看 If you tend someone or something, you do what is necessary to keep them in a good condition or to improve their condition. 

  • For years he tended her in her painful illness...

    多年来她一直受到病痛的折磨，都是他在照料。

  • He tends the flower beds and evergreens that he has planted in the driveway.

    他打理着他栽在车道两旁的花坛和常青树。

5. VERB 照顾;照管;伺候 If you tend to someone or something, you pay attention to them and deal with their problems and needs. 

  • In our culture, girls are brought up to tend to the needs of others...

    在我们的文化里，女孩从小就学着照料别人。

  • She hurried away to pour more coffee and tend to the grill.

    她匆忙走开，去添加咖啡和照看烤架。

Verb

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

  • "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"
  • "These dresses run small"
  • "He inclined to corpulence"

2. have care of or look after;

  • "She tends to the children"

3. manage or run;

  • "tend a store"
1. Arthur's books tend to poverty.
亚瑟的书趋于单调乏味。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. Bulky clothes tend to hinder movement.
肥大的衣服常常碍手碍脚。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. He means no harm by saying what he thinks, but people tend to be upset by it.
他想到什么就说什么，并无恶意，但人们听了心里总是不舒服。

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. He'd got a way of his own and I tend to take after him.
他有自己的一套方式，我想效仿他。

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. In course of time old customs and observances tend to fall into neglect.
随着时间的推移，旧风俗习惯有被忽略的趋势。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

6. Many boys tend to bend the corners of book pages over and, as a result, damage their books fast.
许多男孩子都有折书角的习惯，结果书破损得很快。

来自《简明英汉词典》

7. Officials tend to tilt toward secrecy from a parochial view of their responsibilities.
官吏出于狭隘的责任观念往往倾向于保密。

来自《简明英汉词典》

8. Our school dramas tend towards comedy and farce.
我们学校编排的戏剧倾向于喜剧和滑稽剧。

来自《简明英汉词典》

9. People tend to amass possessions, sometimes without being aware of doing so.
人们倾向于积攒东西，有的并未意识到这样做。

来自《用法词典》

10. Scholars tend to scorn each other.
文人相轻。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

11. Schools tend to perpetuate the myth that boys are better at sport than girls.
学校往往会助长男孩比女孩体育强这一错误观念的延续。

来自《简明英汉词典》

12. Some guitar players tend to overuse the wah-wah pedal.
一些吉他手往往会滥用“哇哇”踏板。

来自《简明英汉词典》

13. The worst sufferers of the condition tend to live in highly polluted areas.
病情最严重的患者大都居住在重度污染区。

来自《简明英汉词典》

14. We should tend on customers warmly.
我们应该热情招待顾客。

来自《简明英汉词典》

15. We tend to make mistakes when we do things in a hurry.
忙中不免出错。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

16. We tend to use these terms as if they were freely interchangeable forms of energy.
我们动辄使用这些术语，好像它们可以随意换用似的。

来自《简明英汉词典》