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BNC: 849 COCA: 1039

tend

verb
/tend/
/tend/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they tend
/tend/
/tend/
he / she / it tends
/tendz/
/tendz/
past simple tended
/ˈtendɪd/
/ˈtendɪd/
past participle tended
/ˈtendɪd/
/ˈtendɪd/
-ing form tending
/ˈtendɪŋ/
/ˈtendɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive] tend to do something to be likely to do something or to happen in a particular way because this is what often or usually happens往往会;常常就
    • Women tend to live longer than men.女人往往比男人长寿。
    • People tend to be happier if they are in a long-term relationship.如果处于长期关系中,人们往往会更快乐。
    • 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。
    • I tend to agree with many of the points you make. 我倾向于同意你提出的许多观点。
    • I tend to focus on dance, but acting and singing are equally important to me. 我倾向于专注于舞蹈,但表演和唱歌对我来说同样重要。
    • Large class size will tend to increase the use of the lecture.班级人数多会增加讲座的使用率。
    Language Bank generallygenerallyWays of saying ‘in general’“通常” 的表达方式
      • Women generally earn less than men.女人通常比男人挣钱少。
      • Generally speaking, jobs traditionally done by women are paid at a lower rate than those traditionally done by men.一般来说,传统上由妇女干的工作比传统上由男人干的工作报酬低。
      • In general/By and large, women do not earn as much as men.总的说来,女人不如男人挣钱多。
      • Certain jobs, like nursing and cleaning, are still mainly carried out by women.有些工作仍然主要由女性做,比如护理和保洁。
      • Senior management posts are predominantly held by men.高层管理职位大多由男性担任。
      • Most senior management posts tend to be held by men.大多数高层管理职位通常由男性担任。
      • Women are, for the most part, still paid less than men.女人的薪水多半仍比男人低。
      • Economic and social factors are, to a large extent, responsible for women being concentrated in low-paid jobs.经济和社会因素在很大程度上导致女性集中于低报酬工作。
  2. [intransitive] tend (to/towards something) to take a particular direction or often have a particular quality趋向;走向;倾向;趋于
    • 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. [transitive, intransitive] to care for somebody/something照料;照管;护理
    • tend somebody/something 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
    • tend to somebody/something Ambulance crews were tending to the injured.救护车上的救护人员在照料受伤者。
    Extra Examples
    • They helped the farmers tend their cattle.他们帮助农民放牛。
    • She lovingly tended her garden.她悉心打理她的花园。
    • He tended to her every need.他照管她的一切需要。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • carefully
    • lovingly
    preposition
    • to
    phrases
    • well-tended
    See full entry
  4. [transitive] tend something (North American English) to serve customers in a store, bar, etc.招待,侍候,照顾,照料(商店、酒吧等的顾客)
    • He had a job tending bar in San Francisco.他在旧金山做酒吧服务员。
  5. Word Originsenses 1 to 2 Middle English (in the sense ‘move or be inclined to move in a certain direction’): from Old French tendre ‘stretch, tend’, from Latin tendere.senses 3 to 4 Middle English: shortening of attend.
BNC: 849 COCA: 1039
tend

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBcarefully, lovingly細心/悉心照料She lovingly tended her garden.她悉心打理她的花園。PREPOSITIONto照料⋯He tended to her every need.他照管她的一切需要。PHRASESwell-tended受到精心照料的well-tended lawns受到精心打理的草坪
BNC: 849 COCA: 1039
tend verb
look after sb

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