tend
verb- [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。
- [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。
- [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 ExamplesThey 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
- to
- well-tended
- tend somebody/something
- [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）
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.