tend的意思和读音

tend

: [tend] : [tend]

v.

tends  tending  tended  

v.+n.tend support,tend view,tend garden,tend sheep

v.neglect

v.have a habit of,incline,lean towards,be likely to,be apt to

tendv.

1.[i]~ to do sthto 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.寿

When I'm tired, I tend to make mistakes.

It tends to get very cold here in the winter.

People tend to think that the problem will never affect them.

2.[i]~ (to/towards sth)to take a particular direction or often have a particular quality

His views tend towards the extreme.

Prices have tended downwards over recent years.

3.[t][i]to care for sb/sth

a shepherd tending his sheep

Doctors and nurses tended the injured.

well-tended gardens

Ambulance crews were tending to the injured.

4.[t]~ sth/ target=_blank class=infotextkey>to serve customers in a store, bar, etc.

He had a job tending bar in San Francisco./ target=_blank class=infotextkey>

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v.1.to usually do a particular thing; to usually have a particular quality2.to take care of someone or something3.to change or develop in a particular direction

1. suspend vt. tend vt. attend vi. ...

3. exist + tend + serve + ...

4. canvas , tend , successive ...

5. height/ hait/ n. tend/ tend/ vt. sole/ səul/ a. ...

6. attend vt. tend vt. ward n.

7. humour n. tend vi. temper n. ...

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1.This was particularly effective in second- and third-tier cities where our factories tend to be among the most attractive places to work.线

2.These parents also tend to believe in the effectiveness of spanking or believe the child is at fault in a given situation.

3.Boat buyers tend to overestimate how often they'll set sail and minimize how much the boat will cost.

4.Long methods and methods with a high number of paths are hard to understand and, interestingly, tend to correlate to defects.

5.There are many difficult matters for me to tend to these days and your assistance in simplifying this one would be a real blessing to me.

6.Things can tend to get a bit slippery, too, so if you didn't bring any walking boots I'd advise you to hire some from the office.

7.For decades, economists have been warning us that when we buy at a distance, we do not tend to take the cost of our own time into account.

8.We adults seem to be so engaged in doing things a certain way, we tend to forget that there are other ways to get things done.

9.If you tend to leak air at the sides, you will probably cease this annoying habit. Annoying for you, and for the audience as well.

10.Minute for minute, all time-wasting eats up the same amount of time, but employers tend not to see it like that.