tends

英 [tendz]

美 [tendz]

v.  往往会; 常常就; 趋向; 走向; 倾向; 趋于; 照料; 照管; 护理
tend的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 往往会；经常就
  If somethingtends tohappen, it usually happens or it often happens.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
• VERB 倾向于，容易表现出(某种特性)
  If youtend towardsa particular characteristic, you often display that characteristic.
  1. 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。
• VERB 个人认为;个人觉得
  You can say that youtend tothink something when you want to give your opinion, but do not want it to seem too forceful or definite.
  1. 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。
• VERB 护理;照料;照看
  If youtendsomeone or something, you do what is necessary to keep them in a good condition or to improve their condition.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• VERB 照顾;照管;伺候
  If youtend tosomeone or something, you pay attention to them and deal with their problems and needs.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• Research tends to move along at a slow but orderly pace
  研究虽进展缓慢，但井然有序。
• She tends to magnify all her problems.
  她一向乐于夸大她的问题。
• Her washing machine tends to fray edges on intricate designs.
  她的洗衣机经常会把织物上的一些复杂图案的边缘磨坏。
• Billy tends to keep things to himself more and shut himself off
  比利往往更多地将事情藏在心里，把自己封闭起来。
• The green debate tends to polarise into science-as-saviour versus science-as-devil camps.
  有关环保的辩论往往会分化成“科学是救星”和“科学是恶魔”两个阵营。
• Do not add salt to beans when cooking as this tends to toughen the skins.
  煮豆荚时别加盐，因为这常会使豆壳变硬。
• He tends to write bizarre and highly experimental pieces of music
  他倾向于创作高度试验性而且风格奇异的音乐作品。
• Health spending tends to rise disproportionately as countries become richer; but even adjusting for this, America is a case apart.
  随着国家愈加富有，医疗保健费用增加的幅度却往往与之不成比例；但即使美国为此作出调整，还是与别国不同。
• As the work tends to be a bit messy you'll need to wear old clothes.
  这个活儿有点脏，你需要穿旧衣服。
• In my job one tends to lose touch with friends
  干我这行，往往会与朋友失去联系。