tend

　　vt. vi. 照料,照顾,伺候 look after; take care of

　　vi. 易于 be liable, apt, or inclined to act or think in a certain way

　　vi. 往,朝向 move or develop ones course in a certain direction

　　同义词

　　v. be given，incline，lean，run

　　参考例句

　　1. He tended a drug store for his father.

　　他替父亲看着一家药店。

　　2. People tend to visit this site from work.

　　人们趋于从工作访问这个地点。

　　3. Fare tend to go down in the autumn and rise again at christmas.

　　交通票价秋季时趋于下降，而圣诞节期间又开始回升。

　　例句

　　1.V-T If something tends to happen, it usually happens or it often happens. 倾向于; 往往会

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

　　制造商遇到的一个问题是重量较轻的汽车往往噪音大。

　　2.V-I If you tend toward a particular characteristic, you often display that characteristic. 趋向

　　例：Artistic and intellectual people tend toward left-wing views.

　　艺术人士和知识分子趋向左翼观点。

　　3.V-T 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. 倾向于

　　例：I tend to think that our Representatives by and large do a good job.

　　我倾向于认为我们的众议员们总体上干得不错。

　　4.V to attend 照顾; 照管

　　例：to tend to someones needs

　　5.V to care for 护理

　　例：to tend wounded soldiers

　　6.V to handle or control 处理; 控制

　　例：to tend a fire

　　常见用法

　　用作动词

　　Weeds tend to displace other plants.

　　杂草越来越多，有取代其他植物之势。

　　During the interview, some interviewees tend to exaggerate.

　　面试时,有些面试者会有夸大的倾向。

　　Hes a good salesman, but his offhand manner does tend to put people off.

　　他是个很好的推销员，可是他那随便的态度容易使人产生反感。

　　Prices are tending upward.

　　物价在上涨。

　　Mother being ill, he had to tend her at home.

　　母亲病了,他得在家照料她。

　　Youd better tend to your own affairs.

　　你还是管好自己的事情吧!