A WORD, A WORLD
tend
释义
- v.
- 倾向；往往会；趋向；趋于
- 网络
- 天得；照料；照管
展开详细释义
v.
1.趋于,有意;容易;往往;乐于;导致
2.趋向(于),倾向(于)
3.看管(牛羊等),照料,照管,管理(植物等)
4.注意,照看;办理
5.护理
6.服侍,招待
7.对…有帮助,有助于
8.服侍,侍候
9.朝着,引向,接近
10.【航海】守望,照料(船身随潮水转动时锚索不绕乱)
词形变化
第三人称单数：tends 现在分词：tending 过去分词：tended
常用短语 4 组
- tend to be
- 倾向于；趋向于
- tend towards
- 走向；趋向；有助于；造成
- tend to do
- 倾向于做某事
- tend on
- 照料；招待
在例句中理解 35 句
As any steampunk world is part of a fictional universe, some artists tend to take the aesthetic into a more abstract direction.
由于蒸汽朋克世界都存在于想象中的宇宙里，有的艺术家把这种美学引向了更抽象的方向。
Andy must tend to her every whim without question and with the utmost haste for fear of the retribution she might receive from her boss.
安迪必须倾向于她的每一次心血来潮，毫无疑问，与最匆忙为报复她可能收到来自她的老板。
The good news is that the blooms tend to be really patchy, so it may involve going just a few miles up the road to find an unaffected beach.
好消息是（水藻）开花只趋于是在局部区域，所以只要继续行进数公里就可找到未受（红潮）影响的岸边。
"In Poland, people tend not to listen to those who mistake the priest's pulpit for a speaker's platform at a political rally, " he said.
在波兰，人们往往不会听那些在政治集会上将神父的布道台误认为演讲台的家伙所说的话。
Photo Tip: Local architecture is an important part of any destination, but building shots tend to be dull.
拍照提示：当地建筑是任何一个城市的重要组成部分，但建筑的拍照往往是沉闷的。
I've yet to hear a parent tell me that she or he loves getting up throughout the night to tend to a baby's needs.
有一个家长告诉我：她或他常在夜里的时候起床来照料宝宝的需要。
Obama said jobs figures tend to be the last to catch up in an economic recovery.
奥巴马表示，就业数据通常都是最后才会赶上经济复苏的脚步。
A classic pear shape is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom of the face. The jaw and chin tend to be more rounded than square.
典型的梨形脸是头顶部窄、脸底部宽。下颚和下巴往往要比正方形更远。
They tend to have more control over their lives at work--why pay someone six figures if you're not going to ask her to use her own judgment?
这些富裕的人往往更希望通过工作掌控自己的生活——为什么你付某人6位数的薪水而不去要求她运用她自己的判断呢？
It is not so much that they force their sons and daughters to leave school. rather that tend to say, " It's up to you " .
通常父母们并不是直接逼迫子女退学，我觉得他们可能会跟他们说：“一切由你决定”。
Whereas I tend to take a faster train for the meeting, they tend to leave a day early.
他们想早走一天去开会，我却倾向于坐个快点的火车。
He said people who commit suicide tend to have a psychiatric condition, even if it has not been formally diagnosed.
他表示即使有些人未被正式的诊断，那些自杀的人们都倾向于有精神异常的状况。
Well, I tend to be a really visual person, so when I write songs, I always envision them as if they were in movies.
哦，我尝试成为一名真正的视觉工作者，所以当我写这些歌的时候，我总是假设它们是在一部电影中。
It's easiest for her to be organized when she has many places to put things, because in her mind, thoughts tend to swim around like fish.
当有很多地方给她放东西的时候，最容易让她平静下来，因为她的心思容易游离不定。
"We tend to think of the brain as being static or even beginning to degenerate once we reach adulthood, " she says.
“我们往往认为，一旦达到成年，我们的大脑便静止下来，或甚至出现衰退”，她说。
I tend to think of that as a guild quest in a way, but it is perfectly possible that 30 people, non-guiled, could do it as well.
我倾向于认为在某方面这是个工会任务，但是不属于任何工会的30玩家也完全能进行。
As a result, the two countries tend to compete in similar sectors and, just as in most other economies around the world, China tends to win.
其结果只能是像世界上大部分其他经济体一样，同中国在相似行业竞争赢的一般是中国。
Moreover, in such places regulators tend to be easy to reach and take the gripes of the business community seriously.
而且在这些地区政府官员们更容易控制和维护商业环境的安全。
Or would you? If material achievements tend to leave people only momentarily fulfilled, why do so many keep reaching for that next goal?
但你会放弃吗？假如物质得到只能使你短暂的享受一下满足感，为什么要不停的去追求一个又一个目标呢？
The best primary dealers or "galleries" tend to be quirky mavericks with such a good "eye" that they have their names over the door.
最好的一级交易商或称“画商”通常是那些离奇古怪而又特立独行的人，他们对于好的画作来说独具慧眼，也因此有了自己的画廊。
As different in shape, suspension bridge cables tend to stretch all the points of the pillars of the bridge tends to squeeze everywhere.
由于在形状上的不同，悬索桥的缆绳的各点都趋向拉伸而拱桥的支柱的各处都趋于挤压。
African countries tend to produce a few products with no great similarity to any others.
非洲国家生产的产品往往与其它国家没有太多相似之处。
Smoking has been a traditional element of a Chinese wedding and cigarettes tend to be provided.
吸烟是中国婚礼上的传统元素，必须要提供香烟。
Politicians tend to overestimate how much public opinion, once formed, can be moved by tactics and strategies.
政客们往往高估战术和策略对固有民意的影响。
But even clever purchasing is not enough to help makers of lightly processed or generic products, which tend to have slender margins.
然而甚至精明的购买也无法减少生产者制造加工的成本，现在制造加工的利润越来越少。
Although it has been almost a year since the earthquake, psychological problems, if unresolved, tend to persist.
虽然地震已过了将近一年，但是没得到解决的心理问题往往会继续。
GOVERNMENT crises in the Netherlands tend to be played out with little international publicity.
在荷兰，政府危机倾向于做很少的国际宣传。
It would be a bit like being in church and chatting about Bible verses; people tend to have everyday, general conversations instead.
这会有点像在教堂里讨论圣经章节；人们反而会进行日常的、普通的交谈。
He then says that the U. S. should tend to its own business, which should be encouraging savings.
他还说，美国应该关注自身问题—鼓励储蓄。
For instance, if you prefer the fetal position, you might tend to be shy and reserved on the surface, but soft and sensitive on the inside.
例如，若您喜欢胎儿型体为，您可能倾向于害羞，表面上内向，但是内心温柔体贴。
Sofia was in the bedroom tending to her son.
索菲娅在卧室里照料她的儿子。
People tend to need less sleep as they get older.
随着年龄的增长，人需要的睡眠通常会减少。
Charles tends towards obesity.
查尔斯有肥胖倾向。
My car tends to overheat in the summer.
我的车夏天经常会变得过热。
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。