| [/tend; tɛnd/] v [Tn] 用法:
1 take care of or look after (sb/sth) 照料, 照管（某人[某事物]）:
nurses tending (the wounds of) the injured 照料受伤者的护士 *
shepherds tending their sheep 照管羊的牧人. 用法:
2 (US) serve customers in (a shop, bar, etc) 在（店铺、 酒吧等）中接待顾客:
tend the store 照看店铺. tend 2
[/tend; tɛnd/] v 用法:
1 [It] be likely to behave in a certainway or to have a certain characteristic or influence 倾向; 趋向; 趋於:
I tend to go to bed earlier during the winter. 我在冬天常睡得较早. *
Women tend to live longer than men. 女人多比男人长寿. *
Recent laws have tended to restrict the freedom of the press. 新法例有限制新闻自由的趋势. *
It tends to rain here a lot in summer. 这里夏天较为多雨. 用法:
2 [I, Ipr] ~ to/towards sth take a certain direction 朝某方向:
The track tends upwards. 这痕迹是朝著上方的. *
(fig 比喻) He tends towards extreme views. 他的观点趋於偏激. |