tend的用法总结大全

vt. 照料，照顾；护理；照管，管理；

vi. 倾向（于），趋向（于）；伺侯，招待；关心；注意

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S ～( A)

The river here tends eastward.

这条河从这里向东流。

At junction take the road that tends west.

到交叉路口时,走朝西的那条路。

Prices are tending upwards.

物价趋涨。

S ～ to- v

I tend to go to bed earlier during the winter.

我在冬天常睡得比较早。

He tends to speak too quickly.

他往往说话太快。

People tend to get fat when they grow older.

人们年纪大时往往会发胖。

用作及物动词

S ～ n./pron.

She tended her husband carefully during his illness.

她丈夫生病期间,她无微不至地照顾他。

The doctors and nurses in this hospital tend the sick patiently.

这个医院的医生和护士耐心地护理病人。

The shepherd tends his sheep.

牧羊人看管他的羊群。

1. We tend to meet up for lunch once a week.

我们往往每周共进一次午餐。

2. Older mothers tend to be too idealistic about the pleasures of motherhood.

较年长的母亲往往对身为人母的乐趣过于理想化。

3. I tend to stick to fresh fruit for pudding.

我一直坚持用新鲜水果做甜点。

4. 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。

5. I tend to get very uptight during a match.

比赛时我总会紧张得不行。

6. 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。