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tend to do sth
表示倾向或习惯性行为。
People tend to prefer sunny weather.
人们往往更喜欢晴朗的天气。
倾向于；往往会；易于
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倾向于；往往会；易于
be inclined; tend to do or be something
People tend to prefer sunny weather.
人们往往更喜欢晴朗的天气。
提供；出价
To make a tender of; to offer or tender.
照顾(如病人)
To look after (e.g. an ill person.)
倾向于做某事,或有某种习惯或倾向
To be likely, or probable to do something, or to have a certain habit or leaning.
作为助手或保护者陪伴；照顾需求；照看；守护
To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard.
tend
Base
原形
tends
3rd person
第三人称单数
tending
-ing
现在分词
tended
Past
过去式
tended
Past participle
过去分词
He tends to arrive late.
他往往迟到。
She is tending to the plants.
她正在照料植物。
They tended the garden yesterday.
他们昨天照料了花园。
I have tended to all the customers.
我已经照料了所有顾客。
常跟to do；也可直接跟宾语表示照料
People tend to sleep better when they exercise regularly.
人们定期锻炼时往往会睡得更好。
She tends to worry about small things.
她往往为小事担心。
I tended to arrive late when I lived in the city.
我住在城里时常常迟到。
表示倾向或习惯性行为。
People tend to prefer sunny weather.
人们往往更喜欢晴朗的天气。
She tends her elderly mother every day.
她每天照料年迈的母亲。
可指照料或管理物品或场所。
He tends the garden in his free time.
他空闲时打理花园。
Not this
I tend to finish the report today.
Use this
I intend to finish the report today.
表示“打算做某事”时，应用 intend to do，而不是 tend to do。tend to do 表示“倾向于做某事”，指习惯或趋势。
Not this
He tends cry easily.
Use this
He tends to cry easily.
tend 表示“有……倾向”时，后接带 to 的不定式，不能直接跟动词原形。tends cry 应改为 tends to cry。
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倾向于同意
I tend to agree with your opinion.
我倾向于同意你的观点。
照料花园
She spends her free time tending the garden.
她空闲时间照料花园。
管理生意
He has been tending the family business for years.
他多年来一直在管理家族生意。
倾向于；往往会
People tend to get up later on weekends.
人们周末往往会起得更晚。
管好自己的事
You should tend your own garden instead of criticizing others.
你应该管好自己的事，而不是批评别人。
Use tend naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记 tend 为 'ten'+'d'，十个人 (ten) 都需要 (d) 你的照顾或倾向于你。
此词为动词，有两个主要用法：1. "倾向于（tend to do）"，常用于口语和正式语体，表示一种倾向或习惯；2. "照料（tend sb/sth）或管理"，多用于书面语，常见于护理、园艺或管理等语境。总体语域中性偏正式。
tend to do sth 倾向于做某事；tend sb/sth 照料某人/某物
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