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
tended — past of tend
照料；照顾；护理；管理；经营；提供；出价；照顾(如病人)；倾向于做某事,或有某种习惯或倾向
be inclined; tend to do or be something
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.
有助于或促成某种结果
To contribute to or toward some outcome.
侍候,如仆人或服务员；服务；出席
To wait (upon), as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend.
在潮汐转向时管理(锚泊的船只),以防止缆绳缠绕
To manage (an anchored vessel) when the tide turns, to prevent it from entangling the cable when swinging.
一般现在时
He tends to arrive late.
他往往迟到。
现在进行时
She is tending to the plants.
她正在照料植物。
一般过去时
They tended the garden yesterday.
他们昨天照料了花园。
现在完成时
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。
用法提示：这里用“tend to + 动词原形”表示“往往会、倾向于”，主语是复数名词。
She tends to worry about small things.
她往往为小事担心。
用法提示：这里“tends to”是“tend”的第三人称单数形式，后接动词原形，表示“倾向于”。
I tended to arrive late when I lived in the city.
我住在城里时常常迟到。
用法提示：这里“tended to”是“tend”的过去式，表示过去反复出现的倾向。
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。
grammar · medium
易错句子I tend to finish the report today.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子He tends cry easily.
正确表达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。
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。
tend 常与照料花园相关
tend 也用于医疗护理场景
tend 可指照看动物
tend 表示倾向性时与习惯相关
tend 的管理含义与责任相关
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.