柯林斯詞典tend /t?nd/ (tending,tended,tends) 1. V-T If something tends to happen, it usually happens or it often happens. 傾向于; 往往會 A problem for manufacturers is that lighter cars tend to be noisy. 制造商遇到的一個問題是重量較輕的汽車往往噪音大。2. V-I If you tend toward a particular characteristic, you often display that characteristic. 趨向… Artistic and intellectual people tend toward left-wing views. 藝術(shù)人士和知識分子趨向左翼觀點。3. V-T You can say that you tend to think something when you want to give your opinion, but do not want it to seem too forceful or definite. 傾向于 (認為)[含糊] I tend to think that our Representatives by and large do a good job. 我傾向于認為我們的眾議員們總體上干得不錯。4. V to attend (to) 照顧; 照管 to tend to someone's needs 5. V to care for 護理 to tend wounded soldiers 6. V to handle or control 處理; 控制 to tend a fire 返回 tend劍橋詞典 tend verb (BE LIKELY) [ 不及物動詞：后面不接賓語的動詞 ] to be likely to behave in a particular way or have a particular characteristic 傾向；易于；往往會 [ 動詞后面接一個帶to的不定式 ] We tend to get cold winters and warm , dry summers in this part of the country . 在我國這個地區(qū)，往往冬季寒冷而夏季溫暖干燥。 例句 I think you tend to eat more in the winter .Children tend to get unsettled if you keep on changing their routine .Paintwork on the corner of a stairway tends to get nicked and scratched .The British traditionally tend not to display much emotion in public .Things tend to get lost when you move house . tend verb (CARE) [ 及物動詞：后面接賓語的動詞 ] formal to care for something or someone 照顧，照管；護理 He carefully tended his sunflower plants . 他精心照料他的向日葵。 The nurse gently tended the patient's cuts and bruises . 護士細心護理病人的傷口和瘀腫。 短語動詞tend to sb/sth 返回 tend