tend

B1 CET-4 Oxf 3000 高中 FREQ #3811 ★★★★☆

vi. 走向, 有某种的倾向, 易于, 照顾, 注意 vt. 照料, 护理

发音

US /ˈtɛnd/
其它 /ˈtɪnd/

词形变化

tends 三单 tending 现在分词 tended 过去式 tended 过去分词

别名

'tend teend tende tind tinde teen teind tynd tynde tine

释义与例句

v. B1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    To make a tender of; to offer or tender.

    法律
  2. 2.

    To be likely, or probable to do something, or to have a certain habit or leaning.

    They tend to go out on Saturdays.

    It tends to snow here in winter.

    I was tending to get up later and later after the breakup.

  3. 3.

    To contribute to or toward some outcome.

    不及物
  4. 1.

    To look after (e.g. an ill person.)

    We need to tend to the garden, which has become a mess.

  5. 2.

    To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard.

    Shepherds tend their flocks.

  6. 3.

    To wait (upon), as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend.

  7. 4.

    To await; to expect.

    废旧
  8. 5.

    To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to.

    废旧
  9. 6.

    To manage (an anchored vessel) when the tide turns, to prevent it from entangling the cable when swinging.

    及物 航海 交通
  10. 1.

    To kindle; ignite; set on fire; light; inflame; burn.

    方言 及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 4

run lean incline begiven

上位词 6

be see look mind attend take care

下位词 5

garden suffer shepherd stoke gravitate

相关短语

tend to one's knitting tend to one's own knitting tend bar stick to one's knitting 只管自己的事情

词源

From Middle English *tenden, from Old French tendre (“to stretch, stretch out, hold forth, offer, tender”), from Latin tendere (“to stretch, stretch out, extend, spread out”).

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