读音

/tend/

释义

• 动词:
  • 倾向；趋于：表示有朝某个方向发展的倾向。例如: “The flowers tend to grow towards the sunlight.”
  • 照料；护理：指照顾、看护某物或某人。例如: “She tends to the sick patients in the hospital.”
  • 关注；关心：对某事表示关心或关注。例如: “He tends to the details of his work.”

短语

• “tend to something” 意为处理或照看某事物。
• “tend towards something” 表示朝着某个方向或结果发展。

例句

• 动词: “As temperatures drop, plants tend to go into dormancy.”
• 照顾： “She tends her garden every morning.”
• 关注： “He tends to neglect his health when he’s busy.”

同义词

• incline
• lean
• care for
• look after
• nurse