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释义

v. 趋向;朝向;往往会;照料;看护

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词态

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课本例句

people tend to post only positive updates that make them appear happy and friendly.

人们往往只发布积极的动态,让自己看起来快乐友好。

来自课本: [外研版 英语 必修一 Unit 4 Friends forever]

例句

Sofia was in the bedroom tending to her son.

索菲娅在卧室里照料她的儿子。

to tend to someone's needs

Charles tends towards obesity.

查尔斯有肥胖倾向。

My car tends to overheat in the summer.

我的车夏天经常会变得过热。

A problem for manufacturers is that lighter cars tend to be noisy.

制造商遇到的一个问题是重量较轻的汽车往往噪音大。

People tend to need less sleep as they get older.

随着年龄的增长,人需要的睡眠通常会减少。

词组

tend on

照料;招待

tend towards

走向;趋向;有助于;造成

tend to be

倾向于;趋向于

tend to do

倾向于做某事

近义

vi.趋向,倾向;照料,照顾

trend

affect

attend

vt.照料,照管

attend

mind

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真题

中考真题
高考真题
其它

考纲分布

67%

v. 趋向

34%

v. 照顾; 照管

考纲释义

v. 趋向

真题例句

They tend to go back to bed on their own and won’t remember it in the morning.

他们往往会自己回去睡觉,然后早上起来就不记得了。

[2020 河南省 阅读理解]

When we are talking to someone, we tend to change someone else’s mind to our way of thinking.

当我们与人交谈时,我们往往会改变别人的想法使其遵循我们的思维方式。

[2018 连云港卷 任务型阅读]

v. 照顾; 照管

真题例句

It’s a difficult job, especially for a kid with homework and Boy Scouts and friendships to tend to.

这是一个困难的工作,特别是对于一个有家庭作业,需要照料童子军以及友谊的孩子。

[2018 连云港卷 阅读理解C]

备考短语

1.tend to

翻译:往往会;常常就

考纲分布

100%

v. 趋向

考纲释义

v. 趋向

真题例句

They tend to be healthier physically and mentally.

他们往往在身体和精神上更健康。

[2021 天津卷 阅读理解]

Just as importantly, we tend to associate air with health care.

同样重要的是,我们往往将空气与医疗保健联系起来。

[2019 全国卷 阅读理解]

Readers also tended to share articles that were exciting or funny, but not articles that left them merely sad.

读者也趋向于分享令人快乐和兴奋的文章,但是不愿意分享只让他们难过的文章。

[2016 全国卷 阅读理解]

备考短语

1.tend to

翻译:往往会;常常就

备考派生词

tender

adj. 温柔的;亲切的;温情的;慈爱的;嫩的;柔软的;脆弱的;敏感的;年轻的;微妙的

tendency

n. 趋势;趋向;倾向;政治社团