tend
verb uk/tend/ us/tend/
(BE LIKELY)
B2 [ I ]倾向;易于;往往会
to be likely to behave in a particular way or have a particular characteristic
[ + to infinitive ] We tend to get cold winters and warm, dry summers in this part of the country. 在我国这个地区，往往冬季寒冷而夏季温暖干燥。
- More examples
- 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.
(CARE)
[ T ] formal照顾，照管;护理
to care for something or someone
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. 护士细心护理病人的伤口和瘀肿。
Phrasal verb
tend to someone/something 照料，照顾；关心
to deal with the problems or needs of a person or thing
Nurses tended to the injured. 护士们照料伤员。