例句
英語四級真題
romantic love tends to yield where family or social pressures are strong
出自-2013年6月閱讀原文
The author tends to believe that high unemployment rate deprives many people of job opportunities.
出自-2012年12月閱讀原文
英語六級真題
In less-developed countries, such as those of sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia, wastage tends to occur primarily at the farmer-producer end of the supply chain.
出自-2013年12月閱讀原文
柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典釋義
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VERB
往往會；經常就
If something tends to happen, it usually happens or it often happens.
例句
A problem for manufacturers is that lighter cars tend to be noisy...
制造商們遇到的一個問題是，重量較輕的汽車往往噪音大。
In older age groups women predominate because men tend to die younger...
在老年群體里女性占大多數，因為男性通常不易高壽。
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VERB
傾向于，容易表現出(某種特性)
If you tend towards a particular characteristic, you often display that characteristic.
例句
Artistic and intellectual people tend towards left-wing views.
搞藝術的人和知識分子容易持“左傾”觀點。
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VERB
個人認為;個人覺得
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.
例句
I tend to think that members of parliament by and large do a good job.
我個人覺得，議會議員總體上工作還是不錯的。
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VERB
護理;照料;照看
If you tend someone or something, you do what is necessary to keep them in a good condition or to improve their condition.
例句
For years he tended her in her painful illness...
多年來她一直受到病痛的折磨，都是他在照料。
He tends the flower beds and evergreens that he has planted in the driveway.
他打理著他栽在車道兩旁的花壇和常青樹。
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VERB
照顧;照管;伺候
If you tend to someone or something, you pay attention to them and deal with their problems and needs.
例句
In our culture, girls are brought up to tend to the needs of others...
在我們的文化里，女孩從小就學著照料別人。
She hurried away to pour more coffee and tend to the grill.
她匆忙走開，去添加咖啡和照看烤架。