tend的用法总结大全思维导图

vt. 照料，照顾；护理；照管，管理；

vi. 倾向（于），趋向（于）；伺侯，招待；关心；注意

用作动词(v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

The river here tends eastward.

这条河从这里向东流。

At junction take the road that tends west.

到交叉路口时,走朝西的那条路。

Prices are tending upwards.

物价趋涨。

S+～+to- v

I tend to go to bed earlier during the winter.

我在冬天常睡得比较早。

He tends to speak too quickly.

他往往说话太快。

People tend to get fat when they grow older.

人们年纪大时往往会发胖。

用作及物动词

1. We tend to meet up for lunch once a week.

2. Older mothers tend to be too idealistic about the pleasures of motherhood.

3. I tend to stick to fresh fruit for pudding.

4. They tend to buy cheap processed foods like canned chicken and macaroni.

5. I tend to get very uptight during a match.

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