tend
v[Tn]
1 take care of or look after (sb/sth) 照料, 照管(某人[某事物])
nurses tending (the wounds of) the injured 照料受傷者的護士
shepherds tending their sheep 照管羊的牧人.
2 (US) serve customers in (a shop, bar, etc) 在(店鋪、 酒吧等)中接待顧客
tend the store 照看店鋪.
tend v
1 [It] be likely to behave in a certainway or to have a certain characteristic or influence 傾向; 趨向; 趨於
I tend to go to bed earlier during the winter. 我在冬天常睡得較早.
Women tend to live longer than men. 女人多比男人長壽.
Recent laws have tended to restrict the freedom of the press. 新法例有限制新聞自由的趨勢.
It tends to rain here a lot in summer. 這里夏天較為多雨.
2 [I, Ipr] ~ to/towards sth take a certain direction 朝某方向
The track tends upwards. 這痕跡是朝著上方的.
(fig 比喻) He tends towards extreme views. 他的觀點趨於偏激.