tend的基本意思是“加以注意”,多指某種平凡的、無(wú)需特殊技藝的日常工作,且需多加以注意,以防范事故與危險(xiǎn),增加正常運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)等。指非職業(yè)性的照顧、侍候,強(qiáng)調(diào)平等性與幫助性。還可表示“傾向”“趨于”。用于人則表示“照料”。那么，單詞tend應(yīng)該怎么用?一起來(lái)看看吧。

tend用作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),接名詞、代詞作賓語(yǔ)。可用于被動(dòng)結(jié)構(gòu)。

tend用作不及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),后接介詞to, towards或動(dòng)詞不定式,表示“傾向于”。

常見(jiàn)句型

用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)

用作不及物動(dòng)詞

The river here tends eastward.

這條河從這里向東流。

At junction take the road that tends west.

到交叉路口時(shí),走朝西的那條路。

Prices are tending upwards.

物價(jià)趨漲。

S+～+to- v

I tend to go to bed earlier during the winter.

我在冬天常睡得比較早。

He tends to speak too quickly.

他往往說(shuō)話太快。

People tend to get fat when they grow older.

人們年紀(jì)大時(shí)往往會(huì)發(fā)胖。

It tends to become very cold at night now.

現(xiàn)在晚上變得很冷。

用作及物動(dòng)詞

She tended her husband carefully during his illness.

她丈夫生病期間,她無(wú)微不至地照顧他。

The doctors and nurses in this hospital tend the sick patiently.

這個(gè)醫(yī)院的醫(yī)生和護(hù)士耐心地護(hù)理病人。

The shepherd tends his sheep.

牧羊人看管他的羊群。

Who will tend the garden while you are on vacation?

你休假期間誰(shuí)照料花園?

He tends a shop for his father.

他為父親照料一家商店。