查词 - tending

tend

tend verb

1

tend to do sth

if something tends to happen, it happens often and is likely to happen again 易于做某事，往往会发生某事

People tend to need less sleep as they get older.

人年纪大了，需要的睡眠时间往往会减少。

My car tends to overheat in the summer.

我的车夏天经常过热。

2

tend to sb/sth

also 又作 old- to look after someone or something [过时] 照顾，照料 T | fashioned

Sofia was in the bedroom tending to her son.

索菲娅在卧室里照料她的儿子。

3

tend towards sth

to have one particular quality or feature more than others 有…的趋势; 倾向于…

Charles tends towards obesity.

查尔斯有发胖的趋势。

4

tend bar

to work as a BARTENDER [尤美] 〔在酒吧〕接待顾客，做酒吧招待工作 especially AmE

5 to move or develop in a particular direction [正式] 走向; 趋于，趋向 I always + adv/prep | formal

[+ upwards/downwards ]

Interest rates are tending upwards.

利率趋于上涨。