tend的基本意思是“加以注意”,多指某種平凡的、無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,增加正常運轉(zhuǎn)等。指非職業(yè)性的照顧、侍候,強調(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應該怎么用?一起來看看吧。

tend用作及物動詞時,接名詞、代詞作賓語。可用于被動結(jié)構。

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

常見句型

用作動詞 (v.)

用作不及物動詞

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,走朝西的那條路。

Prices are tending upwards.

物價趨漲。

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.

他往往說話太快。

People tend to get fat when they grow older.

人們年紀大時往往會發(fā)胖。

It tends to become very cold at night now.

現(xiàn)在晚上變得很冷。

用作及物動詞

She tended her husband carefully during his illness.

她丈夫生病期間,她無微不至地照顧他。

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

這個醫(yī)院的醫(yī)生和護士耐心地護理病人。

The shepherd tends his sheep.

牧羊人看管他的羊群。

Who will tend the garden while you are on vacation?

你休假期間誰照料花園?

He tends a shop for his father.

他為父親照料一家商店。