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tend 1 AHD[tĕnd] D.J.[tend]K.K.[tɛnd]v.intr.(不及物动词)tend.ed, tend.ing, tends - To have a tendency:倾向:有一种倾向:paint that tends toward bubbling and peeling over time.因年久而开始起泡并脱落的油漆
- To be disposed or inclined:倾向于:tends toward exaggeration.倾向夸张
- To move or extend in a certain direction:走向:向一特定方向移动或延伸:Our ship tended northward.我们船驶向北面
- Middle English tenden 中古英语 tenden
- from Old French tendre 源自 古法语 tendre
- from Latin tendere * see ten- 源自 拉丁语 tendere * 参见 ten-
tend 2 AHD[tĕnd] D.J.[tend]K.K.[tɛnd]v.(动词)tend.ed, tend.ing, tends v.tr.(及物动词)- To have the care of; watch over; look after:照料;照管;护理:tend a child.照料一个孩子
- To manage the activities and transactions of; run:管理:管理…的活动和运转;管理:tend bar; tend a store in the owner's absence.经营酒吧;当老板不在时照看一个商店
v.intr.(不及物动词)- To be an attendant or a servant.伺侯,招待:成为随从或仆人
- To apply one's attention; attend:注意;关心:no time to tend to my diary.没有时间留心写我的日记
- Middle English tenden 中古英语 tenden
- short for attenden [to wait on] * see attend attenden的简写 [等待] * 参见 attend
tend, attend, mind, minister, watch- The central meaning shared by these verbs is "to have the care or supervision of": 这些动词共有的中心含义是“照料,监督”: tended her plants;照料她的工厂;attending the sick;照看病人;minded the furnace;照看炉子;ministering to flood victims;照顾洪水灾民;watched the house while the owners were away. 当主人离开时照看房子
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