A problem for manufacturers is that lighter cars tend to be noisy. [VERB to-infinitive]

制造商们遇到的一个问题是，重量较轻的汽车往往噪音大。

In older age groups women predominate because men tend to die younger. [VERB to-infinitive]

在老年群体里女性占大多数，因为男性通常不易高寿。

They tend to buy cheap processed foods like canned chicken and macaroni. [VERB to-infinitive]

他们往往会买便宜的加工食品，像鸡肉罐头和通心粉之类的。

Artistic and intellectual people tend towards left-wing views. [V + towards]

搞艺术的人和知识分子容易持“左倾”观点。

I tend to think that members of parliament by and large do a good job. [VERB to-infinitive]

我个人觉得，议会议员总体上工作还是不错的。

For years he tended her in her painful illness. [VERB noun]

多年来她一直受到病痛的折磨，都是他在照料。

He tends the flower beds and evergreens that he has planted in the driveway. [VERB noun]

他打理着他栽在车道两旁的花坛和常青树。

In our culture, girls are brought up to tend to the needs of others. [VERB + to]

在我们的文化里，女孩从小就学着照料别人。

She hurried away to pour more coffee and tend to the grill. [VERB to noun]

她匆忙走开，去添加咖啡和照看烤架。