tend to do something

OFTENif 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.

随着年龄的增长，人需要的睡眠通常会减少。

My car tends to overheat in the summer.

我的车夏天经常会变得过热。

Examples from the Corpus

tend to do something• Just beyond the crest they will tend to accumulate, for the effect of the wind is felt less here.• Dave tends to arrive late, so don't worry yet.• Recent studies show that girls tend to be better at languages than boys.• Modern planting tends to be done in large blocks, not for shelter, but as a crop in its own right.• However; the defiant child also tends to have a little better postural control than the overly sensitive child.• My father tends to interfere too much in other people's business.• Elizabeth Dole, on the other hand, tends to keep her own moderate views bottled up inside.• He died while tending to plague victims.• It tends to rain a lot during the winter.• Since costs tend to rise inexorably, attempts to stabilize public spending have essentially meant cuts in actual services.• The long-wave school tends to see historical phases more cyclically, and to encounter repetitions and similarities between cycles.• The problem with this model of car is that the gearbox tends to seize up.• Hodgskin expounded a minimalist conception of the state, insisting that government tended to shackle the energies and liberties of individuals.• Bill tends to talk too much when he's nervous.

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单词	tend to do something
释义	tend to do something tend to do something OFTENif 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. 随着年龄的增长，人需要的睡眠通常会减少。 My car tends to overheat in the summer. 我的车夏天经常会变得过热。 Examples from the Corpus tend to do something• Just beyond the crest they will tend to accumulate, for the effect of the wind is felt less here.• Dave tends to arrive late, so don't worry yet.• Recent studies show that girls tend to be better at languages than boys.• Modern planting tends to be done in large blocks, not for shelter, but as a crop in its own right.• However; the defiant child also tends to have a little better postural control than the overly sensitive child.• My father tends to interfere too much in other people's business.• Elizabeth Dole, on the other hand, tends to keep her own moderate views bottled up inside.• He died while tending to plague victims.• It tends to rain a lot during the winter.• Since costs tend to rise inexorably, attempts to stabilize public spending have essentially meant cuts in actual services.• The long-wave school tends to see historical phases more cyclically, and to encounter repetitions and similarities between cycles.• The problem with this model of car is that the gearbox tends to seize up.• Hodgskin expounded a minimalist conception of the state, insisting that government tended to shackle the energies and liberties of individuals.• Bill tends to talk too much when he's nervous. → tend to do something at tend(1)
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