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| 1 | I to usually do a particular thing 倾向于；往往会 |
| tend to do sth He tends to exaggerate. 他往往会夸大其词。 |
| The gym tends to get very busy at about six o’ clock. 健身房6点钟左右往往很热闹。 |
| We tend to take technology for granted nowadays. 现在我们往往会认为技术是理所当然的。 |
| These arguments tend merely to confuse the reader. 这些争论往往只是把读者搞得稀里糊涂的。 |
| tend not to do sth Religion is personal and I tend not to talk about it. 宗教信仰属于个人问题，我一般都不会谈及。 |
| | 1a | +towardsto usually have a particular quality 有…倾向；倾向于 | | Her study found that sociologists tended towards liberalism and radicalism. 她的研究发现社会学家有自由主义和激进主义倾向。 | |
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| 2 | I/T to take care of someone or something 照顾；照料；看护 |
| Eddie kept himself busy tending the garden. 埃迪忙着照料花园。 |
| A team of army doctors were tending the wounded. 一队军医在照看伤员。 |
| +to I have to tend to the children before I go out. 我出去之前得先把孩子们安置好。 |
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| 3 | I +towards/upwards/downwards to change or develop in a particular direction 朝着…方向变化；朝着…方向发展 |
| Housing prices have tended upwards. 住房价格已经往上涨了。 |
| I think they will tend towards stricter controls. 我认为他们将采取更严格的控制措施。 |
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| - | tend bar AMERICAN
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| to work behind a bar serving drinks |
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