tend的过去式

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tend的过去式

Answer 1

tend /t'end/ (tends tending tended)
tend [tend]
v.走向; 倾向; 趋向; 易于; 照管,照料; 管理; 护理; 照料以免纠缠; 服侍招待; 注意,关心
同义词:administer attend bend care for foster help incline lean look after mind nurse serve watch over
例句:
He's a good salesman,but his offhand manner does tend to put people off.
他是个很好的推销员,可是他那随便的态度容易使人产生反感.
Does he tend to lose?
他常常输吗?
Weeds tend to displace other plants.
杂草越来越多,有取代其他植物之势.
【词源解说】
1350年前后进入英语,直接源自古法语的tendre,意为拉伸,团结,报价；最初源自古典拉丁语的tendere,意为目标,拉伸,延长.