【tend音标】 英[tend] 美[tend]
【单词释义】 tend是什么意思：
vt.照料，照顾；护理；照管，管理
vi.倾向（于），趋向（于）；伺侯，招待；关心；注意
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[第三人称单数] tends
[单词现在分词] tending
[单词过去式] tended
[单词过去分词] tended
【关联词/派生词】
tendency n.倾向，趋势
tendentious adj.有偏见的；有倾向的；（指演说、文章等）宣传性的
【tend形近词/近似词】
end n.结束；末端；终止；结尾 v.结束，终止
mend v.修理，修补
send v.送；派遣；发送；邮寄
fend v. 避开，挡开；回避（难题、批评等）；自谋生计，照顾自己
rend v.撕碎；分裂；撕开；强夺
lend vt.把…借；借出
bend v.（使）弯曲，屈身
【单词例句】
◇ Abdominal muscles also tend to weaken over time, which can create a stooped posture, causing you to appear shorter, Catic says.
卡蒂克说，另一种情况是，腹部肌肉随着时间流逝会衰弱，从而会导致驼背，让你看起来更矮。
---- Why do you shrink when you get older
◇ "For example, based on circadian rhythms, about 75% of people tend to be most mentally alert between 9am and 11am."
“比如，根据生物昼夜节律，75%的人在上午9点到11点头脑最清醒。”
---- Is this the best time to be productive?
◇ Here, FEMAIL reveals the four main positions people tend to fall asleep in and whether they're good or bad for people's overall wellbeing.
每日邮报网站女性专栏为我们列出了人们最爱采用的四种睡姿，以及这些睡姿对人们的整体健康的利害影响。
---- The Best Positions in Bed Revealed
◇ Plus, years of recent research suggest that short bursts of intense exercise can provide some of the same health benefits as long, endurance-style workouts - and they also tend to be more fun.
此外，持续数年的近期研究也表明，短时间的高强度训练能带来和长时间的耐力训练一样的健康益处，而且也更有意思。
---- Common fitness misconceptions
◇ "People in the least-developed countries already tend to be at higher risk of climate change, so depending on how population growth unfolds across the globe, there's going to be more people in hazardous areas," Snover said.
斯诺弗说：“最不发达国家的人民已经面临着更高的气候变化风险，因此，将有越来越多的人生活在危险地区，这取决于全球人口增长的趋势。”
---- World's population could swell to 10.9 billion by 2100
◇ That also explains why we tend not to like murky brown colors, as we link them to dirty water, poop, and disease.
这也解释了为什么我们不喜欢暗褐色，因为它们总让我们想起脏水、便便和疾病。
---- What is the world's most relaxing color?
◇ Universities, on the other hand, tend to offer both undergraduate and graduate programs leading to advanced degrees for a larger group of students. They can also be comprised of several schools—referred to as colleges—under their umbrella.
University则一般都会提供本科和研究生课程，有更大的学生群体能获得高级学位。University还可以包含college， 即学院。
---- What's the difference between a college and a university?