tend

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noun business basicvocabulary

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分析词义

"tend"是一个动词，主要有两种基本含义：

  • 有...倾向，有可能：例如，"People tend to forget things as they get older."（人们随着年龄的增长，越来越可能遗忘东西。）
  • 护理，照顾：例如，"She tends to the children while their parents are at work." (他们的父母上班时，她照顾孩子们。)

    • 列举例句

  • "The road tends to the right at the top of the hill." (在山顶，道路向右倾斜。)
  • "You must tend to your business." (你必须照料你的生意。)
  • "These dogs tend to bark a lot." (这些狗往往会叫个不停。)

    • 词根分析

    "tend"来自老挪威语 "tendr"，意为"瞄准"，也与拉丁语 "tendere" 相关，意为"尝试"， "趋向"。

    词缀分析

    "tend" 没有词缀，它本身就是词根。

    发展历史和文化背景

    "tend"起源于14世纪的英语，最初在农业环境中使用，意为"放牧"或"看管"。在现代英语中，它的含义已经扩展到了一个更广泛的范围。

    单词变形

    与 "tend" 相关的变形和搭配包括：

    • 过去式和过去分词：tended
    • 现在分词：tending
    • 动名词：tendance

    记忆辅助

    想象一下你"倾向于"做某事，或者想象一下你正在"照顾"某人或某物， 这种图像记忆法可以帮助记住 "tend" 这个单词。

    小故事

    "There are some beautiful rose bushes in Sarah's garden. Every morning, she tends to her roses, watering them and removing any dead leaves. She has always tended to have a green thumb." (莎拉的花园里有一些美丽的玫瑰丛。每天早上，她都会照顾她的玫瑰，浇水，去掉任何枯叶。她总是有一双绿手指。)

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