tend學測 L3KK [ˈtɛnd] ｜ /ˈtɛnd/
傾向於；易於·照料；照顧·看管；經營
三民版必修課文字，一字三義常考混
Plants in the shade tend to grow more slowly than those in full sun.
生長在陰涼處的植物，通常長得比日照充足的植物慢。
一個畫面：前傾俯看
傾身向前身體不自覺前傾，透露心裡的習慣傾向
俯身照顧彎下腰看顧眼前的人或物
留守看管留在原地盯著、經營場所
義項
習慣傾向B1verb傾向於；易於
She tends to be very forgetful, so she always sets reminders for herself.
她容易健忘，所以總是替自己設定提醒。
tend to betend to happen
俯身照料A2verb照料；照顧
The mother tended to her sick child, making sure they were comfortable and well cared for.
母親照料生病的孩子，確保他舒適並得到妥善照顧。
tend to a childtend to a garden
看店經營A2verb看管；經營
John tends the store in the evenings while his parents rest.
約翰在晚上看顧店鋪，讓他的父母休息。
tend the storetend bar
片語
tend to傾向如此 →很容易；很可能
tend towards偏向某端 →逐漸偏向某方向
tend bar站吧調酒 →在吧檯調酒服務
tend to the wounded救護傷患 →照顧、救治傷者
你會不會這樣說？
Car accidents ___ to rise during long holidays. (tend / trend)
看答案
tend
tend 是動詞「傾向於」，trend 多為名詞「趨勢」，兩字只差一個字母。
'The mother tended to her sick child, making sure they were comfortable and well cared for.' 這裡的 tend to 最接近哪個意思？(A) 傾向於 (B) 照顧看護 (C) 經營店鋪
看答案
(B)
此句描述母親照顧生病的孩子，對應「照料；照顧」義項，而非傾向或經營。
字族
tendency 傾向；趨勢