"tended" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 傾向於
• 通常會
• 照顧

Definition

“Tend”的過去式。用於描述某人通常做的事情、經常發生的事，或是說某人照顧了某物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

‘Tended’ 常與 ‘to’ 連用（例如 ‘tended to forget’），表達習慣，也可表示‘照顧’（如‘She tended the garden’）。口語常用 ‘used to’ 或 ‘looked after’。

Examples

He tended to arrive late to school.

他**通常會**遲到上學。

She tended the plants in her garden every morning.

她每天早上**照顧**花園裡的植物。

Our meetings tended to be very short.

我們的會議**通常都**很短。

He tended to forget people's names right after meeting them.

他**總是會**在見過人後很快忘記他們的名字。

Whenever it rained, traffic tended to get really bad here.

每當下雨，交通**通常會**變得很糟糕。

When I was younger, I tended to be shy around new people.

我年輕時，**通常會**害羞，不太敢跟陌生人說話。