单词tend to
v.: 倾向于；有助于
网络: 趋向；趋于；往往
倾向于;有助于
This was particularly effective in second- and third-tier cities where our factories tend to be among the most attractive places to work.
这在二三线城市特别有效，在这些地方，我们的工厂往往是最有吸引力的工作单位之一。
These parents also tend to believe in the effectiveness of spanking or believe the child is at fault in a given situation.
这些家庭的的父母认为在孩子犯错误的时候打屁股是一种有效方法。
Boat buyers tend to overestimate how often they"ll set sail and minimize how much the boat will cost.
船买家偏向于高估他们每每将解缆，裁减多少船的费用。
Long methods and methods with a high number of paths are hard to understand and, interestingly, tend to correlate to defects.
一些长的方法和带有大量路径的方法是难以理解的，有趣的是，这类方法容易导致缺陷。
There are many difficult matters for me to tend to these days and your assistance in simplifying this one would be a real blessing to me.
近来有很多棘手的问题要我去办，您来协助解决这一问题对我真是幸事！
Things can tend to get a bit slippery, too, so if you didn"t bring any walking boots I"d advise you to hire some from the office.
地面也可以变的有些滑，如果你没带步行靴，我劝你从办公室里租一些。
For decades, economists have been warning us that when we buy at a distance, we do not tend to take the cost of our own time into account.
几十年来，经济学家告诫我们，在我们将房子买得很远的时候，我们并没有将时间代价考虑进去。
We adults seem to be so engaged in doing things a certain way, we tend to forget that there are other ways to get things done.
我们成年人似乎非常乐于以特定的方式做事，却往往忘了还有别的方式也能达到目的。
If you tend to leak air at the sides, you will probably cease this annoying habit. Annoying for you, and for the audience as well.
如果你嘴角习惯性漏气，你可能通过这个口型纠正这种让你和观众都讨厌的习惯。
Women, in general, tend to not feel like exercising much and for those who were previously very active this can be a bit disconcerting.
一般来说，准妈妈们也都倾向于不像以前那么运动，对于那些之前精力充沛的女性们这可有点难受。