to attend somebody to the air-port: đi theo ai ra sân bay
success attends hard work: thành công kèm theo sự làm việc tích cực; làm việc tích cực đem lại sự thành công
nội động từ
(+ at) dự, có mặt
to attend at a meeting: có mặt tại buổi họp
((thường) + to) chú trọng, chăm lo
to attend to one's work: chú trọng đến công việc của mình
to attend to the education of one's children: chăm lo đến việc giáo dục con cái
(+ on, upon) chăm sóc, phục vụ, phục dịch
to attend on (upon) someone: chăm sóc ai
tend Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
attend to someone
take care or deal with someone The doctor attended to the other patient before he got to my mother.
tender age of
(See the tender age of)
the tender age of
the young age of, still wet behind the ears He was the tender age of three when his mother died.
Stenders
abb. of Eastenders, the British TV soap. See Brooky and Corry
tenda
my honey (sweetheart)
attend on
1.act as a servant for 侍候 The president is attended on by many followers and guards.总统身边有许多随从和卫士。 2.give personal help to照料 Lisa has been attending on her sick mother for years.丽莎多年来一直侍候在生病的母亲身旁。 3.follow as a result是…的必然结果 Success usually attends on one's efforts.成功是努力的结果。
attend on/upon
1.act as a servant for 侍候 The president is attended on by many followers and guards.总统身边有许多随从和卫士。 2.give personal help to照料 Lisa has been attending on her sick mother for years.丽莎多年来一直侍候在生病的母亲身旁。 3.follow as a result是…的必然结果 Success usually attends on one's efforts.成功是努力的结果。
attend to
1.give attention to注意;专心 Please attend to what I'll tell you.请注意我要讲的话。 He attended to his business.他专心于他的事务。 2.give help to ; take care of ;deal with照料;护理;处理 I have a lot of things to attend to.我有许多事情要处理。 Would you please attend to the child when I am off to work?我上班时,你照看一下这孩子,好吗?
attend upon
1.act as a servant for 侍候 The president is attended on by many followers and guards.总统身边有许多随从和卫士。 2.give personal help to照料 Lisa has been attending on her sick mother for years.丽莎多年来一直侍候在生病的母亲身旁。 3.follow as a result是…的必然结果 Success usually attends on one's efforts.成功是努力的结果。
contend with
1.handle;deal with;manage 处理;应付 There are many difficulties for the students to contend with.困难太多,学生难以应付。 She is a difficult woman to contend with.她是一个难以应付的女人。 The heavy frost is the greatest enemy the fruitgrowers have to contend with.严霜是果农必须对付的最大危害。 2.be in rivalry or competition with;struggle with 和…争夺;竞争;与…作斗争 Our football team is contending with one from the next town for championship.我们的足球队正和邻镇的足球队争夺冠军。 We must contend with difficulties.我们必须与困难作斗争。
intend for
1.mean意指 His remark was intended for you.他的话是说给你听的。 2.have in mind as a purpose打算 All my property is intended for my grandchildren.我的所有财产打算赠给我的孙子们。
pretend to
profess to have自称 Certainly I can pretend to no special knowledge of electronics.我当然不能说已经掌握了电子学的专门知识。 He pretended to abilities which he didn't actually possess.他自称有这样那样的才能,但实际上并不是那么回事。
extend one's sympathy
Idiom(s): extend one's sympathy (to sb)
Theme: SORROW
to express sympathy to someone. (A very polite and formal way to tell someone that you are sorry about a misfortune.) • Please permit me to extend my sympathy to you and your children. I'm very sorry to hear of the death of your husband. • Let's extend our sympathy to Bill Jones, who is in the hospital with a broken leg. We should send him some flowers.
extend credit
Idiom(s): extend credit (to someone) AND extend someone credit
Theme: COMMERCE
to allow someone to purchase something on credit. • I’m sorry, Mr. Smith, but because of your poor record of payment, we are no longer able to extend credit to you. • Look at this letter, Jane. The store wont extend credit anymore. • We are unable to extend that company credit any longer.
extend sb credit
Idiom(s): extend credit (to someone) AND extend someone credit
Theme: COMMERCE
to allow someone to purchase something on credit. • I’m sorry, Mr. Smith, but because of your poor record of payment, we are no longer able to extend credit to you. • Look at this letter, Jane. The store wont extend credit anymore. • We are unable to extend that company credit any longer.
extend one's sympathy to|extend|sympathy
v. phr. To offer one's condolences on the occasion of a death or similarly tragic event. All of Tom's colleagues extended their sympathy to him when his wife and daughter were killed in a car accident.
stick to one's knitting|knitting|stick|tend|tend t
v. phr., informal To do your own job and not bother other people. The trouble with Henry is that he is always telling other people what to do; he can't stick to his knitting.
dance attendance on Wait on attentively and obsequiously, obey someone's every wish or whim. For example, He expected his secretary to dance attendance on him so she quit her job. This expression alludes to the old custom of making a bride dance with every wedding guest. In the 1500s it was used first to mean “await” an audience with someone, but by about 1600 it had acquired its present meaning. Also see at someone's beck and call.
extend credit to
extend credit to Also, extend someone credit. Allow a purchase on credit; also, permit someone to owe money. For example, The store is closing your charge account; they won't extend credit to you any more, or The normal procedure is to extend you credit for three months, and after that we charge interest. This idiom uses the verb extend in the sense of “offer” or “provide,” a usage dating from the mid-1500s.
leave to someone's tender mercies
leave to someone's tender mercies Submit to another's power or discretion, especially to an unsympathetic individual. Today this expression is always used ironically, as in We left him to the tender mercies of that stiff-necked, arrogant nurse. It alludes to a biblical passage (Proverbs 12:10): “A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.”
tend
tend tend on to wait upon; serve
tend to
tend to 1) Apply one's attention, as in We should tend to our business, which is to teach youngsters. This term uses tend in the sense of “attend.” [1300s] 2) Be disposed or inclined, as in We tend to believe whatever we are told. This term uses tend in the sense of “have a tendency.” [c. 1600]
tender age A young age, as in It's a great advantage to learn languages at a tender age. [Early 1300s]
tender loving care
tender loving care Also, TLC. Solicitous and compassionate care, as in These houseplants sure have had tender loving care, or Older house for sale, needs some renovation and TLC. Originally used to describe the work of care-givers such as nurses, this term today is often used ironically or euphemistically. [Second half of 1900s]
An tend idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with tend, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
Cùng học tiếng anh với từ điển Từ đồng nghĩa, cách dùng từ tương tự, Thành ngữ, tục ngữ tend