| 单词 | tending |
| 释义 | tending (once / 947 pages) 1adj 2n WORD FAMILY tending: tendings+/tend: tended, tendency, tender, tending, tends/tended: untended/tendency: tendencies, tendencious, tendentious/tendentious: tendentiously, tendentiousness/tender: tendered, tenderer, tenderest, tendering, tenderise, tenderize, tenderized, tenderly, tenderness, tenders/tenderise: tenderisation, tenderised, tenderiser/tenderize: tenderization, tenderizer, tenderizes, tenderizing/tenderizer: tenderizers/tenderness: tendernesses USAGE EXAMPLESMany Strain-Japan families straddle their time between working jobs close to St. Louis and tending to family farms. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) But as more men from villages migrate to urban areas in search of jobs, their wives and daughters are tending the land. Reuters(Dec 29, 2016) White-collar professionals often hold second or third jobs driving taxis or tending bar to supplement their governmental income. Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1 adj (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward 2Syn apt, disposed, given, minded inclined (often followed by `to') having a preference, disposition, or tendency n the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something Syn|Hypo|Hyper aid, attention, care hair care, haircare, hairdressing care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair maternalismmotherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children baby sitting, babysittingthe work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home pet sittingthe work of a pet sitter; caring for pets in their own home while their owners are away from home dental carecare for the teeth first aidemergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtained intervention, treatmentcare provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) incubationmaintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development liverythe care (feeding and stabling) of horses for pay manicureprofessional care for the hands and fingernails pedicureprofessional care for the feet and toenails nourishmentthe act of nourishing nursingthe work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm TLC, tender loving careconsiderate and solicitous care nurturancephysical and emotional care and nourishment personal carecare for someone who is disabled or is otherwise unable to care for themselves; can including bathing and cooking and managing bodily functions skin care, skincarecare for the skin faith cure, faith healingcare provided through prayer and faith in God tree surgerytreatment of damaged or decaying trees health care, healthcarethe preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession brush, brushingthe act of brushing your hair comb, combingthe act of drawing a comb through hair shampoothe act of washing your hair with shampoo hairweavingthe act of interweaving a hairpiece with your own hair brush, brushingthe act of brushing your teeth medical aid, medical careprofessional treatment for illness or injury massagekneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation modalitya method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment facialcare for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams detoxificationa treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances laying on of handsthe application of a faith healer's hands to the patient's body chiropractica method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressure fomentationapplication of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammation naturopathya method of treating disease using food and exercise and heat to assist the natural healing process naprapathya drugless method of treatment based on the belief that disease symptoms arise from problems with ligaments and connective tissues orthodontic treatmentdental treatment that corrects irregularities of the teeth or of the relation of the teeth to surrounding anatomy; treatment is usually by braces or mechanical aids orthopticstreatment of defects of binocular vision (such as strabismus and amblyopia) by nonsurgical measures (especially by exercises to strengthen the eye muscles) osteopathytherapy based on the assumption that restoring health is best accomplished by manipulating the skeleton and muscles osteoclasistreatment of a skeletal deformity by intentionally fracturing a bone acupuncture, stylostixistreatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin G-Jo, acupressure, shiatsutreatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body autogenic therapy, autogenic training, autogenicstraining patients in self-induced relaxation hydropathy, hydrotherapythe internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease rest-curerest as a medical treatment for stress or anxiety etc. work activity directed toward making or doing something |
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