1.tend to 趨向;偏重
We tend to meet up for lunch once a week.
我們往往每周共進一次午餐 。
Older mothers tend to be too idealistic about the pleasures of motherhood.
較年長的母親往往對身為人母的樂趣過于理想化 。
2.appear to 似乎,好像
By all accounts, Rodger would appear to be a fine fellow.
據說,羅杰是個好小伙 。
Most doctors appear to recognize homeopathy as a legitimate form of medicine.
大多數醫生似乎都接受順勢療法是一種合理的醫療手段 。