Jay had always tended to keep his girlfriends at a distance.是什么意思？

Jay had always tended to keep his girlfriends at a distance.

杰伊一贯和他的女朋友们保持距离。

jay

n. 松鸦，过分多嘴的人，喋喋不休的人；

例句
She should have squared things with Jay before she went into this business with Walker.
她本该在和沃克联手进入这一行之前先征得杰伊的同意。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

always

adv. 总是，老是，永远，始终，常常，不断地；

例句
Some cities are always going to be more advantaged.
一些城市总会有一些得天独厚的优势。

tended

v. 照料( tend的过去式和过去分词 )，照顾，招待，侍候；

例句
The President tended to regard the Church as an anachronism.
总统常常认为教会属于落伍之物。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

keep

vt. 保持，保留，遵守，阻止；vi. （食品）保持新，保持健康；n. 保持，保养，供养，抚养，生活，生计，饲料；牧草；

例句
The company say they're able to keep pricing competitive...
该公司说他们能够使定价保持竞争力。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

girlfriends

n. 女朋友( girlfriend的名词复数 )，女情人，女伴；

例句
Jay had always tended to keep his girlfriends at a distance.
杰伊一贯和他的女朋友们保持距离。

at

prep. （表示位置）在，在（某时间或时刻），以，达， 向，朝；n. 阿特（老挝辅币单位，100 阿特 = 1 基普）；

例句
Prices start at £13.95 a metre for printed cotton...
印花棉布以每米13.95英镑的价格起售。

distance

n. 距离，路程，远处，疏远，（时间的）间隔，长久；vt. 把…远远甩在后面，疏远，与…保持距离；

例句
She saw Sheila standing some distance apart...
她看见希拉站开了一段距离。