[with obj.]be present at (an event, meeting, or function) 出席;参加 the whole sales force attended the conference. 整个销售界的权贵都出席了这次会议。 he left hospital to attend his wife's funeral. 他离开医院去参加他妻子的葬礼。 ■go regularly to (a school, church, or clinic) 出席;定期去(学校、教堂或诊所) all children are required to attend school. 所有的孩子都必须上学。
[no obj.]attend to deal with 照管;去处理 he muttered that he had business to attend to. 他嘟哝着说还有事要去处理。 ■give practical help and care to; look after 照顾;照料 the severely wounded had two medics to attend to their wounds. 有两个卫生员照料重伤员的伤口。 [with obj.]each of the beds in the intensive-care unit is attended by a nurse. 特别护理部里的每张病床都有一个护士照看。 ■pay attention to 注意 Alice hadn't attended to a word of his sermon. 他的说教艾丽斯一个字也没注意听。
[with obj.](一般作 be attended)occur with or as a result of (作为结果)伴随 people feared that the switch to a peacetime economy would be attended by a severe slump. 人们担心一旦进入和平时期经济会出现严重衰退。 ■escort or accompany (a member of royalty or other important person) so as to assist them; wait on 陪同(皇室成员,要人);侍候 Her Royal Highness was attended by Mrs Jane Stevens. 殿下由简•斯蒂文斯夫人随同。
派生 attender noun 语源
Middle English (in the sense 'apply one's mind, one's energies to'): from Old French atendre, from Latin attendere, from ad- 'to' + tendere 'stretch'