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A0507300 (ə-tăch′)v. at·tached, at·tach·ing, at·tach·es v.tr.1. To fasten, secure, or join: attached the wires to the post.2. To connect as an adjunct or associated condition or part: Many major issues are attached to this legislation.3. To affix or append; add: attached several riders to the document.4. To ascribe or assign: attached no significance to the threat.5. To bind by emotional ties, as of affection or loyalty: I am attached to my family.6. To assign (personnel) to a military unit on a temporary basis.7. Law To seize (property) by legal writ.8. To add (a file) to an email.v.intr.1. To adhere, belong, or relate: Very little prestige attaches to this position.2. To be attached or attachable: The helmet's chin strap attaches on the side just below the ear.

[Middle English attachen, from Old French attachier, alteration of estachier, from estache, stake, of Germanic origin.]

at·tach′a·ble adj.at·tach′er n.

attach

(əˈtætʃ) vb (mainly tr) 1. to join, fasten, or connect2. (reflexive or passive) to become associated with or join, as in a business or other venture: he attached himself to the expedition. 3. (foll by: to) to be inherent (in) or connected (with): responsibility attaches to the job. 4. to attribute or ascribe: to attach importance to an event. 5. to include or append, esp as a condition: a proviso is attached to the contract. 6. (Military) (usually passive) military to place on temporary duty with another unit7. (usually passive) to put (a member of an organization) to work in a different unit or agency, either with an expectation of reverting to, or while retaining some part of, the original working arrangement8. to appoint officially9. (Law) law to arrest or take (a person, property, etc) with lawful authority10. obsolete to seize[C14: from Old French atachier to fasten, changed from estachier to fasten with a stake, from estache stake¹] atˈtachable adj atˈtacher n

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(əˈtætʃ)
v.t. 1. to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach papers with a staple. 2. to join in action or function; make part of: to attach oneself to a group. 3. to place on temporary duty with a military unit. 4. to include as a quality or condition of something: One proviso is attached to this legacy. 5. to assign or attribute: to attach significance to a gesture. 6. to bind by ties of affection, regard, or the like. 7. to take (persons or property) by legal authority. 8. Obs. to lay hold of; seize. v.i. 9. to adhere; pertain; belong (usu. fol. by to or upon): No blame attaches to him. [1300–50; Old French atachier to fasten, alter. of estachier to fasten with or to a stake < Germanic *stakka stake¹] at•tach′a•ble, adj. at•tach′er, n.

attach

1. The placement of units or personnel in an organization where such placement is relatively temporary.
2. The detailing of individuals to specific functions where such functions are secondary or relatively temporary, e.g., attached for quarters and rations; attached for flying duty. See also assign.

attach

Past participle: attached
Gerund: attaching

Imperative
attach
attach

Present
I attach
you attach
he/she/it attaches
we attach
you attach
they attach

Preterite
I attached
you attached
he/she/it attached
we attached
you attached
they attached

Present Continuous
I am attaching
you are attaching
he/she/it is attaching
we are attaching
you are attaching
they are attaching

Present Perfect
I have attached
you have attached
he/she/it has attached
we have attached
you have attached
they have attached

Past Continuous
I was attaching
you were attaching
he/she/it was attaching
we were attaching
you were attaching
they were attaching

Past Perfect
I had attached
you had attached
he/she/it had attached
we had attached
you had attached
they had attached

Future
I will attach
you will attach
he/she/it will attach
we will attach
you will attach
they will attach

Future Perfect
I will have attached
you will have attached
he/she/it will have attached
we will have attached
you will have attached
they will have attached

Future Continuous
I will be attaching
you will be attaching
he/she/it will be attaching
we will be attaching
you will be attaching
they will be attaching

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been attaching
you have been attaching
he/she/it has been attaching
we have been attaching
you have been attaching
they have been attaching

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been attaching
you will have been attaching
he/she/it will have been attaching
we will have been attaching
you will have been attaching
they will have been attaching

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been attaching
you had been attaching
he/she/it had been attaching
we had been attaching
you had been attaching
they had been attaching

Conditional
I would attach
you would attach
he/she/it would attach
we would attach
you would attach
they would attach

Past Conditional
I would have attached
you would have attached
he/she/it would have attached
we would have attached
you would have attached
they would have attached

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	attach - cause to be attached fixate, fix - make fixed, stable or stationary; "let's fix the picture to the frame"tether - tie with a tether; "tether horses"fasten - attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"hinge - attach with a hingebell - attach a bell to; "bell cows"band, ring - attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"couple on, couple up, couple - link together; "can we couple these proposals?"affix - attach or become attached to a stem word; "grammatical morphemes affix to the stem"bind - make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"hitch, catch - to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup"hang on, tack on, tag on, append, tack - fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace"append, add on, affix, supplement - add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language"tape - fasten or attach with tape; "tape the shipping label to the box"glue, paste - join or attach with or as if with glue; "paste the sign on the wall"; "cut and paste the sentence in the text"pin up, pin down - attach with or as if with a pin; "pin up a picture"peg down, peg - fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent"fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"mount - attach to a support; "They mounted the aerator on a floating"connect, link, link up, tie - connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"affix, stick on - attach to; "affix the seal here"nail - attach something somewhere by means of nails; "nail the board onto the wall"hook up - connect or link; "hook up the houses to the gas supply line"; "Hook up the components of the new sound system"clip - attach with a clip; "clip the papers together"infix, insert, introduce, enter - put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"yoke - put a yoke on or join with a yoke; "Yoke the draft horses together"harness, tackle - put a harness; "harness the horse"yoke, link - link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together"saddle - put a saddle on; "saddle the horses"mark, tag, label - attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles"limber, limber up - attach the limber; "limber a cannon"detach - cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"
	2.	attach - be attached; be in contact with adjoin, contact, touch, meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point"leech onto - admire boundlessly and follow around; "the groupies leeched onto the rock star"inhere in, attach to - be part of; "This problem inheres in the design"
	3.	attach - become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill"agglutinate - string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language)implant - become attached to and embedded in the uterus; "The egg fertilized in vitro implanted in the uterus of the birth mother with no further complications"conjoin, join - make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"fasten - become fixed or fastened; "This dress fastens in the back"bind, bond, hold fast, stick to, stick, adhere - stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"spat - become permanently attached; "mollusks or oysters spat"accompany, attach to, come with, go with - be present or associated with an event or entity; "French fries come with the hamburger"; "heart attacks are accompanied by distruction of heart tissue"; "fish usually goes with white wine"; "this kind of vein accompanies certain arteries"come away, come off, detach - come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"
	4.	attach - create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"bind, bond, tierelate - have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"fixate - attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way; "He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40"befriend - become friends with; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?"
	5.	attach - take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"confiscate, impound, sequester, seizetake - take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"condemn - appropriate (property) for public use; "the county condemned the land to build a highway"sequester - requisition forcibly, as of enemy property; "the estate was sequestered"garnish, garnishee - take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support; "His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt"distrain - confiscate by distress

attach

verb1. affix, stick, secure, bind, unite, add, join, couple, link, tie, fix, connect, lash, glue, adhere, fasten, annex, truss, yoke, append, make fast, cohere, subjoin Attach labels to things before you file them away.
affix remove, separate, retire, withdraw, detach, loosen, disconnect, dissociate, untie2. ascribe, connect, attribute, assign, place, associate, lay on, accredit, invest with, impute They have attached much significance to your visit.attach yourself to or be attached to something join, accompany, associate with, combine with, join forces with, latch on to, unite with, sign up with, become associated with, sign on with, affiliate yourself with He attached himself to a group of poets known as the Martians.

attach

verb1. To join one thing to another:affix, clip, connect, couple, fasten, fix, moor, secure.2. To add as a supplement or an appendix:affix, annex, append, subjoin.

Translations

附上接上系上绑上贴上

attach

(əˈtӕtʃ) verb to fasten or join. I attached a label to my bag. 系上，绑上，附上，贴上，接上 atˈtached adjective (with to) fond of. I'm very attached to my brother.喜爱atˈtachment noun1. something extra attached. There are several attachments for this food-mixer.附件2. (with for/to) liking or affection. I feel attachment for this town.依恋

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attach to

1. To connect two things. In this usage, an item is mentioned between "attach" and "to." Can you please attach this button to my sweater? Please be sure to attach a cover page to your report.2. To connect oneself to something. In this usage, a reflexive pronoun is used between "attach" and "to." Please be sure to attach yourself to your luggage at the airport.3. To involve oneself with another person or group—often in an overbearing way. In this usage, a reflexive pronoun is used between "attach" and "to." I hope my little cousins don't try to come with us—they're always attaching themselves to me, and it's so annoying.4. To involve oneself with another person or group. In this usage, a reflexive pronoun is used between "attach" and "to." I heard that Jon has attached himself to a new lady—is that true? Teddy has attached himself to the drama club this semester.5. To have an emotional connection to someone or something. This usage always uses the form "attached." I really miss my ex-boyfriend at Christmastime—I guess I'm still attached to him after all. I'm pretty attached to the idea of a tropical vacation—I've even been picturing myself on the beach! I tried to give away my daughter's childhood teddy bear, but apparently she's still quite attached to it.See also: attach

no strings attached

With or having no special conditions, restrictions, obligations, or arrangements that must be met. Take advantage of our huge summer sale, where you can earn up to $5,000 cash back. No strings attached! Beware of any deal that claims to come with no strings attached.See also: attached, no, string

attach oneself to someone

1. Fig. to become emotionally involved with someone. Fred seems to have attached himself to a much older woman, who has captured his attention. Somehow, Susan has attached herself emotionally to Tom, and she is distraught over his being away. 2. Fig. to follow after someone; to become a constant companion to someone. Andy's little brother attached himself to Andy and his friends—much to Andy's distress. John attached himself to his older brother and drove him crazy.See also: attach

attach oneself to something

1. Lit. to connect or secure oneself to something. During the storm, Tony attached himself to the helm and proceeded to steer the boat. The caterpillar attached itself to a branch and began to spin its cocoon. 2. Fig. to choose to associate with a particular thing, group, or organization. Ron attached himself to a volleyball team that practices at the school. The manager attached himself to the luncheon club and became a regular fixture there.See also: attach

attach to someone

Fig. [for blame, importance, guilt, fault, etc.] to become "fixed" onto someone or an organization. A lot of guilt attaches to Henry for his part in the plot. Most of the blame for the accident attaches to Roger.See also: attach

attach to something

[for something] to be meant to fit onto or into something. This one attaches to this other one right at this point. This part should have attached to the back of the desk, but it didn't fit.See also: attach

lock something onto someone or something

and lock something onto attach or fix something onto someone or something. The cop locked the handcuffs onto the mugger and led him away. Andy locked his bicycle onto the signpost. See that bike rack? Lock your bike on and keep an eye on it.See also: lock

no strings attached

Without conditions or restrictions, as in They give each of the children $10,000 a year with no strings attached. This expression dates from the mid-1900s, although string in the sense of "a limitation" has been used since the late 1800s. See also: attached, no, string

no strings attached

no special conditions or restrictions apply to an opportunity or offer. informalSee also: attached, no, string

(with) no ˈstrings attached

(also without ˈstrings) with no special rules, conditions or limits: I got a loan of $5 000 with no strings attached. ♢ It was a relationship without strings (= without responsibility or commitment) which suited them both.See also: attached, no, string

attach to

v.1. To fasten or secure something to something: The electrician attached the wires to the socket. The carpenter attached the knobs to the cabinet doors.2. To adhere, belong, or relate to something: It is not a very difficult job, and not much responsibility attaches to it.3. To affix or append something to something: I attached all of my receipts to my spending report.4. To ascribe or assign some quality to something: Several ambassadors said they would walk out of the meeting, but our officials attached no significance to the threat.5. To associate closely with someone or something: I quickly attached myself to the chess club when I started school.6. To be bound emotionally to someone or something: I'm still attached to that old sweater I used to wear in high school.See also: attach

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