| 单词 | attend |
| 释义 | attend —attend /əˈtend/ verb (BE PRESENT) ↑Verb Endings for attend B1 [I or T] to go to an event, place, etc.: » Over two hundred people attended the funeral.» The meeting is on the fifth and we're hoping everyone will attend.→ SEE ALSO WELL ATTENDED(Cf. ↑well attended)Thesaurus+: ↑Present , ↑Available and accessible , ↑Unavailable and inaccessibleB1 [T] to go officially and usually regularly to a place: » Which school do your children attend?» I attended the classes/seminars/lectures for a month or two.Thesaurus+: ↑Present , ↑Available and accessible , ↑Unavailable and inaccessibleWord Builder:–Nouns: attention–Adjectives: attentive, inattentive–Adverbs: attentively• • • Extra Examples:» Are you confident that enough people will attend the event?» You are cordially invited to attend our annual wine-tasting evening.» Would everyone who wishes to attend the dinner let me know by Friday afternoon?» All pupils are expected to attend school assembly.» I don't think there's any need for all of us to attend the meeting.Common mistake: attend! Remember that when attend means 'to go to an event, place, etc.' it is never followed by 'to'.! Don't say 'attend to an event, place, etc.', say attend an event, place, etc.:✗ All staff will attend to the training course.» All staff will attend the training course.verb [I] FORMAL (NOTICE) ↑Verb Endings for attend ► F0 to give attention to what someone is saying: » I'm afraid I wasn't attending to what was being said.Thesaurus+: ↑Using the earsWord Builder:–Nouns: attention–Adjectives: attentive, inattentive–Adverbs: attentivelyverb [T] (PROVIDE HELP) ↑Verb Endings for attend ► F0 to provide a service to someone, especially as part of your job: » The queen was attended by her ladies-in-waiting.Thesaurus+: ↑Helping and co-operatingWord Builder:–Nouns: attention–Adjectives: attentive, inattentive–Adverbs: attentivelyverb [T] FORMAL (RESULT FROM) ↑Verb Endings for attend ► F0 to happen as a result of, and at the same time as: » the publicity that attends a career in televisionThesaurus+: ↑Occurring and happeningWord Builder:–Nouns: attention–Adjectives: attentive, inattentive–Adverbs: attentively |
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