attend [?'tend]
vt. 出席,参加;照顾,护理;伴随,陪伴
vi. 专心,注意;照顾,护理;伴随,侍候
vt. 出席,参加;照顾,护理;伴随,陪伴
vi. 专心,注意;照顾,护理;伴随,侍候
时 态：attended,attending,attends
名 词：attend'er
同反义词同： [v.] assist, give ear, go to, look
反： [v.] miss
词义辨析
accompany，conduct，attend，escort
这些动词均有“陪同，伴随”之意
accompany既可指人也可指物。用于人时，侧重关系紧密或同时发生。
conduct无论用于人或物均指引导带领。
attend侧重主从关系，即下级对上级，学生对老师等，或表恭、服侍。
escort通常指用车或人在陆上伴随、护送，其目的是保护或出于礼节。
参考例句
The school was attended almost entirely by local children.
上这个学校读书的几乎全是当地的孩子。
Please try to attend the meeting. Better late than absent.
请您尽量参加会议。迟来也比不来强。
I don't find any objection to your attending the lecture.
我看不出您来听课有什么不可以的。
They wanted to exclude all boys from attending their club.
他们想要拒绝所有的男孩参加他们的俱乐部。
I do not find any objection to your attending the lecture .
我看不出您来讲课有什么不可以的。
常用短语
attend to
专心，注意，专心于; 关心，护理，照顾 1. to attend to one’s advice 听取某人的意见，听某人的话 2. Attend to what concerns you. 注意与你有关的事物。 3. We need an experienced gardener to attend to the trees and flowers in the park. 我们需要一位经验丰富的园丁管理公园里的树木和花卉。
英英解释
动词解释：
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
She attends class regularly
I rarely attend services at my church
did you go to the meeting?
[同] go to, attend
[反] miss
take charge of or deal with
Could you see about lunch?
I must attend to this matter
She took care of this business
[同] attend, look, see, take care