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单词 attend
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Definition of attend in English:

attend

verb əˈtɛndəˈtɛnd
[with object]
  • 1Be 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。

    no object her family were not invited to attend
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Best wishes were sent to Anne Davies, the current Chairman, who was unable to attend the meeting.
    • She still plants flowers every spring, still bakes and sews, entertains friends, attends social events and confesses to a secret addiction to soap operas.
    • Anybody interested in supporting this campaign is invited to attend this first meeting.
    • The awards will be presented by a surprise celebrity and other stars will attend the event.
    • The rest of the week will find her in planning meetings or attending the planned events.
    • Ms Hall was also honoured in the presentation, but was unable to attend the ceremony.
    • All former players and their partners are invited to attend the event, which will feature live music.
    • Anyone with an interest in drama who would like to get involved with the group is invited to attend the meeting.
    • He stressed that York Council officials would be invited to attend the meeting to explain the proposals.
    • All those listed as prizewinners are asked to attend the presentation ceremony.
    • As it happened, Einstein was unable to attend the ceremony in Stockholm.
    • Mr Jones was unable to attend the meeting of creditors as he is in hospital undergoing tests and awaiting heart surgery.
    • On the day we returned to work, we were all forced to attend meetings.
    • People are invited to attend a meeting at the town hall on November 10 at 7.30 to discuss the issue.
    • Everyone is invited to attend this meeting as it is something which affects all the community.
    • Prince Andrew has been invited to attend the ceremony and there will also be a surprise celebrity guest.
    • There will be a representative from Crumlin Hospital attending the function to accept the cheque.
    • More and more Russians spectators are attending Finland's musical events.
    • All interested adults, parents and young people are invited to attend this meeting.
    • Everyone is invited to attend the event, which is set to get the festivities off to a good start.
    • Letters were distributed to those parents who were unable to attend the meeting.
    • As the wife of a town councillor I have attended many enjoyable events and have yet to see anyone unable to carry out any specific duty.
    • The 300 people attending the exclusive function consumed 600 bottles of Moet et Chandon.
    Synonyms
    be present at, be at, be there at, sit in on, take part in
    appear at, put in an appearance at, make an appearance at, present oneself at, turn up at, visit, pay a visit to, go to
    frequent, haunt, patronize
    informal show up at, pop up at, show one's face at, hang out at, take in, catch
    1. 1.1 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。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • She attends Sunday school regularly, which is where most of her friends are.
      • He also has a strong distrust of organised religion, and does not regularly attend church.
      • Shannon attends regular clinics and will probably do so for the rest of her life, but the change in her is dramatic.
      • Their youngest daughter, of primary age, attends a state school but may go to a private secondary, a trend which could leave private primaries particularly vulnerable.
      • However, on my road to recovery I was required to attend private hospital day clinic.
      • University meant freedom, but you had to be motivated: nobody was forced to attend lectures.
      • She knew William had attended a boarding school but presumed that he returned home regularly over the holidays.
      • He was re-elected and now attends council meetings unaccompanied by a translator.
      • He began attending mosque regularly when he left school in 1998.
      • Remember you don't have to attend church on a regular basis to get involved; everyone is welcome.
      • Both my husband and I grew up attending church regularly and we are Christians.
      • Some schools insist on seeing baptism certificates or letters from local clergy confirming that a family regularly attends church before they will offer a place to a child.
      • Their children were mostly of high school age or attending university which required a great deal of money.
      • Fewer than one Scot in eight regularly attends church.
      • Katerina is from an upper middle class family and attends a private school.
      • If you are attending high school and have plans for going to college, then this article is for you!
      • He has been married for 15 years to his childhood sweetheart, has a delightful family, and attends church regularly.
      • During the season, the team regularly attends chapel, for readings and songs.
      • He said the authority wanted to help and support schools and families to make sure pupils attended school regularly.
      • Children between the ages of five and fifteen are required by law to attend school.
      • People do not attend chapel and church as much as they used to, so the traditions are slowly dying out.
      • My middle daughter is in northern Israel attending high school with American kids for two months.
  • 2attend tono object Deal with.

    he muttered that he had business to attend to

    他嘟哝着说他还有事要去处理。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • How long would you take to attend to that sort of matter?
    • In the past, political confrontations with the state and struggles over budgetary allocations distracted us from attending to the poor management of the public university.
    • I shrugged slightly and pretended to discover a dark spot on my sleeve, which I immediately attended to with the greatest care.
    • As soon as I had collected my handbag and the papers, I left my office and went to attend to my post and deal with other College business.
    • The end of end-of-life care means attending to the dead.
    • There are some practical details to attend to before the interview.
    • Thankfully one of the organisers quickly attended to the problem so the room did not need to be evacuated.
    • The world's prospective nuclear arsenals cannot be dealt with without attending to its existing ones.
    • Fire crews dealt with the blaze before attending to a diesel spillage at Narberth Bridge and making the road safe after an accident involving two cars at Robeston Wathen.
    • He said those teachers who sign in at school and then leave for the day to attend to personal matters, should be dealt with by principals.
    • All three retirees plan to relax and complete chores they haven't managed to attend to during their lengthy careers.
    • He had no authority towards Kaelesha's children, and more pressing matters to attend to than listening to taunts.
    • It is also worthwhile attending to scuffs and other marks that you have grown used to living with over the years, as these may be the little things that may put off prospective buyers.
    • Consider what you must attend to as you walk down Piccadilly.
    • I was busy attending to customers, dealing with all kinds of transactions.
    • There's important business to attend to and we want to deal with that business.
    • However in practice there has to be some sort of body of people whose daily work is attending to government so we have elections every few years.
    • I was talking with some colleagues the other day about young managers and, how today, there are so many areas of responsibility that they have to attend to and deal with.
    • The coach might also be a manager, attending to details as wide-ranging as contract negotiations and racket stringing.
    • The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the formation of a new club, which will hopefully attend to the following aims.
    • The man leading a takeover bid for one of the UK's biggest insurance companies today said he had unfinished business to attend to when the deal was done.
    • In 1903, for example, Meyer urged his Tuesday evening Keswick listeners to attend to things that were wrong in their lives.
    • The good time manager reduces the number of routine tasks he attends to and raises the number of tough jobs he tackles.
    Synonyms
    deal with, cope with, see to, address, manage, organize, orchestrate, make arrangements for, sort out, handle, take care of, take charge of, take responsibility for, take in hand, take forward, take up, undertake, tackle, give one's attention to, apply oneself to
    1. 2.1 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 object 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。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • She assists a nurse attending to a patient at the Canberra Area Medical Unit.
      • If you have foot complications from diabetes, it's best that a podiatrist trims your nails and attends to other foot care on a regular basis.
      • It makes a woman feel sufficiently attended to and cared for.
      • The organizations limit themselves to attending to injured animals and advising residents on how best to reduce the negative impact of humans on wildlife.
      • I was struck by what a personal process it was, in that all the people attending to him had their hands on him most of the time.
      • Most of the annoying things children do can be dealt with very effectively by ignoring them and attending to children when they behave more maturely.
      • Other managers attended to their subordinates' agitated feelings so that the employees could maintain continuity in delivering services to the customers.
      • I'll attend to you in a moment, after I've dealt with Mr. McLeod here.
      • Finish the nursing care, attend to patient needs, do what is important to you, what satisfies you as a nurse.
      • How organizations attend to a rich range of employees' emotions could facilitate or hinder the progress of ambitious change.
      • She was attended to by a nurse at the health care unit but was pronounced dead at 9.55 pm.
      • This scene is familiar to some mental health care workers as they attend to trauma victims.
      • Dr Denny enjoys solving the wide range of problems he attends to as a general practitioner in Melton.
      • What unfolds is a remarkable exposition of how the author developed her listening skills from attending to children with terminal illnesses.
      • Despite being somewhat preoccupied with material and professional affairs you manage to attend to children, family and loved ones with devotion and care.
      • It is that time in mid season which makes it a good idea to attend to the care of your lawn.
      • So how does he contribute to this process and help attend to my psychological well being?
      • They were on the ground attending to the children with care and attention.
      • I could spot Kalani and her assistants attending to the wounded.
      • The Missoula sisters' primary goals were providing physical care and attending to their patients' spiritual well-being.
      Synonyms
      care for, look after, take care of, minister to, administer to, keep an eye on, see to
      tend, treat, nurse, help, aid, assist, succour, nurture, mind
      informal doctor
    2. 2.2 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。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • At each point in the argument he assembles the examples with great care, attending to the nuances of words and acts.
      • The craftsman, by contrast, when he is engrossed in hammering a nail, does not explicitly notice or attend to the bench he is working on, the stool he sits on, the supply of nails beside him.
      • These tempo fluctuations allow students to improve their skills of listening and attending to their partner as well as demonstrate their own musical intentions.
      • Such moments of choice, Alexander found, come only when one is willing to deeply attend to or notice subtle body cues.
      • If you do not agree with it, by all means dismiss it from your consideration, but attend to me on the law.
      • We also observed that most participants attended to only two forms of media at a time.
      • But for this to happen we must first listen to him, attend to him and receive from him.
      • She found herself unable to attend to study, whether listening to the teacher or doing exercises, in class or at home.
      • I urge consideration of this matter by attending to the legislation that follows.
      • Like Anima, Immaterial can be extremely demanding if the listener is intent on attending to each detail.
      • Careful and caring listening attends to the values and commitments expressed by the other.
      Synonyms
      pay attention, pay heed, be attentive, listen, lend an ear
      concentrate on, take note of, bear in mind, give thought to, take into consideration, be heedful of, heed, respect, follow, observe, notice, mark
      informal tune in to, get a load of, check out, be all ears for
      archaic hearken, give ear, regard
  • 3Escort and wait on (a member of royalty or other important person)

    陪同(皇室成员,要人);侍候

    Her Royal Highness was attended by Mrs Jane Stevens

    公主殿下由简·斯蒂文斯夫人随同。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The 1954 May Queen was Miss Audrey Howarth who was attended by her heralds, ladies, the Lord Chamberlain and other persons from her "Court."
    • The noblemen then left and Elizabeth, attended by twenty ladies and their various attendants, entered the inner chamber where she would actually give birth.
    Synonyms
    escort, accompany, guard, chaperone, squire, convoy, guide, lead, conduct, usher, shepherd, follow, shadow
    assist, help, serve, wait on
  • 4Occur 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。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The local inflammation extends deep, and is attended by swelling, a tingling, burning, and pungent heat, and by a redness, which disappears when the skin is pressed by the finger.
    • Such variations are attended by swelling or shrinkage.
    Synonyms
    be accompanied by, be associated with, be connected with, be linked with, go hand in hand with
    occur with, co-occur with, coexist with, be produced by, be brought about by, originate from, originate in, stem from, result from, be a result of, arise from, follow on from, be a consequence of

Derivatives

  • attender

  • noun əˈtɛndəəˈtɛndər
    • While the proportion of people coming to church to be married, baptised and buried remains higher than the number of members or regular attenders, the trends are moving in the same direction.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I am still a believer, but not as regular a church attender as I should be.
      • The US is the most advanced scientific nation on earth, and yet in some states, church attenders now make up almost 50 per cent of the population.
      • Young people - especially boys - have traditionally been infrequent attenders at GPs' surgeries.
      • A range of day care services are available to both these residents and 63 day attenders who come from Dungarvan and its surrounding areas.
      • Regular attenders believe it was the best ever over the 25 years.
      • A number of youngsters with a history of poor attendance said they had been asked to stay away from school so that good attenders could be rewarded with a trip to a theme park.

Origin

Middle English (in the sense 'apply one's mind or energies to'): from Old French atendre, from Latin attendere, from ad- 'to' + tendere 'stretch'.

Rhymes

amend, append, apprehend, ascend, befriend, bend, blend, blende, commend, comprehend, condescend, contend, defriend, depend, emend, end, expend, extend, fend, forfend, friend, impend, interdepend, lend, mend, misapprehend, misspend, offend, on-trend, Oostende, Ostend, perpend, portend, rend, reprehend, scrag-end, send, spend, subtend, suspend, tail end, tend, transcend, trend, underspend, unfriend, upend, vend, weekend, wend

Definition of attend in US English:

attend

verbəˈtɛndəˈtend
[with object]
  • 1Be present at (an event, meeting, or function)

    出席;参加

    the entire sales force attended the conference

    整个销售界的权贵都出席了这次会议。

    she was unable to attend the wedding
    Example sentencesExamples
    • On the day we returned to work, we were all forced to attend meetings.
    • More and more Russians spectators are attending Finland's musical events.
    • Mr Jones was unable to attend the meeting of creditors as he is in hospital undergoing tests and awaiting heart surgery.
    • All interested adults, parents and young people are invited to attend this meeting.
    • There will be a representative from Crumlin Hospital attending the function to accept the cheque.
    • All former players and their partners are invited to attend the event, which will feature live music.
    • The awards will be presented by a surprise celebrity and other stars will attend the event.
    • Anyone with an interest in drama who would like to get involved with the group is invited to attend the meeting.
    • All those listed as prizewinners are asked to attend the presentation ceremony.
    • Letters were distributed to those parents who were unable to attend the meeting.
    • People are invited to attend a meeting at the town hall on November 10 at 7.30 to discuss the issue.
    • Anybody interested in supporting this campaign is invited to attend this first meeting.
    • As it happened, Einstein was unable to attend the ceremony in Stockholm.
    • The 300 people attending the exclusive function consumed 600 bottles of Moet et Chandon.
    • The rest of the week will find her in planning meetings or attending the planned events.
    • Everyone is invited to attend this meeting as it is something which affects all the community.
    • Ms Hall was also honoured in the presentation, but was unable to attend the ceremony.
    • Everyone is invited to attend the event, which is set to get the festivities off to a good start.
    • As the wife of a town councillor I have attended many enjoyable events and have yet to see anyone unable to carry out any specific duty.
    • Best wishes were sent to Anne Davies, the current Chairman, who was unable to attend the meeting.
    • He stressed that York Council officials would be invited to attend the meeting to explain the proposals.
    • She still plants flowers every spring, still bakes and sews, entertains friends, attends social events and confesses to a secret addiction to soap operas.
    • Prince Andrew has been invited to attend the ceremony and there will also be a surprise celebrity guest.
    Synonyms
    be present at, be at, be there at, sit in on, take part in
    1. 1.1 Go regularly to (an educational, religious, social, or clinical institution)
      all children are required to attend school

      所有的孩子都必须上学。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • He also has a strong distrust of organised religion, and does not regularly attend church.
      • He began attending mosque regularly when he left school in 1998.
      • Both my husband and I grew up attending church regularly and we are Christians.
      • Fewer than one Scot in eight regularly attends church.
      • She attends Sunday school regularly, which is where most of her friends are.
      • Children between the ages of five and fifteen are required by law to attend school.
      • He was re-elected and now attends council meetings unaccompanied by a translator.
      • Katerina is from an upper middle class family and attends a private school.
      • Their youngest daughter, of primary age, attends a state school but may go to a private secondary, a trend which could leave private primaries particularly vulnerable.
      • Some schools insist on seeing baptism certificates or letters from local clergy confirming that a family regularly attends church before they will offer a place to a child.
      • He said the authority wanted to help and support schools and families to make sure pupils attended school regularly.
      • Remember you don't have to attend church on a regular basis to get involved; everyone is welcome.
      • Their children were mostly of high school age or attending university which required a great deal of money.
      • However, on my road to recovery I was required to attend private hospital day clinic.
      • People do not attend chapel and church as much as they used to, so the traditions are slowly dying out.
      • He has been married for 15 years to his childhood sweetheart, has a delightful family, and attends church regularly.
      • Shannon attends regular clinics and will probably do so for the rest of her life, but the change in her is dramatic.
      • My middle daughter is in northern Israel attending high school with American kids for two months.
      • If you are attending high school and have plans for going to college, then this article is for you!
      • She knew William had attended a boarding school but presumed that he returned home regularly over the holidays.
      • During the season, the team regularly attends chapel, for readings and songs.
      • University meant freedom, but you had to be motivated: nobody was forced to attend lectures.
  • 2attend tono object Deal with.

    he muttered that he had business to attend to

    他嘟哝着说他还有事要去处理。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I was talking with some colleagues the other day about young managers and, how today, there are so many areas of responsibility that they have to attend to and deal with.
    • The coach might also be a manager, attending to details as wide-ranging as contract negotiations and racket stringing.
    • How long would you take to attend to that sort of matter?
    • I shrugged slightly and pretended to discover a dark spot on my sleeve, which I immediately attended to with the greatest care.
    • There's important business to attend to and we want to deal with that business.
    • All three retirees plan to relax and complete chores they haven't managed to attend to during their lengthy careers.
    • In 1903, for example, Meyer urged his Tuesday evening Keswick listeners to attend to things that were wrong in their lives.
    • In the past, political confrontations with the state and struggles over budgetary allocations distracted us from attending to the poor management of the public university.
    • Fire crews dealt with the blaze before attending to a diesel spillage at Narberth Bridge and making the road safe after an accident involving two cars at Robeston Wathen.
    • The world's prospective nuclear arsenals cannot be dealt with without attending to its existing ones.
    • He said those teachers who sign in at school and then leave for the day to attend to personal matters, should be dealt with by principals.
    • The man leading a takeover bid for one of the UK's biggest insurance companies today said he had unfinished business to attend to when the deal was done.
    • However in practice there has to be some sort of body of people whose daily work is attending to government so we have elections every few years.
    • Consider what you must attend to as you walk down Piccadilly.
    • The good time manager reduces the number of routine tasks he attends to and raises the number of tough jobs he tackles.
    • Thankfully one of the organisers quickly attended to the problem so the room did not need to be evacuated.
    • As soon as I had collected my handbag and the papers, I left my office and went to attend to my post and deal with other College business.
    • The end of end-of-life care means attending to the dead.
    • There are some practical details to attend to before the interview.
    • It is also worthwhile attending to scuffs and other marks that you have grown used to living with over the years, as these may be the little things that may put off prospective buyers.
    • I was busy attending to customers, dealing with all kinds of transactions.
    • The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the formation of a new club, which will hopefully attend to the following aims.
    • He had no authority towards Kaelesha's children, and more pressing matters to attend to than listening to taunts.
    Synonyms
    deal with, cope with, see to, address, manage, organize, orchestrate, make arrangements for, sort out, handle, take care of, take charge of, take responsibility for, take in hand, take forward, take up, undertake, tackle, give one's attention to, apply oneself to
    1. 2.1 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 object 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。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • If you have foot complications from diabetes, it's best that a podiatrist trims your nails and attends to other foot care on a regular basis.
      • What unfolds is a remarkable exposition of how the author developed her listening skills from attending to children with terminal illnesses.
      • Other managers attended to their subordinates' agitated feelings so that the employees could maintain continuity in delivering services to the customers.
      • I could spot Kalani and her assistants attending to the wounded.
      • This scene is familiar to some mental health care workers as they attend to trauma victims.
      • It is that time in mid season which makes it a good idea to attend to the care of your lawn.
      • She was attended to by a nurse at the health care unit but was pronounced dead at 9.55 pm.
      • It makes a woman feel sufficiently attended to and cared for.
      • Dr Denny enjoys solving the wide range of problems he attends to as a general practitioner in Melton.
      • She assists a nurse attending to a patient at the Canberra Area Medical Unit.
      • The Missoula sisters' primary goals were providing physical care and attending to their patients' spiritual well-being.
      • The organizations limit themselves to attending to injured animals and advising residents on how best to reduce the negative impact of humans on wildlife.
      • Despite being somewhat preoccupied with material and professional affairs you manage to attend to children, family and loved ones with devotion and care.
      • So how does he contribute to this process and help attend to my psychological well being?
      • I was struck by what a personal process it was, in that all the people attending to him had their hands on him most of the time.
      • Finish the nursing care, attend to patient needs, do what is important to you, what satisfies you as a nurse.
      • How organizations attend to a rich range of employees' emotions could facilitate or hinder the progress of ambitious change.
      • I'll attend to you in a moment, after I've dealt with Mr. McLeod here.
      • Most of the annoying things children do can be dealt with very effectively by ignoring them and attending to children when they behave more maturely.
      • They were on the ground attending to the children with care and attention.
      Synonyms
      care for, look after, take care of, minister to, administer to, keep an eye on, see to
    2. 2.2 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。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Careful and caring listening attends to the values and commitments expressed by the other.
      • Such moments of choice, Alexander found, come only when one is willing to deeply attend to or notice subtle body cues.
      • The craftsman, by contrast, when he is engrossed in hammering a nail, does not explicitly notice or attend to the bench he is working on, the stool he sits on, the supply of nails beside him.
      • If you do not agree with it, by all means dismiss it from your consideration, but attend to me on the law.
      • I urge consideration of this matter by attending to the legislation that follows.
      • But for this to happen we must first listen to him, attend to him and receive from him.
      • These tempo fluctuations allow students to improve their skills of listening and attending to their partner as well as demonstrate their own musical intentions.
      • We also observed that most participants attended to only two forms of media at a time.
      • At each point in the argument he assembles the examples with great care, attending to the nuances of words and acts.
      • She found herself unable to attend to study, whether listening to the teacher or doing exercises, in class or at home.
      • Like Anima, Immaterial can be extremely demanding if the listener is intent on attending to each detail.
      Synonyms
      pay attention, pay heed, be attentive, listen, lend an ear
  • 3Escort or accompany (a member of royalty or other important personage) so as to assist them; wait on.

    陪同(皇室成员,要人);侍候

    Her Royal Highness was attended by two capable women

    公主殿下由简·斯蒂文斯夫人随同。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The noblemen then left and Elizabeth, attended by twenty ladies and their various attendants, entered the inner chamber where she would actually give birth.
    • The 1954 May Queen was Miss Audrey Howarth who was attended by her heralds, ladies, the Lord Chamberlain and other persons from her "Court."
    Synonyms
    escort, accompany, guard, chaperone, squire, convoy, guide, lead, conduct, usher, shepherd, follow, shadow
  • 4Occur 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。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The local inflammation extends deep, and is attended by swelling, a tingling, burning, and pungent heat, and by a redness, which disappears when the skin is pressed by the finger.
    • Such variations are attended by swelling or shrinkage.
    Synonyms
    be accompanied by, be associated with, be connected with, be linked with, go hand in hand with

Origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘apply one's mind or energies to’): from Old French atendre, from Latin attendere, from ad- ‘to’ + tendere ‘stretch’.

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