es·cort

noun

/ˈeskɔːt/

/ˈeskɔːrt/

[countable, uncountable] a person or group of people or vehicles that travels with somebody/something in order to protect or guard them护送者；护卫队；护卫舰（或车队、飞机）
- Armed escorts are provided for visiting heads of state.来访的国家元首由武装卫队护送。
- Prisoners are taken to court under police escort.囚犯由警察押送带上法庭。
- The convoy had an escort of ten destroyers.该船队由十艘驱逐舰护航。
- Bomber planes were sent out with fighter escorts.轰炸机在战斗机护航下出动。
Extra Examples
- Get your planes ready for escort duties.飞机待命，准备护航。
- She had a police escort to the hospital.她由警察护送到医院。
- The army provided a small armed escort for the delegation.军方为代表团配备了小型武装卫队。
- The opposition leader was arrested and taken to the capital under escort.反对派领袖被捕后被押送到了首都。
- The referee needed a police escort as he left the stadium.裁判在离开运动场时需要警察护卫。
- They left with a small escort.他们由一支小型护卫队陪同离开了。
- an escort for the Queen's car女王座驾的护卫队
- an escort of ten soldiers10 个士兵的护卫队
Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- armed
- military
- motorcycle
- …
verb + escort
- be accompanied by
- have
- give somebody
- …
escort + noun
- vehicle
- vessel
- duty
- …
preposition
- under escort
- with an escort
- without an escort
- …
[countable] (formal or old-fashioned) a person, especially a man, who takes somebody to a particular social event陪同某人参加社交活动的人（尤指男人）
- In my day, young women were not allowed out without a suitable escort.在我那个时代，如果没有合适的护送，年轻女性是不被允许外出的。
[countable] a person, especially a woman, who is paid to go out socially with somebody受雇陪同某人外出社交的人（尤指女人） Escort is sometimes used as a polite word for somebody who works as a prostitute: an escort service/agency

Word Originlate 16th cent. (originally denoting a body of armed men escorting travellers): from French escorte (noun), escorter (verb), from Italian scorta, feminine past participle of scorgere ‘to conduct, guide’, based on Latin ex- ‘out of’ + corrigere ‘set right’ (from cor- ‘together’ + regere ‘guide’).

es·cort

verb

/ɪˈskɔːt/

/ɪˈskɔːrt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they escort	/ɪˈskɔːt/ /ɪˈskɔːrt/
he / she / it escorts	/ɪˈskɔːts/ /ɪˈskɔːrts/
past simple escorted	/ɪˈskɔːtɪd/ /ɪˈskɔːrtɪd/
past participle escorted	/ɪˈskɔːtɪd/ /ɪˈskɔːrtɪd/
-ing form escorting	/ɪˈskɔːtɪŋ/ /ɪˈskɔːrtɪŋ/

escort somebody (+ adv./prep.) to go with somebody to protect or guard them or to show them the way护卫；护送
- The president arrived, escorted by twelve soldiers.总统在十二名卫兵的护送下到达。
- Guards escorted me back to my cell.警卫护送我回到牢房。
- The referee was escorted from the pitch by police.裁判被警察护送出球场。
- Let me escort you home.让我送你回家。
Synonyms take
takelead ▪ escort ▪ drive ▪ show ▪ walk ▪ guide ▪ usher ▪ directThese words all mean to go with somebody from one place to another.
take to go with somebody from one place to another, for example in order to show them something or to show them the way to a place:
It’s too far to walk—I’ll take you by car.步行路太远，我开车送你去。
lead to go with or go in front of somebody in order to show them the way or to make them go in the right direction:
Firefighters led the survivors to safety.消防队员把幸存者带到了安全的地方。
escort to go with somebody in order to protect or guard them or to show them the way:
The president arrived, escorted by twelve bodyguards.总统在十二名保镖的护送下到达。
drive to take somebody somewhere in a car, taxi, etc:
My mother drove us to the airport.我母亲开车把我们送到了机场。
show to take somebody to a particular place, in the right direction, or along the correct route:
The attendant showed us to our seats.服务员把我们带到我们的座位。
walk to go somewhere with somebody on foot, especially in order to make sure that they get there safely; to take an animal, especially a dog, for a walk or make an animal walk somewhere:
He always walked her home.他经常护送她走回家。
Have you walked the dog yet today?你今天遛狗了吗？
guide to show somebody the way to a place, often by going with them; to show somebody a place that you know well:
She guided us through the busy streets.她带着我们穿过繁忙的街道。
We were guided around the museums.我们在导游的带领下参观了博物馆。
usher (rather formal) to politely take or show somebody where they should go, especially within a building:
She ushered her guests to their seats.她把客人引领到座位上。
direct (rather formal) to tell or show somebody how to get somewhere or where to go:
A young woman directed them to the station.一名年轻女子给他们指了去车站的路。
Patterns
- to take/lead/escort/drive/show/walk/guide/usher/direct somebody to/out of/into something
- to take/lead/escort/drive/show/walk/guide somebody around/round
- to take/lead/escort/drive/walk somebody home
- to take/lead/escort/guide somebody to safety
- to lead/show the way
Extra Examples
- A local man escorted us to the guest house.一位当地人护送我们到宾馆。
- Several fans were escorted from the ground.几名球迷被从地面护送出来。
- The prisoners were escorted back to their cells.囚犯被押回牢房。
Word Originlate 16th cent. (originally denoting a body of armed men escorting travellers): from French escorte (noun), escorter (verb), from Italian scorta, feminine past participle of scorgere ‘to conduct, guide’, based on Latin ex- ‘out of’ + corrigere ‘set right’ (from cor- ‘together’ + regere ‘guide’).