accompany
/əˈkʌmpəni/verb
(-ies, -ied)with obj.
1
- go somewhere with (someone) as a companion or escort陪伴, 护送:
the two sisters were to accompany us to London.
两姐妹准备陪我们去伦敦。
2
- (一般作 be accompanied)be present or occur at the same time as (something else)伴随, 与…一起发生:
the illness is often accompanied by nausea.
此病常伴有恶心。
2.1
- provide (something) as a complement or addition to something else兼带; 附加:
home-cooked ham accompanied by brown bread.
自制火腿加黑面包。
3
- play a musical accompaniment for为…伴奏(或伴唱)。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French accompagner, from a- (from Latin ad 'to, at') + compagne, from Old French compaignon 'companion'. The spelling change was due to association with COMPANY.