attend
UK/ә'tend/US
NGSL 1kIELTSTOEFL高考四级考研B1
释义
v.
To be present at an event, meeting, or place
出席，参加；到场
v.
To deal with or take care of something (attend to)
处理，照料（attend to）
词根拆分
词根派生at-（ad- 的变体，"朝向"）+ tend（伸展）= "朝……伸过去"。词根义是把注意力引向某物。attend a meeting 是把人和心思带到那里；attend to a problem 是把注意力转到问题上。"出席"和"专注"都来自这同一个"朝向伸展"。
词根 tend 还连着 40 个词常用搭配
- 1.attend a meeting出席会议
- 2.attend school上学
- 3.attend to处理、照料
- 4.attend a wedding参加婚礼
例句
- 1.
Over two hundred people attended the conference.
有两百多人参加了这次会议。
- 2.
She had to leave early to attend to a sick relative.
她不得不提前离开去照顾一位生病的亲人。
- 3.
All staff are expected to attend the weekly meeting.
所有员工都须出席每周例会。
易混词辨析
attend 和 attend to — 单用 attend 通常是"出席"（attend a class 上课）。attend TO 才是"处理、照料"（attend to the details 处理细节，attend to a customer 招待顾客）。少了 to 意思就变了，注意介词。