英 /əˈtend/,美 /əˈtend/
动词(v.)
出席,参加:指到场参与会议、活动等。
例:Thousands of people attended the funeral.(数千人参加了葬礼。)
上(学),去(教堂等):指定期前往学校、教堂等机构。
例:They attended college together at the University of Pennsylvania.(他们一同就读于宾夕法尼亚大学。)
处理,照料:指关注并处理事务或照顾他人。
例:He took a short leave of absence to attend to personal business.(他休短假处理私事。)
伴随:指作为结果或情况伴随发生。
例:The speech was attended by wild applause.(演讲伴随着热烈的掌声。)
第三人称单数:attends
现在分词:attending
过去式/过去分词:attended
attend to:处理;照顾
例:I'll attend to the matter.(我来处理此事。)
attend on:照料;侍候
例:There was no one to attend on him but Tina.(除了蒂娜,无人照料他。)
attend school/class:上学/上课
例:Our children attend the same school.(我们的孩子上同一所学校。)
attend a meeting/lecture:参加会议/听讲座
例:The meeting will be attended by finance ministers from many countries.(多国财长将出席会议。)
You have to attend the meeting, because only you can answer the clients' questions.(你必须参会,因为客户的某些问题只有你能回答。)
Which doctor is attending you?(哪位医生在为你看病?)
The staff will helpfully attend to your needs.(工作人员会协助满足你的需求。)
Numbers for international students attending FE colleges increased by over 21%.(进修学院的国际学生人数增长超21%。)
It was incumbent on them to attend.(他们必须出席。)
As a committee chairperson, he considers it a command performance to attend meetings.(作为委员会主席,他认为参会是必须履行的职责。)
I promised to attend the show.(我答应去看演出。)
Either you or I am able to attend the meeting.(你或我中一人可参加会议。)
They attended our affairs during our absence.(我们不在时,他们代为处理事务。)
Which school do they attend?(他们上哪所学校?)
表示“参加”时,直接接宾语(如meeting, school);表示“处理/照顾”时,需加介词to,即attend to sth./sb.。
被动语态可表示“由……参加/伴随”,如The concert was attended by over 5,000 people.(5000多人参加了音乐会。)
无论是日常活动还是正式场合,attend都是表达“参与”或“处理”的核心词汇,掌握其多义性和搭配能显著提升语境应用能力。在使用时,注意区分及物与不及物用法,尤其是“attend to”结构的固定搭配。