當attend意為“出席,參加”時,其多指出席會議、參加學術活動、聽課等。
例句:
to attend a wedding/funeral
參加婚禮 / 葬禮
Please let us know if you cannot attend the meeting.
妳若不能參加會議,請通知我們。
2、attend的意思為“經常去,定期去(某處)”。比如去上學,就能用這個attend school來表示。
例如:
Amy wouldn't go so far as to refuse to attend school.
她不至於不來上學。
3、 attend的意思為“處理,料理(事情);照顧,護理(受傷的人)”。
當attend是這種含義時,其後通常接to,即attend to sb/sth。
例子:
The staff will helpfully attend to your needs...
工作人員會幫忙滿足您的需求。
4、attend的意思為“隨同,陪同”。當attend是這種含義時,其多指下級陪同上級。
例子如下:
The President was attended by several members of his staff.
總統有幾名幕僚隨從。