attend
用法要点
句型搭配
attend 作为及物动词时,直接接名词,表示参加活动或照料某人;作为不及物动词时,常与介词 to 连用,表示专心处理某事。
介词用法
attend 与不同介词搭配时含义不同:attend to 表示处理或照料,attend on 表示服侍或伴随(较正式),attend at 表示出席某地点(较少用)。
语域说明
attend 在正式和非正式语境中都常用,但 attend on 多用于正式或历史语境,日常中更常用 attend to 或直接接名词。
基础例句
I will attend the party tonight with my friends.
今晚我会和朋友们一起参加派对。
She needs to attend to her sick mother at home.
她需要在家照顾生病的母亲。
He always attends class on time and takes notes.
他总是准时上课并做笔记。
Can you attend to the customer while I'm busy?
我忙的时候,你能照看一下顾客吗?
高级例句
The CEO will attend the annual shareholders' meeting to discuss financial reports.
首席执行官将出席年度股东大会,讨论财务报告。
Researchers must attend to ethical guidelines when conducting experiments.
研究人员在进行实验时必须遵守伦理准则。
The diplomat was assigned to attend on the foreign delegation during their visit.
这位外交官被指派在外国代表团访问期间陪同他们。
Students are expected to attend all lectures and seminars as part of the course requirements.
作为课程要求的一部分,学生需要参加所有的讲座和研讨会。
高频搭配
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常见错误
错误在于误用了 'attend to',这里表示参加活动,应直接用 'attend' 接名词,'attend to' 用于表示处理或照料某事。
错误在于将 'attend' 误用于表示做作业,'attend' 通常用于参加活动或照料,做作业应用 'do' 或 'complete'。
近义词辨析
participate
participate 强调积极参与和投入,而 attend 更侧重于出席或参加的行为本身,不一定涉及主动参与。
She attended the workshop but didn't participate in the discussions. (她参加了研讨会但没有参与讨论。)
take care of
take care of 是照料或处理的通用短语,而 attend to 更正式,常用于需要专注或专业处理的场合。
Please take care of the children while I'm out. (我外出时请照顾孩子们。) vs. The nurse will attend to the patient's needs. (护士会处理病人的需求。)