高中英语写作词汇：attend 用法说明

高中英语写作词汇：attend 用法说明

1. 表示“参加”、“出席”，通常用作及物动词，其宾语通常是meeting, party, show, wedding, class, lecture, school, church

等(以及类似具有“活动”意义的名词)。如：

Did you attend the meeting yesterday? 你昨天去开会了吗?

He was ill and didn’t attend school. 他有病，没有去上学。

Her lecture was well attended. 听她演讲的人很多。

有时 attend 后的宾语能够省略，此时为不及物动词。如：

They had a quiet wedding --- only a few friends attended (it). 他们的婚礼静悄悄的，只有几个朋友参加。

attend 表示“参加”(会议等)与join (“加入”某一组织并成

为其中一个成员----become a member of)不同，参见并比较 join的

相关用法。

2. 表示医生或护士等的“治疗”、“护理”、“照顾”等，可用

作及物或不及物动词；用作不及动词时其后通常接介词 on(若省略，

即为及物)。如：

Which doctor is attending you? 哪个医生在给你治疗?

She was attended by Dr Smith. 她由史密斯医生治疗。

I have a good doctor attending (on) me. 我有一个很好的医

生在给我治病。

有时也与介词 to 连用(见以下相关用法)。

3. 用于短语 attend to, 主要用来表示。如：

①注意听。如：

Attend carefully (to what he’s saying). 注意听(他讲的话)。

If you don’t attend (to your teacher)，you will never learn anything. 你要是不注意听(老师讲)，你就会什么也学不到。

②处理；办理。如：

I’ll attend to it. 这事我来办。

I may be late----I have one or two things to attend to.

我可能会迟到，我还有一两件事要处理。③照顾；照看。如：

If you go out, who will attend to the baby?你要是出去，谁

来照顾婴儿?

Will you attend to the shop for a few minutes while I go

to the bank? 在我去银行时你帮我照看一下店铺好吗? ④接待；招待。如：

Are you being attended to, sir? 先生，有人招呼你了吗?(主

要用于店员招呼顾客用)

I’m too busy. I can’t attend to you now. 我很忙，现在不

能接待你。⑤专心；关心。如：

Attend to your work and stop talking. 专心工作，不要说话。

Parents must attend to the education of their children.

父母必须要关心子女的教育。⑥治疗；医治。如：

His injury was attended to by a young doctor. 他的伤由一

位年轻医生医治。