accompany, conduct, attend, escort

這些動詞均有“陪同,伴隨”之意

1)accompany :既可指人也可指物。用于人時,側(cè)重關(guān)系緊密或同時發(fā)生。

eg: 1.May we accompany you on your walk?(我們陪你一起散步好嗎?)

????? 2.Thunder often accompanies lightning.(雷聲常伴著閃電。)

2)conduct :無論用于人或物均指引導(dǎo)帶領(lǐng)。

eg: 1.He conducted the members of the audience to their seats.(他引觀眾到他們的座位上。)

???? 2.They hired agents to conduct their company.(他們雇請代理人來管理他們的公司。)

3)attend :側(cè)重主從關(guān)系,即下級對上級,學(xué)生對老師等,或表恭、服侍。

eg: 1.Success attended her efforts (或hard work).(成功隨著她的努力(或努力工作)而來。)

???? 2.The retainers attended their lord.(仆人服侍他們的老爺。)

4)escort :通常指用車或人在陸上伴隨、護送,其目的是保護或出于禮節(jié)。

eg: 1.The prisoner was taken under escort to the jail.(罪犯被押送到監(jiān)獄。)

???? 2.Her escort to the party was a tall young man.(?陪她參加晚會的是一位高個子男青年。)

???? 3.The king's escort total 50 men.(國王的警衛(wèi)隊總數(shù)達50人。)