attend 用法說明

1. 表示“參加”、“出席”，通常用作及物動詞，其賓語通常是meeting, party, show, wedding, class, lecture, school, church等(以及類似具有“活動”意義的名詞)。如：

Did you attend the meeting yesterday? 你昨天去開會了嗎?

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

Her lecture was well attended. 聽她演講的人很多。

有時 attend 后的賓語可以省略，此時為不及物動詞。如：

They had a quiet wedding --- only a few friends attended (it). 他們的婚禮靜悄悄的，只有幾個朋友參加。

attend 表示“參加”(會議等)與 join (“加入”某一組織并成為其中一個成員----become a member of)不同，參見并比較 join的有關用法。

2. 表示醫生或護士等的“治療”、“護理”、“照顧”等，可用作及物或不及物動詞；用作不及動詞時其后通常接介詞 on(若省略，即為及物)。如：

Which doctor is attending you? 哪個醫生在給你治療?

She was attended by Dr Smith. 她由史密斯醫生治療。

I have a good doctor attending (on) me. 我有一個很好的醫生在給我治病。

有時也與介詞 to 連用(見以下有關用法)。

3. 用于短語 attend to, 主要用來表示。如：

①注意聽。如：

Attend carefully (to what he’s saying). 注意聽(他講的話)。

If you don’t attend (to your teacher)，you will never learn anything. 你要是不注意聽(老師講)，你就會什么也學不到。②處理；辦理。如：

I’ll attend to it. 這事我來辦。

I may be late----I have one or two things to attend to. 我可能會遲到，我還有一兩件事要處理。③照顧；照看。如：

If you go out, who will attend to the baby?你要是出去，誰來照顧嬰兒?

Will you attend to the shop for a few minutes while I go to the bank? 在我去銀行時你幫我照看一下店鋪好嗎? ④接待；招待。如：

Are you being attended to, sir? 先生，有人招呼你了嗎?(主要用于店員招呼顧客用)

I’m too busy. I can’t attend to you now. 我很忙，現在不能接待你。⑤專心；關心。如：

Attend to your work and stop talking. 專心工作，不要說話。

Parents must attend to the education of their children. 父母必須要關心子女的教育。⑥治療；醫治。如：

His injury was attended to by a young doctor. 他的傷由一位年輕醫生醫治。

 ◆摘自《中學英語高頻詞詳解詞典》◆