attend

一、真题好句
attend 义务阶段1500 全国卷频次:24
/əˈtend/
v. attends 0 attending 8 attended 9
出席，参加；上学，上课

高考真题原句提选：
Townsend now writes about an evening class which two men and a woman attend.
About 25 children attended each of the four Saturday-afternoon classes, reading for half an hour.
In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl.
He was one of 80 middle school students from China attending a month-long “Youth Summit”.
One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball.

二、词组｜习惯用语
attend a meeting 参加会议
attend school 上学；去上学
attend class 上课
attend on 照料；侍候
attend a lecture 听关于……的讲座；上课
attend university 上大学
attend by 伴着

三、词根记忆

attend
vt.
出席,參加;照顧,護理vi.注意;侍奉The attendants attend the meeting and pretend to be attentive.侍從們出席會議並裝出專注的樣子.
(at+tend關心→關心到了→出席,參加,照顧,留意)[ab-,ac-,ad-,af-,ag-,an-,ap-,ar-,as-,at-等加在同輔音字母的詞根前,表示”一再”等加強意] v.
出席;看護(at加強動作+tend→伸展出去→出席)[tend,tent,tens=stretch,表示”伸展”]

attend
[əˈtɛnd] at’tend to sb/sth (formal)
■to deal with or take responsibility for sth; to give practical help and care to sb who needs it处理；对付；照料；关怀:
I have some urgent business to attend to.
我有一些急事要处理。
(BrE) Are you being attended to?
有人接待你吗？
[OBJ]business,needs,customer
[synonym]look after sb;look after sth;see to sb/sth (less formal)
[G]v+prep

at·tend / E5tend /
verb
1. to be present at an event
出席；参加:
▪ [VN] The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders.
90% 的股东出席了会议。
to attend a wedding / funeral
参加婚礼/葬礼
▪ [V] We’d like as many people as possible to attend.
我们希望出席的人越多越好。
2. [VN] to go regularly to a place
经常去,定期去(某处):
Our children attend the same school.
我们的孩子上同一所学校。
How many people attend church every Sunday?
每个星期天有多少人去教堂？
3. [V] ~ (to sb / sth) (formal) to pay attention to what sb is saying or to what you are doing
注意；专心:
She hadn’t been attending during the lesson.
上课时她一直不专心。
4. [VN] (formal) to happen at the same time as sth
伴随发生:
She dislikes the loss of privacy that attends TV celebrity.
她不喜欢成为电视名人后随之失去个人隐私。
5. [VN] (formal) to be with sb and help them
随同；陪同:
The President was attended by several members of his staff.
总统有几名幕僚随从。
PHRASAL VERBS
▪ at’tend to sb / sth
to deal with sb / sth; to take care of sb / sth
处理；对付；照料；关怀:
I have some urgent business to attend to.
我有一些急事要处理。
A nurse attended to his needs constantly.
有一位护士经常照料他的需要。 (BrE, formal)
Are you being attended to, Sir? (= for example, in a shop)
先生,有人招呼你吗？

attend /əˈtend/ ●●● S2 W2 verb formal
1  [intransitive, transitive] to go to an event such as a meeting or a class 参加，出席，到场
Only 12 people attended the meeting.
只有12个人出席了会议。
Please let us know if you are unable to attend.
如果不能出席，请通知我们。
 Register
2  [intransitive, transitive] to go regularly to a school, church etc 经常去，定期去〔学校、教堂等〕
I am the first child in my family to attend college.
我是家里第一个读大学的孩子。
3  [transitive] formal to happen or exist at the same time as something 伴随
the peculiar atmosphere which attends such an event
伴随这类事件的怪异气氛
4  [transitive] to look after someone, especially because they are ill 看护，照料〔病人〕
On his deathbed the General was attended by several doctors.
将军临终时有几名医生在照料他。
5 attend to somebody/something phrasal verb formal
a) to deal with business or personal matters 处理，料理〔生意或个人事务〕
I may be late – I have got one or two things to attend to.
我也许会迟到，我有一两件事要处理。
b) to help a customer in a shop or a restaurant 接待〔顾客〕 SYN serve
 FREQUENCY 使用频率
Origin attend (1300-1400) Old French atendre, from Latin attendere, from ad- “to” + tendere “to stretch”

attend ★★★★☆
1.VERB 动词出席；参加 If you attend a meeting or other event, you are present at it.

【语法信息】：V n

【语法信息】：V
Thousands of people attended the funeral…

数千人参加了葬礼。

The meeting will be attended by finance ministers from many countries…

很多国家的财政部长将出席会议。

We want the maximum number of people to attend to help us cover our costs.

我们希望有尽量多的人参加，以帮我们平衡支出。

2.VERB 动词去（学校、教堂等）；上（学） If you attend an institution such as a school, college, or church, you go there regularly.

【语法信息】：V n

【语法信息】：Also V
They attended college together at the University of Pennsylvania.

他们一起就读于宾夕法尼亚大学。

3.VERB 动词处理，料理（事情）；照顾，护理（受伤的人） If you attend to something, you deal with it. If you attend to someone who is hurt or injured, you care for them.

【语法信息】：V to n
The staff will helpfully attend to your needs…

工作人员会帮忙满足您的需求。

There are more pressing matters to be attended to today…

今天有更紧急的事情要处理。

The main thing is to attend to the injured.

首要任务是照顾伤者。

attend /əˈtɛnd/ verb
attends; attended; attending
1
a : to go to and be present at (an event, meeting, etc.)参加；出席
[+ object] My husband and I will both attend the banquet.
我丈夫和我都将参加这次宴会。
How many people attended the baseball game?
有多少人观看了这场棒球比赛？
He won’t be attending the conference.
他将不会参加这次会议。
[no object] How many people will be attending?
有多少人会出席呢？
One hundred people attended.
有100人到场。
b [+ object] : to regularly go to (classes, church services, etc.)上学；做礼拜
She attends a school in the city.
她在城里上学。
He’ll be attending the university in the fall.
他今年秋季就要上大学了。
I am the first child in my family to attend college.
我是家里第一个上大学的孩子。
We attend the same church.
我们去同一个教堂做礼拜。
2
[+ object] a : to help or care for (someone, such as a patient)照料；护理
Each nurse attends 15 patients.
每个护士照料15个病人。
b : to assist with (a birth)助产
A midwife attended the birth.
助产士帮助接生。
— see also attending
3
[+ object] formal : to go with or be with (someone) as a helper or adviser伴随；辅佐
ministers who attend the king
辅佐国王的几个大臣
She’s attended by several assistants.
她身边有几个助手相伴。
attend to [phrasal verb] 1
attend to (someone or something)处理；对付
: to deal with (something)
Please excuse me. I must attend to some business. = Please excuse me. I’ve got some business I must attend to.
请原谅，我必须处理一些事情。
2
: to give needed help or attention to (someone or something)照料；料理
Volunteers attend to the park for the summer.
志愿者们在夏天帮助管理这个公园。
The hotel staff attended to my every need.
宾馆员工对我照顾得无微不至。
Please make sure that the guests are attended to.
客人们一定都要有人接待。