一、详细释义:


n.

护航舰;护卫队;护送者


例句:

The government provided an armed escort for the visiting head of State.

政府为到访的元首派出了武装卫队。


例句:

The Queen's yacht had an escort of ten destroyers.

有十艘驱逐舰为女王的游艇护航。


v.

护送;陪同;护卫,护航 [T]


例句:

May I escort you to the ball?

我可以陪你去参加舞会吗?


例句:

Her brother's friend escorted her home.

她哥哥的朋友护送她回家。


二、词义辨析:


accompany,conduct,attend,escort

这些动词均有“陪同,伴随”之意 accompany既可指人也可指物。用于人时,侧重关系紧密或同时发生。 conduct无论用于人或物均指引导带领。 attend侧重主从关系,即下级对上级,学生对老师等,或表恭、服侍。 escort通常指用车或人在陆上伴随、护送,其目的是保护或出于礼节。


三、相关短语:


destroyer escort

n. <美>护航驱逐舰


四、参考例句:


May I escort you to the ball?

我可以陪你去参加舞会吗?


The prisoner travelled under police escort.

囚犯在警察押送下行进。


Will you escort this young lady to the dance tonight?

你今晚愿意陪这位小姐去参加舞会吗?


The navy is carrying out the escort mission.

海军正在执行护航任务。


The Queen's yacht had an escort of ten destroyers.

有十艘驱逐舰为女王的游艇护航。


My sister needed an escort for a company dinner.

我妹妹需要一个陪她参加公司晚宴的男伴。


The prisoner was taken under escort to the jail.

罪犯被押送到监狱。


The government provided an armed escort for the visiting head of State.

政府为到访的元首派出了武装卫队。


Someone will come instantly, I'll instruct him to escort you out!

马上会来人,我要命令他把您弄出去!


Kate' s escort arrived to take her out for the evening.

凯特的男伴来陪她出去参加晚会。