attended
attended — 動詞
1. to go to a planned event, gathering, or place and be there — like a wedding, a m
參加；出席
親身前往某個場合或地點並在場
to go to a planned event, gathering, or place and be there — like a wedding, a meeting, a concert, or a class.
Deepa attended her cousin's wedding in Mumbai last December.
Deepa 去年十二月參加了表親在孟買舉行的婚禮。
attended her cousin's wedding
Luis attended every workshop the company offered that year.
Luis 參加了公司那年舉辦的每一場工作坊。
Over two hundred people attended the charity dinner at the town hall.
有兩百多人出席了在市政廳舉辦的慈善晚宴。
Ayanda attended the concert even though she had a mild fever.
Ayanda 即使輕微發燒，還是去參加了演唱會。
Jack attended the same language class every Tuesday for six months.
Jack 每週二都去上同一堂語言課，持續了六個月。
- go to
more general; doesn't imply the event was planned or formal
- be present at
formal; focuses purely on being there rather than the act of going
- show up at
informal; often implies arriving somewhat unexpectedly or casually
- miss
to fail to be present at an event you were expected at
文法句型
attend + [event/gathering/place]
2. to go to a school, church, or similar institution regularly as an official or en
就讀；定期參加
定期到學校、教會等機構上課或參與
to go to a school, church, or similar institution regularly as an official or enrolled participant.
Fatima attended the local primary school before her family moved to Nairobi.
Fatima 在全家搬到奈洛比之前，就讀的是當地的國小。
attended the local primary school
Noor has attended the same mosque with her grandmother since childhood.
Noor 從小就跟著祖母去同一座清真寺做禮拜。
Jamal attended university in Cairo and graduated with honours.
Jamal 在開羅讀大學，並以優異成績畢業。
Isabella attends church every Sunday with her whole family.
Isabella 每個星期天都跟全家人一起去教堂。
The tour guide explained that local children attend a boarding school during the week.
導遊解釋說，當地小孩平日都住在寄宿學校上課。
- go to
more casual and general; doesn't carry the sense of official enrolment
- be enrolled at
specifically for schools and courses; emphasises registration rather than daily presence
- drop out of
to stop attending a school or course before completing it
文法句型
attend + [school/church/institution]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (BE PRESENT AT): this sense is about regular, ongoing participation at an institution — not a one-off event. You attend a school for years, but you attend a meeting for an hour.
常見錯誤
3. to listen with close attention and give your mind fully to what a person is tell
專心聆聽；留意
全神貫注地聽取他人所說的話
to listen with close attention and give your mind fully to what a person is telling you or explaining.
Ana attended closely to everything the doctor told her about the treatment.
Ana 仔細聽取醫生告訴她關於治療的一切。
attended closely to
Mia asked the children to attend to the safety instructions before the trip.
Mia 要求孩子們在出發前仔細聽安全指示。
The students attended to the professor's lecture without once looking at their phones.
學生們專心聽教授的講課，完全沒有看手機。
The jury attended carefully to the witness as she described what she had seen.
陪審團仔細聆聽證人描述她所看到的一切。
Nobody in the room attended to the fire alarm because it had gone off twice already.
房間裡沒有人理會火警鈴聲，因為已經誤響兩次了。
- listen to
more general; doesn't imply the same level of focused attention
- pay attention to
very close in meaning; slightly broader — can apply to non-verbal things too
- heed
formal and often used for warnings or advice specifically
- ignore
to deliberately not pay attention to someone speaking
文法句型
attend to + [what someone says]
attend to + [person's words/explanation]
用法筆記
This sense always uses 'attend to'. Distinguish from sense 4 (CARE FOR): when you attend to a person's words, you are listening; when you attend to a patient, you are providing care or service. The object tells you which meaning is meant.
常見錯誤
4. to look after someone's needs, provide a service, or deal with a person as part
照料；服務
在工作中照顧或接待他人
to look after someone's needs, provide a service, or deal with a person as part of your job — for example, a nurse caring for a patient or a shop assistant helping a customer.
The nurse attended the elderly patient throughout the night, checking his temperature every hour.
護士整晚照料那位年長病人，每小時替他量一次體溫。
attended the elderly patient
The receptionist attended to a steady stream of visitors at the front desk.
接待員在櫃檯前應接不暇地服務絡繹不絕的訪客。
Dr. Okafor attended a woman in the emergency ward who had broken her arm.
Dr. Okafor 在急診室為一位手臂骨折的女子看診。
The shop assistant attended to three customers at once during the holiday rush.
店員在節日購物潮中同時招呼三位顧客。
A flight attendant attended the frightened child who was travelling alone for the first time.
一位空服員照顧那名第一次獨自搭飛機、受到驚嚇的小孩。
- look after
more informal and general; can be used outside professional contexts
- care for
emphasises nurturing and wellbeing rather than professional duty
- serve
focuses on providing a service, especially in retail or hospitality
- neglect
to fail to care for or attend to someone who needs help
文法句型
attend + [patient/customer]
attend to + [someone's needs/wound/customer]
用法筆記
Can be used with or without 'to' (transitive or intransitive). Distinguish from sense 3 (LISTEN CAREFULLY): the object here is a person receiving care or service, not speech or words being listened to.
常見錯誤
5. to happen or exist together with something as a direct result or a natural accom
伴隨；隨之而來
作為結果或附帶特徵同時出現
to happen or exist together with something as a direct result or a natural accompanying feature — often used of problems, dangers, or difficulties that follow an event or situation.
The heart surgery was attended by serious risks that the doctors explained in detail.
心臟手術伴隨著嚴重風險，醫生對此做了詳細說明。
was attended by serious risks
The new trade policy was attended by months of public debate and protest.
新的貿易政策伴隨而來的是長達數月的公眾辯論與抗議。
A long drought attended the region's rapid growth, straining the water supply.
該地區快速成長的同時也伴隨著長期乾旱，使供水更加緊張。
The military campaign was attended by widespread shortages of food and medicine.
軍事行動伴隨著普遍的糧食與藥品短缺。
Great celebration attended the discovery of the ancient tomb near the river.
河邊古墓的發現伴隨著盛大的慶祝活動。
- accompany
slightly less formal; can be used for positive or neutral accompanying features
- be associated with
broader and more neutral; used in academic and everyday contexts
- entail
focuses on something being a necessary consequence rather than just happening at the same time
文法句型
be attended by + [consequence/feature]
[consequence] + attend + [situation]
用法筆記
Almost always used in formal writing or speech. The passive form 'be attended by' is far more common than the active form. Subject is typically an abstract consequence (risks, difficulties, celebrations), not a person.