attending
attending — 動詞
- attendingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- attendings3rd person singular
- attendinging-ing form
- attendingedpast simple
1. To be present at an event such as a meeting, concert, wedding, or conference.
出席；參加
前往活動現場
To be present at an event such as a meeting, concert, wedding, or conference.
Hui attended a wedding in Kyoto last spring and met many new friends there.
Hui 去年春天在京都參加了一場婚禮，在那裡認識了許多新朋友。
attend + event (wedding)
Over four hundred people attended the international conference on climate change.
超過四百人參加了那場國際氣候變遷會議。
João was too ill to attend the board meeting on Friday morning.
João 因為身體不適，無法參加星期五早上的董事會議。
Gabriel attended a fundraising gala for the local children's hospital.
Gabriel 參加了一場為當地兒童醫院募款的慈善晚會。
- be present at
more formal and slightly longer phrasing
- go to
more informal, everyday speech
- miss
to fail to be present at an event
文法句型
attend + event (conference / wedding / meeting / concert)
常見錯誤
2. To go regularly to a particular place such as a school, church, or class over a
上學；就讀
定期到學校或機構
To go regularly to a particular place such as a school, church, or class over a period of time.
Karim has attended the same primary school since he was six years old.
Karim 從六歲起就一直就讀同一所小學。
attend + school for regular presence
Emily attends yoga classes every Tuesday and Thursday evening.
Emily 每星期二和星期四晚上都會去上瑜伽課。
The Watanabe family attends a local church near their home every Sunday.
Watanabe 一家每個星期天都會去住家附近的教堂做禮拜。
Hyun is attending a summer training course on data analysis at the university.
Hyun 正在大學參加一門資料分析的暑期培訓課程。
- go to school
idiomatic and more common in everyday speech
- be enrolled at
emphasises the formal registration aspect
- skip
to deliberately not go to a class or school
文法句型
attend + institution (school / class / church)
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (GO TO EVENT): this sense emphasises habitual or regular presence at an institution rather than a one-time event.
3. To listen with care to what a person tells you, or to deal with a request or nee
專心傾聽
仔細聆聽或處理需求
To listen with care to what a person tells you, or to deal with a request or need they express.
The nurse attended carefully to the elderly woman's concerns about her new medication.
那位護理師仔細傾聽老婦人對於新藥物的擔憂。
attend to + person's concerns / needs
Pedro stopped typing and attended fully to what his manager was explaining.
Pedro 停下打字的工作，專心聽主管正在說明的事項。
The hotel staff attended to every request the guests made during their stay.
飯店的服務人員滿足了客人在住宿期間提出的每一項要求。
Dario put down his phone and attended to what his daughter was telling him.
Dario 放下手機，專心聽女兒跟他說的話。
- ignore
deliberately pay no attention
文法句型
attend to + person / words / needs
用法筆記
Always used with the preposition 'to' in this sense. The object is the person speaking or the matter needing attention, not an event.
常見錯誤
4. To look after a person who needs treatment, providing the professional care your
診治；照料
提供醫療或專業照護
To look after a person who needs treatment, providing the professional care your job requires.
Dr. Obi attended to three patients in the emergency room before the lunch break.
Obi 醫師在午休前診治了急診室的三名病患。
attend to + patient for medical care
The surgeon who attended the accident victim worked through the night to save his life.
那位救治車禍傷者的外科醫師為了保住傷患的性命而徹夜工作。
A team of nurses and doctors attended the birth of twins at the city hospital.
一組護理師和醫師在市立醫院共同接生了一對雙胞胎。
Dr. Jabari has been attending patients at the same clinic for the past twelve years.
Jabari 醫師過去十二年在同一間診所診治病患。
- treat
focuses on the medical procedure itself
- look after
more general; not limited to medical settings
- neglect
fail to care for someone properly
文法句型
attend to + patient / injured person
用法筆記
In medical contexts, this sense overlaps with the adjective sense (MEDICAL ROLE) and the noun sense (DOCTOR IN CHARGE). An 'attending physician' is a doctor who attends to patients.
常見錯誤
5. To occur alongside something else, typically as a natural outcome or side effect
相伴；伴隨
與某事同時發生的結果
To occur alongside something else, typically as a natural outcome or side effect of it.
The risks attending any major surgery must be explained to the patient beforehand.
任何重大手術所伴隨的風險都必須事先告知病患。
the + noun + attending + noun (formal pattern)
There are several financial difficulties attending the new trade policy that were not anticipated.
這項新貿易政策帶來了數項未曾預料到的財務困難。
The social changes attending rapid urbanisation have been studied by many researchers.
許多研究人員探討了快速都市化所帶來的社會變遷。
The legal challenges attending any merger of this size are significant.
如此規模的合併所帶來的法律挑戰不容小覷。
- accompany
more neutral; does not imply cause and effect
- result from
focuses more on causation than simultaneity
文法句型
the + noun + attending + noun (e.g. 'the risks attending surgery')
用法筆記
This sense is formal and typical of written or academic language. It often describes difficulties, risks, or changes that accompany a situation.
attending — 形容詞
- attendingpositive
- more attendingcomparative
- most attendingsuperlative
1. Describing a senior doctor who has primary responsibility for a patient's treatm
主治的
負責主要醫療工作的
Describing a senior doctor who has primary responsibility for a patient's treatment at a hospital and often supervises interns, residents, or fellows.
The attending physician reviewed the test results before approving the treatment plan.
主治醫師在核准治療方案之前，先審視了檢驗結果。
attending physician — senior doctor in charge
Patients are first examined by residents and then seen by the attending doctor later in the day.
病人會先由住院醫師檢查，然後當天稍晚再由主治醫師看診。
Dr. Sana worked as an attending surgeon at the city hospital for over fifteen years.
Sana 醫師在市立醫院擔任主治外科醫師超過十五年。
The attending staff meet every morning to discuss each patient's progress.
主治醫療團隊每天早上開會討論每位病人的進展。
- consultant
used in British English for a similar senior hospital role
文法句型
attending + noun (physician / surgeon / doctor)
用法筆記
Used only before a noun in medical contexts. This sense corresponds to the noun sense (DOCTOR IN CHARGE) and the verb sense 4 (PROVIDE CARE).
常見錯誤
attending — 名詞
1. A senior doctor who is responsible for a patient's care in a hospital and who su
主治醫師
醫院中主責的病患照護醫師
A senior doctor who is responsible for a patient's care in a hospital and who supervises the work of interns, residents, and fellows.
The attending decided to keep the patient in hospital for one more night of observation.
主治醫師決定讓病人住院再多觀察一晚。
the attending = the doctor in charge of a case
After reviewing the test results, the attending spoke with the patient's family about the next steps.
審視檢驗結果後，主治醫師向病患家屬說明了接下來的步驟。
Nellie reported her findings to the attending, who then approved the new treatment plan.
Nellie 向主治醫師報告了她的發現，主治醫師隨後核准了新的治療方案。
The attending on duty was called to the emergency room at midnight.
值夜班的主治醫師在午夜時分被叫到急診室。
- consultant
equivalent role in British hospital systems
- senior doctor
broader, less technical term
- intern
junior doctor in training
文法句型
the attending (singular); the attendings (plural)
用法筆記
Almost always preceded by 'the' in hospital usage. An 'attending' is the person who oversees a patient's case, corresponding to the adjective sense (MEDICAL ROLE) and verb sense 4 (PROVIDE CARE).