詞彙精選：escort的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
n.
護航艦；護衛隊；護送者
例句：
The government provided an armed escort for the visiting head of State.
政府爲到訪的元首派出了武裝衛隊。
例句：
The Queen's yacht had an escort of ten destroyers.
有十艘驅逐艦爲女王的遊艇護航。
v.
護送；陪同；護衛，護航 [T]
例句：
May I escort you to the ball?
我可以陪你去參加舞會嗎?
例句：
Her brother's friend escorted her home.
她哥哥的朋友護送她回家。
二、詞義辨析：
accompany,conduct,attend,escort
這些動詞均有“陪同，伴隨”之意accompany既可指人也可指物。用於人時，側重關係緊密或同時發生。conduct無論用於人或物均指引導帶領。attend側重主從關係，即下級對上級，學生對老師等，或表恭、服侍。escort通常指用車或人在陸上伴隨、護送，其目的是保護或出於禮節。
三、相關短語：
destroyer escort
n. <美>護航驅逐艦
四、參考例句：
May I escort you to the ball?
我可以陪你去參加舞會嗎?
The prisoner travelled under police escort.
囚犯在警察押送下行進｡
Will you escort this young lady to the dance tonight?
你今晚願意陪這位小姐去參加舞會嗎？
The navy is carrying out the escort mission.
海軍正在執行護航任務。
The Queen's yacht had an escort of ten destroyers.
有十艘驅逐艦爲女王的遊艇護航。
My sister needed an escort for a company dinner.
我妹妹需要一個陪她參加公司晚宴的男伴。
The prisoner was taken under escort to the jail.
罪犯被押送到監獄。
The government provided an armed escort for the visiting head of State.
政府爲到訪的元首派出了武裝衛隊。
Someone will come instantly, I'll instruct him to escort you out!
馬上會來人，我要命令他把您弄出去！
Kate' s escort arrived to take her out for the evening.
凱特的男伴來陪她出去參加晚會。
