cessful attempt at a compromise. ft Aft 71 tit [11 fO I? ft ft f&Jj]o 2 [C] ~ (on sb/sb’s life) an act of trying to kill sb Aft®: Someone has made an attempt on the Presi­dent’s life. ft A ft: HI iff] A A (0t 0 3 [C] ~ (on sth) an effort to do better than sth, such as a very good performance in sport (        ) ^tit,        his attempt on

the world land speed record ft, A ft] ft ± ft ift tit fr7fi ^

m verb to make an effort or try to do sth, especially sth difficult ^A; UK; K®:   [V to inf] I will attempt to

answer all your questions. W± rAMIS 0

                Do not attempt to repair this yourself. AUK fH i Sjil

ftftAAHo O [VN] The prisoners attempted an escape, butfailed.       fMAf&To

at tempted /a'temptid/ adj. [only before noun]

(of a crime, etc. $} H #) that sb has tried to do but without success A M W :     attempted rape/murder/

robbery «#F, / at-tend On /a'tend/ verb

                to be present at an event Hi ; # All :  [VN] The

meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. * 90% W

A H] 0 7 £ ift 0 0 to attend a wedding/funeral #ftj# / W jft 0 [V] We’d like as many people as possible to attend. ft # M Hi W AM „ 2 [VN] to go regu­larly to a place  , AE$]ft (   ) : Our children

attend the same school. W ^ 7 ± |W] “ M ^      0 0

How many people attend church every Sunday? ££±11.1$ A ft £ A A A iif ^ ? 3 [V] ~ (to sb/sth) (formal) to pay attention to what sb is saying or to what you are doing ft M ; Aft:    She hadn’t been attending during the

lesson. ±if ft ft-'ll A ft Ac 4 [VN] (formal) to happen at the same time as sth       She dislikes the loss

of privacy that attends TV celebrity. ft A -IT- A A ± A A Is It ft A A A A& & o 5 [VN] (formal) to be with sb and help them |?||W]; p^fW]: The President was attended by several members of his staff. & A Jl ft I!        fit A, o

rJil-n attend to sb/sth to deal with sb/sth; to take care of sb/sth &h3; ft#; M&; Aft: I have some urgent business to attend to. A—0 A nurse attended to his needs constantly. A —* # ^ Hr # MftftWwlco 0 (BrE, formal) Are you being attended to, Sir? (= for example, in a shop) Aft, AASftftft? attendance /a1 tendons/ noun 1 [u, c] the act of being present at a place, for example at school Hi ; #jjp; ±47 3\^y. Attendance at these lectures is not compul­sory.       Wo 0 Teachers must keep

a record of students’ attendances. ^jJrpi&MiE^Pt^ftWHi Hi'If Mo 2 [C, U] the number of people present at an organized event Hi 0 A ffc :        high/low/falling/poor

attendances Hil^WAt^^/ft/TI^/tSfto There was an attendance of 42 at the meeting. A 42 A#iP 7 ffiTUil be in attendance (formal) to be present at a special event HJ0 (    A] ) : Several heads of state

were in attendance at the funeral. A /IftS^ jcWHi f$T Wflo be in attendance (on sb) (formal) to be with or near sb in order to help them if necessary        R&#

( |A )         ; J$ # :      He always has at least two

bodyguards in attendance, ft M A & A W ft H ^ ± o take attendance {NAmT) to check who is present and who is not present at a place and to mark this informa­tion on a list of names Aft — more at dance v. attendance allowance noun [u] the money that a very sick or disabled older person receives from the government in Britain if they need sb to care for them at home nearly all the time  ( All®

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attendance centre (Br£) (NAmE attendance center) noun (in Britain) a place where young people who have broken the law must go regularly ( A S W ) A ft ft} fit

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attendant /e’tendant/ noun, adj. m noun 1 a person whose job is to serve or help people in a public place IR# M;    : a cloakroom/parking/

museum attendant fti|fl|ti] / TfAIR^M; IfM — see also flight attendant 2 a person who takes care of and lives or travels with an important person or a sick or disabled person ( ]gAW ) #/A KtAA (^ AW ) ^31#