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®
B1»MW»sftftA )
attendance centre (Br£)
(NAmE attendance
center) noun (in
Wft±
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#