(1) 注意听。如:
Attend now to what I tell you. 现在注意听我给你讲。
If you don’t attend to your teacher, you’ll never learn anything. 你要是不注意听老师讲,你就会什么也学不到。
(2) 处理;办理。如:
I’ll attend to the matter. 这事我来处理。
I may be late --- I have one or two things to attend to. 我可能会迟到,我还有一两件事要处理。
(3) 照顾;照看。如:
If you go out, who will attend to the baby? 你要是出去,谁来照顾婴儿?
Will you attend to the shop for a few minutes while I go to the bank? 在我去银行时你帮我照看一下店铺好吗?
(4) 接待;招待。如:
Are you being attended to, sir? 先生, 有人招呼你了吗?
I’m too busy. I can’t attend to you now. 我很忙,现在不能接待你。
(5) 专心;关心。如:
You must attend to your work. 你必须专心工作。
Parents must attend to the education of their children. 父母必须要关心子女的教育。
(6) 治疗;医治。如:
His injury was attended to by a young doctor. 他的伤由一位年轻医生医治。