accompany
verb- (formal)
to travel or go somewhere with somebody/something 陪同；陪伴 - accompany somebody/something + adv./prep.
His wife accompanied him on the trip. 那次旅行他由妻子陪同。 He was accompanied on the visit by his wife. 他的妻子陪同他参观。 I must ask you to accompany me to the police station. 我必须请你和我一起去警察局。 - accompany somebody/something
Warships will accompany the convoy. 军舰将护送船队。 The groups are always accompanied by an experienced mountain guide. 登山队总有一名经验丰富的向导同行。 Each young person must be accompanied by an adult. 每个年轻人都必须有一个成年人陪同。
- accompany somebody/something + adv./prep.
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to happen or appear with something else 伴随；与…同时发生 - accompany something
Shouts of protest accompanied this announcement. 这一声明伴随着抗议的呼声。 - accompanied by something
strong winds accompanied by heavy rain 狂风夹着暴雨 The text is accompanied by a series of stunning photographs. 正文附有一系列令人惊叹的照片。 Tax cuts have been accompanied by massive increases in public expenditure. 减税伴随着公共支出的大幅增加。
- accompany something
- accompany somebody (at/on something)
to play a musical instrument, especially a piano, while somebody else sings or plays the main tune （尤指用钢琴）为…伴奏
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French accompagner, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + compagne, from Old French compaignon ‘companion’. The spelling change was due to association with company.