escort

noun

/ˈeskɔːt/

/ˈeskɔːrt/

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[countable, uncountable] a person or group of people or vehicles that travels with somebody/something in order to protect or guard them护送者；护卫队；护卫舰（或车队、飞机）
- Armed escorts are provided for visiting heads of state.来访的国家元首由武装卫队护送。
- Prisoners are taken to court under police escort.囚犯由警察押送带上法庭。
- The convoy had an escort of ten destroyers.护航舰队有十艘驱逐舰护航。
- Bomber planes were sent out with fighter escorts.轰炸机由战斗机护航出动。
Extra Examples
- Get your planes ready for escort duties.飞机待命，准备护航。
- She had a police escort to the hospital.她由警察护送到医院。
- The army provided a small armed escort for the delegation.军方为代表团配备了小型武装卫队。
- The opposition leader was arrested and taken to the capital under escort.反对派领袖被捕后被押送到了首都。
- The referee needed a police escort as he left the stadium.裁判在离开运动场时需要警察护卫。
- They left with a small escort.他们由一支小型护卫队陪同离开了。
- an escort for the Queen's car女王座驾的护卫队
- an escort of ten soldiers10 个士兵的护卫队
Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- armed
- military
- motorcycle
- …
verb + escort
- be accompanied by
- have
- give somebody
- …
escort + noun
- vehicle
- vessel
- duty
- …
preposition
- under escort
- with an escort
- without an escort
- …
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[countable] (formal or old-fashioned) a person, especially a man, who takes somebody to a particular social event陪同某人参加社交活动的人（尤指男人）
- In my day, young women were not allowed out without a suitable escort.在我那个年代，年轻女性没有合适的陪护是不允许外出的。
[countable] a person, especially a woman, who is paid to go out socially with somebody受雇陪同某人外出社交的人（尤指女人） Escort is sometimes used as a polite word for a prostitute. an escort service/agency

Word Originlate 16th cent. (originally denoting a body of armed men escorting travellers): from French escorte (noun), escorter (verb), from Italian scorta, feminine past participle of scorgere ‘to conduct, guide’, based on Latin ex- ‘out of’ + corrigere ‘set right’ (from cor- ‘together’ + regere ‘guide’).

escort

verb

/ɪˈskɔːt/

/ɪˈskɔːrt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they escort	/ɪˈskɔːt/ /ɪˈskɔːrt/
he / she / it escorts	/ɪˈskɔːts/ /ɪˈskɔːrts/
past simple escorted	/ɪˈskɔːtɪd/ /ɪˈskɔːrtɪd/
past participle escorted	/ɪˈskɔːtɪd/ /ɪˈskɔːrtɪd/
-ing form escorting	/ɪˈskɔːtɪŋ/ /ɪˈskɔːrtɪŋ/

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escort somebody (+ adv./prep.) to go with somebody to protect or guard them or to show them the way护卫；护送
- The president arrived, escorted by twelve soldiers.总统在十二名卫兵的护送下到达。
- Guards escorted me back to my cell.警卫护送我回牢房。
- The referee was escorted from the pitch by police.警察护送裁判离开球场。
- Let me escort you home.让我护送你回家。
Synonyms take
take
- lead
- escort
- drive
- show
- walk
- guide
- usher
- direct
These words all mean to go with somebody from one place to another.
- take to go with somebody from one place to another, for example in order to show them something or to show them the way to a place:
  It’s too far to walk—I’ll take you by car.步行路太远，我开车送你去。
- lead to go with or go in front of somebody in order to show them the way or to make them go in the right direction:
  Firefighters led the survivors to safety.消防队员把幸存者带到了安全的地方。
- escort to go with somebody in order to protect or guard them or to show them the way:
  The president arrived, escorted by twelve bodyguards.总统在十二名保镖的护送下到达。
- drive to take somebody somewhere in a car, taxi, etc:
  My mother drove us to the airport.我母亲开车把我们送到了机场。
- show to take somebody to a particular place, in the right direction, or along the correct route:
  The attendant showed us to our seats.服务员把我们带到我们的座位。
- walk to go somewhere with somebody on foot, especially in order to make sure that they get there safely; to take an animal, especially a dog, for a walk or make an animal walk somewhere:
  He always walked her home.他经常护送她走回家。
  Have you walked the dog yet today?你今天遛狗了吗？
- guide to show somebody the way to a place, often by going with them; to show somebody a place that you know well:
  She guided us through the busy streets.她带领我们穿过了繁忙的街道。
  We were guided around the museums.我们被领着参观了博物馆。
- usher (rather formal) to politely take or show somebody where they should go, especially within a building:指礼貌地引往、引导、引领，尤指在建筑物内：
  She ushered her guests to their seats.她把客人引领到座位上。
- direct (rather formal) to tell or show somebody how to get somewhere or where to go:指给某人指路、为某人领路：
  A young woman directed them to the station.一名年轻女子给他们指了去车站的路。
Patterns
- to take/lead/escort/drive/show/walk/guide/usher/direct somebody to/out of/into something
- to take/lead/escort/drive/show/walk/guide somebody around/round
- to take/lead/escort/drive/walk somebody home
- to take/lead/escort/guide somebody to safety
- to lead/show the way
Extra Examples
- A local man escorted us to the guest house.一个当地人护送我们去了招待所。
- Several fans were escorted from the ground.几名球迷被护送离开地面。
- The prisoners were escorted back to their cells.囚犯被押回牢房。
Word Originlate 16th cent. (originally denoting a body of armed men escorting travellers): from French escorte (noun), escorter (verb), from Italian scorta, feminine past participle of scorgere ‘to conduct, guide’, based on Latin ex- ‘out of’ + corrigere ‘set right’ (from cor- ‘together’ + regere ‘guide’).