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escort
n
1 [CGp] person or group of people, ships, vehicles, etc accompanying sb/sth to give protection or as an honour; person, etc accompanying valuable goods to guard them 进行护送的人、 船、 车辆等
The government provided an armed escort for the visiting head of State. 政府为到访的元首派出了武装卫队.
The Queen´s yacht had an escort of ten destroyers. 有十艘驱逐舰为女王的游艇护航.
The gold bullion was transported under police escort. 金锭在警方的护送下运走了.
[attrib 作定语]
soldiers on escort duty 执行护送任务的士兵.
2 [C] (dated or fml 旧或文) person, esp a man and usu not a regular companion, who accompanies a member of the opposite sex on a particular social occasion (在社交场合)陪伴异性的人(尤指男人而通常并非经常作伴者).
escort v [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sb (to sth) accompany sb as an escort 护送某人
a princess escorted by soldiers 由士兵护送公主
May I escort you to the ball? 我可以陪你去参加舞会吗?
Her brother´s friend escorted her home. 她哥哥的朋友护送她回家.
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