Word · Frequency #9854
squire
/skwaɪr/
verb
充当（某人）的侍从
To attend (someone) as a squire.
- 1.
To attend as a squire.
作为侍从随从。
- 2.
To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection.
作为情郎或护卫随从,以提供帮助和保护。
护送（女士）；作陪；作为侍从随从。；作为情郎或护卫随从,以提供帮助和保护。；随侍；护卫
In use
The young knight squired the duke during the ceremony.
He squired his aunt to the theatre last Saturday.
He squired his grandmother to the family reunion.
squire someone (to a place)
He squired her to the ball.
他护送她去舞会。
squire someone around
The host squired the guests around the estate.
主人带领客人们游览庄园。
Verb forms
base squire · third person squires · -ing squiring · past squired · past participle squired
规整变化动词，加-ed和-ing构成过去式和现在分词。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- squire someone around
- 陪同某人四处走动
- He squired her around the city all afternoon.他整个下午都陪着她游览城市。
- squire someone to
- 护送某人前往
- He squired her to the ball.他护送她去参加舞会。
- squire a lady
- 陪伴一位女士
- He offered to squire the lady to the theater.他主动提出陪那位女士去剧院。
- squire guests
- 陪同客人
- The butler squired the guests to their rooms.管家把客人领到他们的房间。
- squire about
- 带着...到处转
- She was squired about by her young nephew.她是由她年轻的侄子陪同四处游览的。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
squire读音似'四快'，想象随从快步跟随主人。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：历史文学、典礼仪式 动词义“随侍，护卫”通常用于历史或文学语境，比较正式，现代口语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
可作及物动词（如 'squire a lady'）或不及物动词（如 'squire for a knight'）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words rhyme with 'squire' (IPA /skwaɪr/) and share the final '-ire' spelling pattern.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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