squire someone (to a place)
He squired her to the ball.
他护送她去舞会。
充当(某人)的侍从
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充当(某人)的侍从
To attend (someone) as a squire.
He squired her to the ball.
他护送她去舞会。
作为侍从随从。
To attend as a squire.
作为情郎或护卫随从,以提供帮助和保护。
To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection.
squire
Base
原形
squires
3rd person
第三人称单数
squiring
-ing
现在分词
squired
Past
过去式
squired
Past participle
过去分词
He squires his guests to the dining hall.
他护卫他的客人到餐厅。
The knight squired the young lord yesterday.
这位骑士昨天随侍年轻勋爵。
She is squiring the dignitaries around the estate.
她正在陪同贵宾参观庄园。
规整变化动词,加-ed和-ing构成过去式和现在分词。
The young knight squired the duke during the ceremony.
那位年轻骑士在典礼期间充当公爵的侍从。
He squired his aunt to the theatre last Saturday.
他上周六护送他的姑妈去剧院。
He squired his grandmother to the family reunion.
他护送祖母去参加家庭聚会。
He squired her to the ball.
他护送她去舞会。
The host squired the guests around the estate.
主人带领客人们游览庄园。
Not this
He squired for the knight.
Use this
He squired the knight.
动词 'squire' 是及物动词,直接跟宾语,不需要介词。中文学习者受母语影响可能会误加介词 'for',但正确用法中应直接接被侍奉的对象。
Not this
He squared her to the dance.
Use this
He squired her to the dance.
由于发音相似,学习者常将 'squire' 误写为 'square'。'Square' 作动词意为使成方形或解决,而 'squire' 作动词意为随侍、护送。此处应用 'squire'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
护送某人前往
He squired her to the ball.
他护送她去参加舞会。
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。
陪同客人
The butler squired the guests to their rooms.
管家把客人领到他们的房间。
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。
陪伴某人去某处
He squired her to the dance.
他陪伴她去舞会。
带着(某人)四处走动
She squired him around the campus.
她带他逛了校园。
Use squire naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
squire读音似'四快',想象随从快步跟随主人。
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。
可作及物动词(如 'squire a lady')或不及物动词(如 'squire for a knight')。
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