escort
escort
noun
noun
- a person, vehicle, ship, or aircraft, or a group of these, accompanying another for protection, security, or as a mark of rank
护送者；护卫队；护航舰（队）；护航飞机；护航机群
a police escort.
警卫队。
[mass noun]he was driven away under armed escort.
在武装护卫下他被赶走了。
■a man who accompanies a woman to a particular social event
陪同女士参加社交场合的男士；男伴
■a person, typically a woman, who may be hired to accompany someone socially
受雇陪人出入社交场合的人（尤指女人）
[as modifier]an escort agency.
礼仪陪同中介公司。
- [with obj.]accompany (someone or something) somewhere, especially for protection, security, or as a mark of rank
护送；为…护航
Shiona escorted Janice to the door.
希奥娜送贾尼斯到门口。
the shipment was escorted by armed patrol boats.
运送由全副武装的巡逻船护航。
- late 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' (see correct)
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