escorting
present participle ofescort
| 单词 | escorting |
| 释义 | escorting present participle ofescort escort verb[T] uk/ɪˈskɔːt/us/esˈkɔːrt/escortverb[T](GO WITH)to go with apersonorvehicle,especiallyto makecertainthat he, she, or itleavesorarrivessafely: Several littleboatsescorted thesailingshipinto theharbour. Securityguardsescorted theintrudersfrom thebuilding. Thepoliceescorted hertotheairport, and madesurethat sheleftthecountry. to go with someone and show them aplace: People on thetourwill be escorted by anexpertonarchaeology. Taking someone somewhere or telling them the way
escortverb[T](AS SOCIAL COMPANION)formal to go to asocialeventwith someone,especiallyapersonof theoppositesex: Who will be escorting hertotheball? Taking someone somewhere or telling them the way
Examplesofescortingescorting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Dancing down the corridor with an older person whileescortingthem to the toilet produced reprimands and disapproval from the officers in charge. From theCambridge English Corpus As a result, they have no choice but to rely heavily on the family for a number of care activities such as hair cutting, laundry, shopping,escortingand using transport. From theCambridge English Corpus Servants therefore perform a policing function in the home - guarding valuables, sizing up strangers,escortingtheir employers - that necessarily but not offensively encroaches upon the family's privacy. From theCambridge English Corpus We have a large number of corvettes and frigates, built during the war forescortingconvoys and anti-submarine work generally. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The survivors of them did noble work inescortingour convoys in the last war. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I spent most of the last warescortingconvoys, and therefore am particularly concerned for their future. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The factory was besieged and troopsescortinga motor lorry bringing food to workers were attacked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He absconded from the custody of the nurses who wereescortinghim from the hospital to the court. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The report which will be published deals inter alia with the arrangements forescortingprisoners. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 His personal belongings were placed into sealed bags and handed to theescortingstaff, according to standard procedure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I was stunned to hear that we are to have private remand centres and private security facilities forescortingpeople to and from prison. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The average weekly cost is currently estimated at £413, excluding immigration service andescortingcosts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 At about a quarter to midnight he attacked the officer who wasescortinghim, causing him head injuries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Will there not have to be some vesselsescortingthe submarine? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Governors are encouraged to minimise travelling distances and costs, and wherever possible to use establishedescortinglinks between prisons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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