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 進行護送的人、 船、 車輛等
The government provided an armed escort for the visiting head of State. 政府為到訪的元首派出了武裝衛隊.
The Queen's yacht had an escort of ten destroyers. 有十艘驅逐艦為女王的游艇護航.
The gold bullion was transported under police escort. 金錠在警方的護送下運走了.
[attrib 作定語]
soldiers on escort duty 執行護送任務的士兵.
2 [C] (dated or fml 舊或文) person, esp a man and usu not a regular companion, who accompanies a member of the opposite sex on a particular social occasion (在社交場合)陪伴異性的人(尤指男人而通常并非經常作伴者).
escort v [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sb (to sth) accompany sb as an escort 護送某人
a princess escorted by soldiers 由士兵護送公主
May I escort you to the ball? 我可以陪你去參加舞會嗎?
Her brother's friend escorted her home. 她哥哥的朋友護送她回家.