Attach



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 将某物系在 ( 另一物) 上
• ［英］ v. 将某物系在 ( 另一物) 上 ( fasten sth to sth)
• ［记］ at+tach ( 接触)
• ［同］ 派生词: attachment n.附着, 附带
• ［例］ a young man attached himself to me at the party

Webster Collegiate

verb

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French attacher, alteration of Old French estachier, from estache stake, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English staca stake
• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to take by legal authority especially under a writ attached the property
  • 2.
    • a. to bring (oneself) into an association attached herself to their cause
    • b. to assign (an individual or unit in the military) temporarily
  • 3. to bind by personal ties (as of affection or sympathy) was strongly attached to his family
  • 4. to make fast (as by tying or gluing) attach a label to a package
  • 5. to associate especially as a property or an attribute ; ascribe attached great importance to public opinion polls
• intransitive verb
  • to become attached ; adhere
• Synonyms: see fasten
• • attachable adjective

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