accompany、conduct、attend与escort这些动词均有“陪同、伴随”之意。
accompany ：既可指人也可指物。用于人时，侧重关系紧密或同时发生。
- His wife accompanied him on the trip.
那次旅行他由妻子陪同。 -
He accompanied the volatile actress to Hollywood the following year. However, not a whiff of scandal had ever tainted his private life.
第二年他陪着这位情绪无常的女演员去了好莱坞。不过，他的私生活没有爆出过一丁点儿的丑闻。
conduct ：无论用于人或物均指引导带领。
- The guide conducted us around the ruins of the ancient city.
导游引导我们游览了古城遗迹。
attend ：侧重主从关系，即下级对上级，学生对老师等，或表恭、服侍。
- The President was attended by several members of his staff.
总统有几名幕僚随从。
escort ：通常指用车或人在陆上伴随、护送，其目的是保护或出于礼节。
- The bodyguard escorted the boss home.
保镖护送老板回家。 - Policemen had to escort the referee from the football field.
警察不得不护送这位裁判离开足球场。
