/ə'tætʃ; ə`tætʃ/
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (to sth) fasten or join sth (to sth) 将某物系在, 缚在或附在（另一物）上
*a house with a garage attached 带有车房的房子
* attach a label to each piece of luggage 每件行李上都加上标签
* a document attached to a letter (with a pin) 信中（用别针）附一文件
* Attached (ie Attached to this letter) you will find.... 随信附上.... Cf 参看 detach 1.
2 [Tn.pr]
(a) ~ oneself to sb/sth join sb/sth as a (sometimes unwelcome or uninvited) companion or member （有时指不受欢迎或未受邀请而）依附某人[参加某事]
*A young man attached himself to me at the party and I couldn't get rid of him. 聚会中有个小青年总缠着我, 我也甩不开他.
* I attached myself to a group of tourists entering the museum. 我随着一队游客混入了博物馆.
(b) ~ sb to sb/sth (esp passive 尤用于被动语态) assign sb to (a person or group) for special duties 将某人派给（一人或一组织）去执行某任务; 使隶属于
*You'll be attached to this department until the end of the year. 你在年底前将暂属于这一部门.
3 (a) [Tn.pr] ~ sth to sth connect sth with sth; attribute sth to sth 将某事物与另一事物相联系; 将某事物归于另一事物
*Do you attach any importance to what he said? 你认为他说的话重要吗?
(b) [Ipr] ~ to sb (fml 文) be connected with or attributable to sb 与某人相关联; 归于某人
*No blame attaches to you in this affair. 这件事不怪你. 4[Tn] (law 律) take or seize (sb or sb's property) by legal authority 逮捕（某人）; 扣押, 查封（某人的财物）.
5 (idm 习语) no strings attached/without strings => string1.

v

[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: atachier, estachier, from estache 'sharp post']
[T]
to fasten or connect one object to another
= fixattach sth to sth
　Attach a recent photograph to your application form.
　a small battery attached to a little loudspeaker
the attached form/cheque/leaflet etc
　Please fill in and return the attached reply slip.
be attached to sb/sth
to like someone or something very much, because you have known them or had them for a long time
　It's easy to become attached to the children you work with.
attach importance/significance etc to sth
to believe that something is important
　People attach too much importance to economic forecasts.
[I and T]
if blame attaches or is attached to someone, they are responsible for something bad that happens
　No blame can be attached to Roy for the incident.
[I and T]
if a quality, feeling, idea etc attaches or is attached to a person, thing, or event, it is connected with them
attach to
　It's easy to let the emotions attached to one situation spill over into others.
be attached to sth
a) to work for part of a particular organization, especially for a short period of time
　He was attached to the foreign affairs department of a Japanese newspaper.
b) to be part of a bigger organization
　The Food Ministry is attached to the Ministry of Agriculture.
[T]
to connect a document or file to an email so that you can send them together
attach yourself to sb
to join someone and spend a lot of time with them, often without being invited or welcome
　A young man from Canada had attached himself to Sam.
attach a condition (to sth)
to allow something to happen, but only if someone agrees to do a particular thing or accept a particular idea
　When approving a merger, the commission can attach conditions.
attach a label to sb/sth
to think of or describe someone or something as being a particular thing, especially in a very general way
　You can't really attach a label to this type of art.