/ˈeskɔ:t ||; ˈɛskɔrt/noun[C] 1 [with.sop] one or more people or vehicles that go with and protect sb/sth, or that go with sb/sth as an honour 护送者；护送队；仪仗队: an armed escort 武装护送队He arrived under police escort. 他在警方护送下到达。
2 (formal 正式) a person who takes sb to a social event （社交场合中的）陪伴者
3 a person, especially a woman, who is paid to go out socially with sb 受雇充当社交场合伴侣的人（尤指女伴）: an escort agency 伴侣介绍所