[陪伴]词汇区分：company, accompany, companion

说到“陪伴某人”，经常会用到company,和accompany两个词，但这两个词的用法往往弄不清楚，这里做一个区分

company 

company/ˈkʌmpəni/为名词[N]

前缀com-（一道）+词根pan-（面包）+集合名词后缀-y组合而成

[U] the fact of being with sb else and not alone 陪伴；做伴

I enjoy Jo's company.

我喜欢和乔在一起。

She enjoys her own company when she is travelling.

她喜爱独自旅行。

The children are very good company at this age.

和这个年龄的孩子在一起很开心。

He spent a pleasant evening in the company of friends.

他与朋友一起度过的愉快夜晚。

He's coming with me for company .

他要陪伴我一起来。

短语

keep sb company

to stay with sb so that they are not alone 

做伴；陪伴

I'll keep you company while you're waiting.

你等待时我会陪伴你。

Why don't you stay here and keep Emma company?

你为什么不呆在这儿，陪陪埃玛？

in company with sb/sth

(formal) together with or at the same time as sb/sth

与…一起；与…同时

She arrived in company with the ship's captain.

她与船长一起到达。

The US dollar went through a difficult time, in company with the oil market.

美元与石油市场同时经历了艰难时期。

companion /kəmˈpæniən/  [N]

N-COUNT A companion is someone who you spend time with or who you are travelling with. 同伴;伴侣;同行者

Fred had been her constant companion for the last six years of her life.

在她生命的最后6年，弗莱德一直是她忠实的伴侣。

She was a charming dinner companion.

与她同桌进餐使人感到十分高兴。

His younger brother is not much of a companion for him.

他的弟弟和他志趣不太相投。

They're drinking companions.

他们是酒友。

accompany

accompany /əˈkʌmpəni/ 为及物动词[vt.] 

前缀 ac=ad（去，趋近，成为）+company（陪伴）→陪伴，伴奏

(formal) to travel or go somewhere with sb 陪同；陪伴

His wife accompanied him on the trip.

那次旅行他由妻子陪同。

Children are admitted only if accompanied by an adult.

儿童必须有成年人陪同方可入场。

Government monitors will continue to accompany reporters.

政府监督员将继续陪同记者。

大家应该也有见过 accompanied by这个表达

这里，accompany其实仍未及物动词[VN]

If one thing accompanies another, it happens or exists at the same time, or as a result of it. 伴随；和…一起发生（或同时存在）

This volume of essays was designed to accompany an exhibition in Cologne.

这本文集是为配合在科隆举办的一场展览而出的。

He suffered from hypertension and accompanying heart problems.

他患有高血压和由此引起的心脏问题。

These statements are accompanied by a series of explanatory notes

这些陈述后面有一系列解释性注释。

strong winds accompanied by heavy rain

狂风夹着暴雨

SUMMARY

keep sb company

做伴；陪伴

in company with sb/sth

与…一起；与…同时

accompany /əˈkʌmpəni/ [vt.] 

陪同；陪伴