care
nounWord Family
Idioms - care noun verb
- careful adjective (≠ careless)
- carefully adverb (≠ carelessly)
- caring adjective (≠ uncaring)
- [uncountable]
the process of caring for somebody/something and providing what they need for their health or protection 照料;照顾;照看;护理 Some people were badly injured and needed medical care. 一些人受了重伤,需要医疗护理。 We aim to continually improve the quality of patient care. 我们的目标是不断提高病人护理的质量。 How much do men share housework and the care of the children? 男人分担多少做家务和照看小孩的工作? - care for somebody/something
to provide care for the elderly 为老年人提供照顾 - with care
With proper care, the plants may last for fifty years. 照料得好,这些植物可以活 50 年。 skin/hair care products 护肤品;护发品
Extra ExamplesTopics Life stagesa2, Medicinea2She's still very frail and will need lots of tender loving care. 她身体仍然很弱,需要细心呵护。 The couple relied on informal care from relatives. 这对夫妇依赖亲戚的非正式看护。 We have improved the way doctors deliver care. 我们改善了医生提供护理的方式。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- great
- proper
- …
- take
- deliver
- provide (somebody with)
- …
- services
- centre/center
- facility
- …
- in care
- in somebody’s care
- under the care of
- …
- care of somebody
- in care of somebody
- the quality of care
- …
- (British English)
the fact of providing a home in an institution run by the local authority or with another family for children who cannot live with their parents 由福利院收养 - in care
Most children in care live with foster carers. 大多数被照顾的孩子和寄养家庭一起生活。 The two girls were taken into care after their parents were killed. 两个女孩在父母遇害后由福利院收养。 He had been in foster care since he was five. 他从 5 岁起就一直由别人抚养。 Mentors support teenagers leaving care. 导师支持离开看护的青少年。
- in care
- [uncountable]
attention or thought that you give to something that you are doing so that you will do it well and avoid mistakes or damage 小心;谨慎 Great care is needed when choosing a used car. 选购旧车时要特别小心。 - with care
She chose her words with care. 她措辞谨慎。 Fragile—handle with care (= written on a container holding something that is easily broken or damaged) 易碎物品,小心轻放 Consumers must exercise care when buying medicines online. 消费者在网上购买药物时必须小心。
Extra ExamplesThe little girl was writing her name with painstaking care. 那小女孩正在一丝不苟地写自己的名字。 She was charged with driving without due care and attention. 她被指控在没有得到应有的关心和照顾的情况下开车。 Transporting the specimens requires great care. 运输这些样品需要格外小心。
Synonyms carecare- caution
- prudence
- care attention or thought that you give to something that you are doing so that you will do it well and avoid mistakes or damage:
She chose her words with care. 她措辞谨慎。
- caution care that you take in order to avoid danger or mistakes; not taking any risks:
The utmost caution must be exercised when handling explosives. 处理爆炸品一定要慎之又慎。
- prudence (rather formal) a sensible and careful attitude when you make judgements and decisions; behaviour that avoids unnecessary risks:
As a matter of prudence, keep a record of all your financial transactions. 为慎重起见,请记下你所有的财务往来。
- to do something with care/caution/prudence
- great/extreme care/caution/prudence
- to use/exercise care/caution/prudence
- to proceed with care/caution
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- extreme
- good
- great
- …
- exercise
- take
- need
- …
- with care
- without care
- [countable, usually plural, uncountable] (formal)
a feeling of worry; something that causes problems or worries 忧虑;焦虑;引起烦恼的事;令人焦虑的事
Word OriginOld English caru (noun), carian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Old High German chara ‘grief, lament’, charon ‘grieve’, and Old Norse kǫr ‘sickbed’.
Idioms
care of somebody
(North American English also in care of somebody)
in the care of somebody/in somebody’s care
take care
take care (that…/to do something)
take care of somebody/something/yourself
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to care for somebody/something/yourself; to be careful about something 照顾;照料;爱护;小心 Who's taking care of the children while you're away? 你外出时谁来照料孩子? She takes great care of her clothes. 她非常爱惜自己的衣服。 He's old enough to take care of himself. 他已经不小了,能照顾自己了。 You should take better care of yourself. 你应该更加保重自己。
Which Word? take care of / look after / care fortake care of / look after / care for- You can take care of or, especially in British English, look after someone who is very young, very old, or sick, or something that needs to be kept in good condition:
We’ve asked my mother to take care of/look after the kids while we’re away. 我们已请我母亲在我们外出时照看孩子。 You can borrow my camera if you promise to take care of/look after it. 只要你答应把我的照相机保管好就可以借去用。
- In more formal language you can also care for someone:
在较正式用语中,照看或照顾某人亦可用 care for: She does some voluntary work, caring for the elderly 她干一些照顾老人的义务工作。
但 care for 较常用于表示喜欢: I don’t really care for spicy food. 我其实不喜欢吃辛辣食物。
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to be responsible for or to deal with a situation or task 负责;处理
under the care of somebody