| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_to-take-care-of-someone-or-something |
| 释义 | to take care of someone or somethingThese words mean to be responsible for the health and safety of someone or something. If you care for someone, you provide the things they need and are responsible for their health. It is used mainly to talk about children, old people, and sick people. She had to give up her job to care for her elderly mother. If you take care of a person or animal, you provide for their needs. Take care of can be used to describe caring for someone or something temporarily, or caring for someone or something for a long time. It's often used with reflexive pronouns like yourself. I just want to make enough money to take care of my family. His grandparents moved in with him so he could take care of them in their old age. Can you take care of my cat while I'm away? Take care of yourself. The opposite of care for and take care of is neglect. Neglect refers to not giving something or something the care or attention you should. The children were neglected and placed into care. The garden had been neglected and had grown wild. How can you neglect your elderly parents like that? The phrasal verb look after has a similar meaning, but it is much more common in UK English than it is in US English. It is often used with reflexive pronouns like myself. My aunt looked after me after my parents died. Who's going to look after your pets while you're away? I can look after myself. Nurse refers to taking care of someone or something, but it has slightly different meanings depending on the context. If you nurse a person, you are helping them recover their health when they are ill. If you nurse an injury or an illness, you rest the injured part until it gets better. If you nurse something along, you are watching and caring for it as it grows or develops. He nursed me back to health. She nursed her sprained wrist. You will have to nurse your sourdough starter along the first few days, but once it's active you can let it rest. The formal verb tend is usually used to describe helping something, such as a garden or a flock of animals, to grow and thrive. He lived a quiet life, tending his garden and his hives. The verb nurture is also formal and is used to refer to caring for someone or something through their or its development. Nurture is used especially of young children or of plants. He wished he could stay at home and nurture his children. She was quite proud of her lovingly nurtured garden. There are several words and phrases for taking care of someone or something for a short time. One of the most common is watch. Will you watch the children while I do the shopping? Who's watching your dog while you're on holiday? If you keep an eye on someone or something, you watch and care for that person or thing for a short period of time. Keep an eye on implies less direct care than take care of does. Can you keep an eye on the boys? I just need to run to the grocer's. In UK English, the verb mind can also be used to refer to watching someone or something for a short time. In US English, mind sounds old-fashioned. UKCould you mind my bag while I go to the loo? UKI need someone to mind the children while I work. If you are watching someone else's child or children for a short period of time, the most common verb to describe this is babysit. Even though babysit includes the word baby in it, the verb is used for taking care of any children who are not old enough to be alone by themselves, not just babies. Can you babysit this Friday evening? I babysat their kids regularly for years. You can also use sit to refer to taking care of someone's children for a short period of time. Both babysit and sit imply that you are in that person's home taking care of their child or children. I can't go - I'm sitting my nieces and nephews that night. If you take care of someone else's child for a short period of time in your own home, you can use, in UK English, the verb childmind. Childmind is used especially to refer to caring for another person's child while they are at work. UKMany mothers with their own children at home will childmind to earn some extra income. If you take care of someone's pet for a short period of time, you can use the word pet-sit to describe this. I asked the neighbours if they could pet-sit for us while we're on holiday. |
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