nurse
noun
verb
nɜːs
noun
1
someone
whose
job
is
to
look
after
people
who
are
ill
or
injured,
usually
in
a
hospital
〔通常指医院里的〕护士
The
nurse
is
coming
to
give
you
an
injection.
护士会来给你打一针。
The
school
nurse
sent
Sara
home.
学校的护士送萨拉回家。
a
male
nurse
男护士
a
senior
nurse
高级护士
a
student
nurse
(=someone
who
is
learning
to
be
a
nurse)
实习护士
a
psychiatric
nurse
(=a
nurse
for
people
who
are
mentally
ill)
精神病院护士
a
community
nurse
社区护士
2
a
woman
employed
to
look
after
a
young
child
[过时] 保育员，保姆;
old-fashioned
verb
3
SICK PEOPLE
病人
a.
to
look
after
someone
who
is
ill
or
injured
b.
to
work
as
a
nurse
当护士
T I usually in progressive 一般用进行式
He’s
been
nursing
an
elderly
relative.
他一直在照顾一位年老的亲戚。
After
Ray’s
operation,
Mrs
Stallard
nursed
him
back
to
health
.
雷手术后，斯托拉德夫人照料他恢复了健康。
She
spent
several
years
nursing
in
a
military
hospital.
她在一家军队医院里当了几年护士。
4
REST
休息
to
rest
when
you
have
an
illness
or
injury
so
that
it
will
get
better
疗养〔伤病〕
T not in passive 不用被动态
Shaw
has
been
nursing
an
injury,
and
will
not
play
on
Sunday.
肖一直在养伤，星期天将不参加比赛。
5
FEED A BABY
喂婴儿
a.
if
a
woman
nurses
a
baby,
she
feeds
it
with
milk
from
her
breasts
b.
if
a
baby
nurses,
it
sucks
milk
from
its
mother’s
breast
〔婴儿〕吃（母亲的）奶
I,T I | old-fashioned
information
on
nutrition
for
nursing
mothers
关于哺乳期母亲所需营养的信息
6
YOUR FEELINGS
情感
to
keep
a
feeling
or
idea
in
your
mind
for
a
long
time,
especially
an
angry
feeling
怀有〔愤恨等〕
T not in passive 不用被动态
nurse
a
grudge/grievance/ambition
etc
For
years
he
had
nursed
a
grievance
against
his
former
employer.
多年来他一直对前雇主心怀不满。
7
TAKE CARE OF STH
照料某事物
to
take
special
care
of
something,
especially
during
a
difficult
situation
〔尤指在困难时期〕精心照料，打理
T
nurse
sth
through/along
etc
He
bought
the
hotel
in
1927
and
managed
to
nurse
it
through
the
Depression.
他于 1927 年买下了那家酒店并精心打理，顺利度过了大萧条期。
8
DRINK
喝
if
you
nurse
a
drink,
especially
an
alcoholic
one,
you
drink
it
very
slowly
[非正式] 慢慢地喝〔尤指含酒精的饮料〕
T | informal
Oliver
sat
at
the
bar,
nursing
a
bottle
of
beer.
奥立弗坐在酒吧里，慢慢地喝着一瓶啤酒。
9
HOLD
抱
to
hold
something
carefully
in
your
hands
or
arms
close
to
your
body
[文] 小心地捧 （抱 ）着; 爱惜地搂抱
T | literary
a
child
nursing
a
kitten
怀抱着一只小猫的孩子