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单词 nurse
释义 nurse

nurse /nɜːs/ aep /nɝːs/

noun [C]
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A2 (the title given to) a person whose job is to care for people who are ill or injured, especially in a hospital:
» He worked as a nurse in a psychiatric hospital.» Nurse Millard will be with you shortly.» [as form of address] Thank you, Nurse.Thesaurus+: ↑Doctors and health workers generally
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F0 OLD-FASHIONED a woman employed to take care of a young child or children
Thesaurus+: ↑Parenting and caring for childrenWord Builder:Nouns: nurse, nursery, nursingVerbs: nurse
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Extra Examples:» The door opened and a nurse came into the room.» The nurse bandaged my sprained ankle to keep the swelling down.» Some hospitals are so shorthanded that nurses and doctors are having to work 20-hour shifts.» She gave a wince as the nurse put the needle in.» The nurse will take your blood pressure in a moment.
verb [T] (FEED) ↑Verb Endings for nurse
F0 When a woman nurses a baby, she feeds it with milk from her breasts.Thesaurus+: ↑Giving food to people and animalsThesaurus+: ↑Parenting and caring for children
verb [T] (FEEL EMOTION) ↑Verb Endings for nurse
F0 to have a strong feeling or an emotion for a long time: » She had long nursed a passion for Japanese art.Thesaurus+: ↑Experiencing and suffering
verb [T] (HOLD) ↑Verb Endings for nurse
F0 to hold a drink for a long time without drinking it: » Mark was sitting in the corner nursing an almost empty pint glass.Thesaurus+: ↑Drinking alcoholThesaurus+: ↑Having in your hands
verb [T] (TAKE CARE OF) ↑Verb Endings for nurse
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C2 to care for a person or an animal while they are ill:
» He gave up his job so that he could nurse his mother at home.» They found an injured cat and carefully nursed it back to health (= until it was well again).Thesaurus+: ↑Treating and caring for people
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F0 to spend a lot of time taking care of something as it grows or develops:
» These young trees were carefully nursed by the head gardener.» The project will have to be nursed through its first few months.Thesaurus+: ↑Gardening - general words
3
F0 If you nurse an illness or injury, you rest until it gets better:
» Robert's in bed nursing a back injury.Thesaurus+: ↑Treating and caring for peopleThesaurus+: ↑Passive and not working
4
F0 to hold a small child in your arms as a way of making them feel better:
» She nursed the crying child on her lap.Thesaurus+: ↑Parenting and caring for childrenThesaurus+: ↑Showing affection , ↑Touching and feelingWord Builder:Nouns: nurse, nursery, nursingVerbs: nurse
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