单词

care

释义

care

noun

OPAL WOPAL S

/keə(r)/

/ker/

Word Family

care noun verb
careful adjective (≠ careless)
carefully adverb (≠ carelessly)
caring adjective (≠ uncaring)

Idioms

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[uncountable] the process of caring for somebody/something and providing what they need for their health or protection
- Some people were badly injured and needed medical care.
- We aim to continually improve the quality of patient care.
- How much do men share housework and the care of the children?
- care for somebody/something to provide care for the elderly
- with care With proper care, the plants may last for fifty years.
- skin/hair care products
see also childcare, community care, critical care, day care, duty of care, easy-care, healthcare, intensive care, managed care, primary care
Extra Examples
- She's still very frail and will need lots of tender loving care.
- The couple relied on informal care from relatives.
- We have improved the way doctors deliver care.
Topics Life stagesa2, Medicinea2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- good
- great
- proper
- …
verb + care
- take
- deliver
- provide (somebody with)
- …
care + noun
- services
- centre/center
- facility
- …
preposition
- in care
- in somebody’s care
- under the care of
- …
phrases
- care of somebody
- in care of somebody
- the quality of care
- …
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(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
- in care Most children in care live with foster carers.
- The two girls were taken into care after their parents were killed.
- He had been in foster care since he was five.
- Mentors support teenagers leaving 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
- Great care is needed when choosing a used car.
- with care She chose her words with care.
- Fragile—handle with care (= written on a container holding something that is easily broken or damaged)
- Consumers must exercise care when buying medicines online.
Extra Examples
- The little girl was writing her name with painstaking care.
- She was charged with driving without due care and attention.
- Transporting the specimens requires great care.
Synonyms care
care
- caution
- prudence
These are all words for attention or thought that you give to something in order to avoid mistakes or accidents.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
  Prudence is used particularly in financial contexts.
Patterns
- 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 Dictionary
adjective
- extreme
- good
- great
- …
verb + care
- exercise
- take
- need
- …
preposition
- with care
- without care
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[countable, usually plural, uncountable] (formal) a feeling of worry; something that causes problems or worries
- I felt free from the cares of the day as soon as I left the building.
- Sam looked as if he didn't have a care in the world.

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)

(abbreviation c/o)
used when writing to somebody at another person’s address
- Write to him care of his lawyer.

in the care of somebody/in somebody’s care

being cared for by somebody
- The child was left in the care of friends.
- You won’t come to any harm while you’re in their care.
- Many historic sites are in the care of the National Trust.

take care

(informal) used when saying goodbye
- Bye! Take care!

take care (that…/to do something)

to be careful
- Take care (that) you don’t drink too much!
- Care should be taken to close the lid securely.

take care of somebody/something/yourself

to care for somebody/something/yourself; to be careful about something
- Who's taking care of the children while you're away?
- She takes great care of her clothes.
- He's old enough to take care of himself.
- You should take better care of yourself.
Which Word? take care of / look after / care for
take 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.
  You can borrow my camera if you promise to take care of/look after it.
- In more formal language you can also care for someone:
  She does some voluntary work, caring for the elderly
  , but care for is more commonly used to mean ‘like’:
  I don’t really care for spicy food.
to be responsible for or to deal with a situation or task
- Don't worry about the travel arrangements. They're all being taken care of.
- Celia takes care of the marketing side of things.

under the care of somebody

receiving medical care from somebody
- He's under the care of Dr Parks.
- refugees under the care of the relief agencies

care

verb

/keə(r)/

/ker/

not used in the progressive tenses

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they care	/keə(r)/ /ker/
he / she / it cares	/keəz/ /kerz/
past simple cared	/keəd/ /kerd/
past participle cared	/keəd/ /kerd/
he / she / it caring	/ˈkeərɪŋ/ /ˈkerɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

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[intransitive, transitive] to feel that something is important and worth worrying about
- I don't care (= I will not be upset) if I never see him again!
- He threatened to fire me, as if I cared!
- care about something She cares deeply about environmental issues.
- I don't really care about how much it costs.
- care what, whether, etc… I don't care what he thinks.
- care that… She doesn't seem to care that he's been married four times before.
Extra Examples
- He hardly cares what he does any more.
- I don't know which she chose, nor do I greatly care.
- No one actually cared what I thought.
- The information is there for anyone who cares enough to find it.
- I don't care what he thinks!
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- deeply
- genuinely
- a lot
- …
preposition
- about
- for
phrases
- be past caring
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[intransitive] care (about somebody) to like or love somebody and worry about what happens to them
- He genuinely cares about his employees.
- They care an awful lot about each other.
- It is good to know that there is someone who cares.
Topics Family and relationshipsa2, Feelingsa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- deeply
- genuinely
- a lot
- …
preposition
- about
- for
phrases
- be past caring
See full entry
[transitive] care to do something to make the effort to do something
- I've done this job more times than I care to remember.

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

be past caring

(informal) used to say that a person is no longer worried about or interested in somebody/something
- I'm past caring what he does.

couldn’t care less

(North American English also could care less)

(informal) used to say, often rudely, that you do not think that somebody/something is important or worth worrying about
- Quite honestly, I couldn't care less what they do.

for all you, I, they, etc. care

(informal) used to say that a person is not worried about or interested in what happens to somebody/something
- I could be dead for all he cares!

not care/give a damn (about somebody/something)

(informal) to not care at all about somebody/something

not care/give a fig (for somebody/something)

(old-fashioned, British English, informal) not to care at all about something; to think that something is not important

not care/give a hoot | not care/give two hoots

(informal) not to care at all
- I don’t care two hoots about having money, as long as I’m happy.

not care/give tuppence for somebody/something

(British English, informal) to think that somebody/something is not important or that they have no value

who cares? | what do I, you, etc. care?

(informal) used to say, often rudely, that you do not think that something is important or interesting
- Who cares what she thinks?

Would you care for something? | Would you care to do something?

(formal) used to ask somebody politely if they would like something or would like to do something, or if they would be willing to do something
- Would you care for another drink?
- If you'd care to follow me, I'll show you where his office is.
More About offers and invitations
offers and invitations
- Would you like…? is the most usual polite question form for offers and invitations, especially in British English:
  Would you like a cup of coffee?
- Do you want…? is less formal and more direct. It is more common in North American English than in British English:
  We’re going to a club tonight. Do you want to come with us?
- Would you care…? is very formal and now sounds old-fashioned.

CARE

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/ker/

the Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere

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a private US charity. It was established as the Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe in 1945, to help people in Europe after the Second World War by sending CARE packages of food and other items. Today these are sent to refugees (= people forced from their homes by war or other events) and people who have survived natural disasters. The phrase CARE package is sometimes also used in a humorous way to mean a package of items sent by US parents to children who are away from home.

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