关心与烦恼：care的用法和辨析

A certain amount of care or pain or trouble is necessary for every man at all times .A ship without a ballast is unstable and will not go straight.

——Arthur Schopenhauer

一定的忧愁、痛苦或烦恼，对每个人都是时时必需的。一艘船如果没有压舱物，便不会稳定，不能朝着目的地一直前进。

——叔本华

一、下面我们来看看care有几种含义 

abbr.

= Cooperative for American Remittances to Everywhere 美国援外汇款合作组织 

He is a member of the CARE.

他是美国援外汇款合作组织的一个成员。

n.

1.看护；保护 [U] the process of caring for sb / sth and providing what they need for their protection

We must take care to preserve our national heritage.

我们必须注意保护自己的民族遗产。

2.照料；管理；关怀 [U] the process of caring for sb / sth and providing what they need for their health

He owes it to his doctor's care that he is quite well again.

多亏医生的照料，他的病才好了。

3.忧虑，烦恼；心事 [U,C] a feeling of worry or anxiety; something that causes problems or anxiety

He was worn with care and anxiety.

他因忧虑和操劳而疲惫不堪。

4.用心，努力 [U] effort

Caroline began to devote more care to her work.

凯洛琳开始更加努力地工作了。

5.小心，谨慎 [U] attention or thought that you give to sth that you are doing so that you will do it well and avoid mistakes or damage

This delicate glass must be treated with care.

这精巧的玻璃杯处理时要小心。

6.所关心之事 [C] something that causes problems or anxiety

The dog was the old man's major care.

这条狗是这位老人最操心的事。

v.

1.关心；担心；在乎，介意 [I] to feel that sth is important and worth worrying about

He doesn't care for what he eats.

他对吃的东西并不计较。

2.关怀，照顾 [I] to like or love sb and worry about what happens to them

They hired a nurse to care for her.

他们雇了个护士来照顾她。

3.喜欢，愿意，想要 [I] like sth or would like to do sth

She doesn't care much for modern jazz.

她不太喜欢现代爵士乐。

4.对...介意，对...计较 [T] worried about or interested in what happens to sb / sth

I don't care what they say.

我不在乎他们说什么。

二、还有以下单词能表示care的含义：

ety, worry, care, concern

这些名词均含“焦虑、关心”之意。

anxiety指对预料中的不祥之事的焦虑。

worry侧重对未知事态演变的忧虑。

care强调因出于责任感或顾虑等而产生的不安。

concern作“关心”用时，是indifference(冷漠)的反义词，侧重对他人健康、安全等的关心，也可暗示对困难、危险或失败等的忧虑。

, mind

这两个动词均有“介意，在乎”之意。

care指对某事感到关切、操心或忧虑，主要用于否定句或疑问句。

mind通常用于否定句、疑问句或条件句中。也可用在答复询问的肯定句中。指因某事打扰、感到不满而表示反对。

y, brood, care, fret

这些动词均有“烦恼、担忧”之意。

worry普通用词，着重使人焦虑、烦恼或深深不安。

brood语气比

worry强，多指沉思、沮丧或忧郁。

care多指极强烈的关心和忧虑。常带纯客观的意味。

fret通常指因悲哀、焦虑或忧愁等所困扰的心理状态。

三、含有care的常见短语

care a hang

感兴趣,喜欢,介意

care for

v. 1.照顾，照料（病、老、幼者等） 2.深深地爱，非常喜欢

intensive care unit

加强护理小组

medical care

医疗,医护

take care

1.（告别用语）走好，保重 take care (that.../to do sth) 1. 小心；当心 take care of sb/sth/yourself 1. 照顾；照料；爱护；小心 2. 负责；处理

primary care

最初治疗，初级治疗

coronary care unit

冠心病医护单位

health care

n. 医疗保健，卫生保健

nursing care

护理

child care

n. 儿童保育

day care

n. （托儿所的）日托，日间护理

foster care

看护

四、接下来，做个填词游戏吧

He started another matter to enrage me, but I didn't ____.

他又提出另一问题，想以此激怒我，可我并没在意。