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nurse¹ /nɜːs/ n. | vi. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 护士；护理员；照料者
a hospital nurse 医院护士
a student nurse 实习护士
a floor nurse 楼面病房主管护士
a nurse for ward duty 病房护士
a specialist nurse 专科护士
a male nurse in a mental house 精神病院的男护理员
Do you think he will soon be all right, Nurse? 护士，你看他很快会好吗?
I'll be sending Nurse Hopkins along. 我派霍普金斯护士来。
2. 〈旧〉保姆，保育员；〈古〉奶妈
The Turners have hired a new nurse. 特纳家新雇了一位保姆。
3. 【昆】保育虫；【动】(为非己生幼兽哺乳的)代哺母兽
a nurse cow 哺(母)牛
4. 养育者，养护者；促使成长的因素；起源
Town life is the nurse of civilization. 城市生活是文明的摇篮。
5. 护理；保育；照料，照看
6. 【农】防护树
7. 【台】(为了一击连着两球的)聚球
II ❶ vi.
1. 当护士；当护理员；护理，照料
During the war she took up nursing in a military hospital. 战争期间她在一所部队医院里当护士。
2. 当保姆，当保育员
3. 当奶妈；喂奶；(婴儿)吃奶
❷ vt.
1. 给…当护士(或护理员)；护理，照料
nurse a patient back to health 护理病人使其恢复健康
All her time goes into nursing her old father. 她把全部时间都花于照料老父。
He threw an arm round my shoulder and nursed me step by step forward. 他伸出一只手臂抱住我的肩膀，扶我一步一步往前走。
2. 调养，调治(疾病)
nurse a cough 调理咳嗽
He stayed in his room most of the time nursing his cold. 他患感冒后大部分时间都呆在屋里养病。
3. 当…的保姆，照看；[用被动语态]把…带大，养育
They were both nursed in luxury (in a selfsame town). 他们俩都是在优越的环境中(在同一座城市里)长大的。
4. 给…喂奶，奶(孩子)；(孩子)吃…的奶
The baby should not be permitted to nurse its mother when she has a cold. 母亲患感冒时不应该让孩子吃她的奶。
5. 养护；培养，扶植
nurse a young tree 养护树苗
nurse an author of promise 培养有前途的作家
The performer, if properly nursed, would make good in a couple of years. 这位演员，如果好好培养，过几年就会成材。
Much was spent nursing the place back to health. 为了修缮这块地方使之重放光彩而花费了不少钱。
6. 小心地使用(或操纵、摆弄)；细心照看；精心料理
This coal will see you through if you nurse it right. 这种煤你如果仔细照看着点，可以一直烧到最后。
nurse a crippled plane back 把一架出了毛病的飞机小心地开回来
nurse a bullet wound in one's thigh 小心料理大腿上的枪伤
nurse embers into a flame 轻轻拨弄余烬使火苗窜起
nurse one's property 精心照管自己的财产
7. 精打细算地花；慢慢地喝(或吃)
nurse one's time 合理使用时间
nurse a beer (one's cup of tea) 慢慢地喝啤酒(一杯茶)
nurse one goblet through an entire banquet 把一杯酒从宴席开始慢慢地喝到宴席结束
I nursed the nut as if it were chocolate. 我把果仁当巧克力一般含着慢慢吃。
8. 心中抱有，怀有；心里老是想
nurse the idea (hope, dream, illusion) that... 抱有…的想法(希望，梦想，幻想)
nurse a personal hatred of sb. 对某人怀恨在心
nurse a plan to do sth. 盘算做某事
nurse no grudges and bear no malice 无怨无恨
nurse one's misery alone 把痛苦默默地藏在心里
9. 搂，抱
nurse a crying child in one's arms 把啼哭的孩子搂在怀里
sit beside the door nursing one's gun (cane) 抱着枪(手杖)坐在门旁
nurse one's bruised knee between one's hands 用双手捂着碰伤的膝盖
10. 〈英〉拉拢(选民)
11. 【台】做成(聚球)
[<OFr nourice < LL nūtrīcia nurse < L nūtrīcius nourishing < nūtrīre to nourish] phr. at nurse 1. (小孩)由别人带的 2. (房产等)交人照看的 nurse along 1. 慢慢地喝 (或吃)He sat in a cafe all day, nursing along a cup of coffee. 他整天泡在咖啡馆里，慢慢地喝着一杯咖啡。2. 细心地把…做下去 He dropped all additional pursuits in order to nurse along his creation. 为了继续创作，他把其他事情都放下了。nurse a viper in one's bosom 见 viper
nurse the fire 见 fire
nurse through 1. 护理(或照料)…使之好转
nurse a patient through 护理病人使之康复
2. 悉心照料(或小心操纵、精心料理)…使之通过
She nursed her brother through his university examinations. 她悉心帮助弟弟，使他通过了大学的各门考试。
He nursed the business through the depression. 他精心料理使商行渡过了萧条时期。
play nurse to 护理；照料；照看
Playing nurse to a camel made me helpless at times. 照看骆驼好几次弄得我束手无策。
put...out to nurse 1. 把(小孩)给别人带
2. 把(房产等)交人照看 |