| 释义 |
treat /triːt/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vt.
1. 对待
treat sb. well (in a cold way) 善待(冷淡对待)某人
Don't treat your horse cruelly. 别虐待你的马。
They were treated with respect. 他们受到尊重。
His report was treated with extraordinary secrecy. 他的报告被严格保密。
2. 看待；视为，把…看作 (as)
He was treated as a child. 他被当作小孩看待。
treat a mistake as a joke 把错误视作笑料
Some publishers treat the market like a fruit machine, jamming in anything that looks remotely like cash. 有些出版商把销售市场当作一台吃角子老虎，只要稍微有一点儿像钱币的东西就会拿来塞进机器中去。
3. 医疗，医治
treat a disease 医病
treat sb.'s toothache 治疗某人的牙痛
treat sb. for his illness 为某人治病
Sixty-three per cent of the 80 patients were treated with this drug last year. 去年80个病人中的63%用这种药治疗。
4. 处理；为…涂上(或铺上)保护层
treat a metal with acid 用酸处理一种金属
treat photographic film with developer 用显影剂处理照相胶片
The water is chemically treated. 这水是经化学处理的。
treat dry leather with grease 用油脂涂敷干燥的皮革
5. 讨论，探讨；详述；(文学、艺术作品中)描绘，描述；表现
treat all requests 讨论所有的请求
He treats this subject thoroughly in his book. 他在自己所著的书中详尽透彻地论述这个问题。
The exploits of Robin Hood have been treated in poems and stories. 罗宾汉的侠义业绩在诗歌和小说中均有描述。
6. 款待，招待，请(客)；(竞选时)请客拉拢(选民) (to)
He treated me to dinner (an ice cream, the theatre). 他请我吃饭(吃冰淇淋，看戏)。
I'll treat you all to a little piano speciality of my own. 我要请你们大家听一首我特地自谱的钢琴曲。
He treats himself to lots of time to spare. 他会享用大量的业余时间。
❷ vi.
1. 讨论，探讨；论述 (of)
treat about a question 讨论一个问题
a book that treats of the progress of Chinese medicine 一本论述中医发展的书
2. 谈判，协商
come to treat for peace (a loan) 前来议和(一笔贷款)
treat with the government 与政府磋商
3. 请客，作东；(竞选时)请客拉选票
I'll treat today. 今天我作东请客。
The Congressman-elect was unseated for treating. 那名当选的国会议员因请客拉选票被剥夺了议员资格。
II n.
1. 款待，请客，作东
It's her birthday and she wants to give us all a treat. 这是她的生日，她要请我们大家吃饭。
She took a party of little orphans on a holiday treat to a zoo. 她带一群孤儿去动物园，作为假日款待。
This is to be my treat, so I'll pay for everything. 这次轮到我作东，所以一切都由我付钱。
2. 乐事；乐趣
It's always such a real treat when you stop by. 你过访寒舍总是令人高兴不已。
What a treat it is to get up early! 早起乐趣无穷!
3. 〈英口〉极出色的东西
Everything will look a treat, you see. 你瞧，看来一切都会非常好的。
The machine works a treat. 这台机器工作得非常出色。
[<OFr tretier < L tractāre to manage < trahere to drag] phr. a children's (或 school) treat (主日学校等所举行的)儿童远足 stand treat 请客，作东 stand treat for sb. 作东请某人 |