1The manner in which someone behaves toward or deals with someone or something.

这个指示要求在社会保障计划中男女应平等对待。

1. 1.1 Medical care given to a patient for an illness or injury.
   治疗，医治
   I'm receiving treatment for an injured shoulder

   我正在治疗一只受伤的肩膀。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • She had four treatments initially and then has been coming for remedial massage.
   • I asked about a natural treatment at the health food store and was told to try tea tree oil.
   • The medical treatment for all patients remained unchanged throughout the study.
   • The first aid treatment for knee injuries is the same whichever ligament is injured.
   • Most cases of dandruff will respond well to home treatments and a good internal regime.
   • For Susan a single treatment was sufficient for a breakthrough in her health due to her youth.
   • We used the records to identify the patient referral pathway from primary care to hospital treatment.
   • In effect he found that feeding via intravenous drip constitutes medical treatment, not palliative care.
   • Finding an appropriate treatment has created difficulty for the healthcare provider.
   • The treatment lasted four hours during which I experienced hallucinations and talked to people who have died.
   • Now she's having isolagen, a treatment that injects the body's own cells into the lined area.
   • Last year, her husband nursed her through four months of treatments for cancer.
   • It is used as an adjunctive treatment to help stimulate the immune system and increase body defenses.
   • At one time he underwent a revolutionary treatment which involved having mice extract pumped into his body through a drip.
   • The hospice is the only one of its kind in the city and provides medical treatment for terminal cancer patients.
   • In Japan, the country's National Health Scheme takes total care of medical treatment for heart problems.
   • Again, the use of pruning paint or wound dressing is not recommended except as a cosmetic treatment.
   • An Alzheimer's charity claims new health guidelines could be denying local dementia sufferers an effective treatment.
   • Now, with one of his five treatments still to go, he says he feels 90 per cent better.
   • Police have been able to speak to her, but she is still receiving medical treatment for her injuries.

   Synonyms

   therapy, surgery, medical attention, medical care, care, ministrations, nursing
2. 1.2 A session of medical care or the administration of a dose of medicine.
   疗程
   the patient was given repeated treatments as required

   该病人按要求接受了反复治疗。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Most people take enough time out for a haircut but next time you go to book yours, why not think about having a beauty treatment too.
   • Nine winners will be chosen who will all receive health and beauty treatments.
   • There then follow various treatments with the twin aims of cosmetic appeal and hygiene.
   • She also said that beauty treatments work better if they are based on the moon's cycles.
   • Five runners-up will receive a beauty treatment and complimentary makeover.
   • You can spend your days however you like: soaking up the sun on deck, enjoying a beauty treatment or working out in the gym.
   • Many creams, gels and beauty treatments claim to be able to tighten the skin.
   • As a general rule, two to four treatments at six to eight week intervals are recommended.
   • If you want to get into beauty treatments, have pedicures, because all your ills go to your feet.
   • The Regent Street salon offers a range of hair, beauty, holistic and nail treatments.
   • All clubs have gyms, swimming pool and spa areas and offer aerobic classes and beauty treatments.
   • Carl admitted to having a few pampering treatments before the wedding day.
   • There is a gym but health treatments in the spa let you feel better without actually doing anything.
   • Pitta and vasha, by the way, are two of the three body types which form the basis of Ayurvedic treatments.
   • Yeah, right, because I'm always getting a beauty treatment for my legs.
   • We only come to grief once, when I ascribe the absence of his body hair to regular wax treatments.
   • For the last part of the session Roselyn gave me a treatment which involved me lying down while she held certain energy centres in my body designed to heal my ailments.
   • At the therapy centre, we treated ourselves to a traditional Malay health and beauty treatment.
   • In New York, she was given a range of complementary nutrients and treatments.
   • A series of four to six treatments is usually recommended, spaced two to four weeks apart.
3. 1.3 The use of a chemical, physical, or biological agent to preserve or give particular properties to something.
   处理
   the treatment of hazardous waste is particularly expensive

   有害废物的处理费用极为昂贵。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Drink at least eight glasses each day, and preferably free of chemical treatment, such as chlorine and fluoride.
   • This would include chemical treatment, filtration and chlorination.
   • The provision of clean water and proper sewage treatment systems depends on the electrical system.
   • I believe most people would prefer healthy turf even though an occasional treatment of a safe herbicide must be applied.
   • You will need to have a residual chemical treatment carried out and you should get a professional to assess the situation.
   • The city's sewage treatment plant has suffered three fires and the emergency holding dam will overflow after tonight.
   • Sewage treatment and waste disposal should be taken up by local self-governments.
   • The chemical treatment is necessary before the playing surface is improved.
   • It is possible to outcross if the plant is emasculated which can only be done by chemical treatment.
   • He said he is adamant the waste from the sewage treatment plant situated on the Lea Road is not the cause of the alleged fish kills along the river.
   • Motorists have been warned to expect delays while a bridge on the M60 is given electrical and chemical treatment to extend its life.
   • Six years ago his company had been sending waste laboratory chemicals for treatment at Waste Control.
   • She also pointed out that, as some of the pollution came from animal wastes washed off the land, new sewage treatment plants were not the only answer.
   • A number of chemical treatment processes can be used to separate DU from contaminated soil.
   • The demand for water treatment chemicals is influenced by a host of factors.
   • Acid stains, such as red wine or fruit juices, require a different treatment to grease stains.
   • After chemical treatment, the water from the flush toilet is clean enough for people to wash their hands.
   • There are also biological treatment systems in which the biomass is attached.
   • The treatment process physically and chemically binds the CCA to the inside of the wood fibers.
   • The most common biological treatment system that also provides storage is the anaerobic lagoon.

   Synonyms

   purification, refining, clarifying, clarification, cleansing, straining, sifting, filtering, filtration, rarefaction, distillation, concentration, processing, treating
4. 1.4 The presentation or discussion of a subject.
   论述，表现，讨论
   analysis of the treatment of women in her painting

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   • Timaeus did not restrict his treatment to Sicily but dealt with the whole west including Carthage.
   • The volume is a thorough but ultimately formulaic treatment of a subject handled in several previous books.
   • Whatever Forster's intentions, the judges were chiefly impressed by his treatment of the subject.
   • And their first individual exhibition is sure to be a hit, given their selection and treatment of subjects.
   • There is no doubt that the Holocaust has been nearly exhausted as a subject, but this treatment brings it alive.
   • Any extended treatment of the subject of empire that does not give full weight to the fact that human beings do not want to be ruled by foreigners is worth very little.
   • Death and Birth are subjects that demand serious treatment and both set the tone for the album.
   • In this book review I will just note some points about Pennock's treatment of the subject.
   • In Poussin's later treatment of the same subject at the Washington National Gallery, the Cretans have learnt more sense.
   • In this area he led the symbolic treatment of the subject.
   • One looks forward to a more detailed treatment of the subject.
   • The comic treatment offsets the grim subject matter and the film won a well-deserved trio of Oscars.
   • My treatment of the subject in my address to the jury is to be found at pages 67 to 76 of the appeal book, your Honour.
   • The increasing repression faced by homosexuals is a legitimate subject for artistic treatment.
   • It is an informed and aesthetically pleasing treatment of this broad subject.
   • Indeed, the choice and treatment of subject matter is sometimes paradoxical.
   • His photographs of personalities are unique and distinctive in their treatment of the subjects.
   • It was not merely that Lawrence's choice of subject and treatment was considered obscene.
   • This is not a book for the history specialist, who may be mildly infuriated by the shallow treatment of pet subjects.
   • There is of course no treatment, discussion or consideration in the guides themselves of overlap.

   Synonyms

   presentation, discussion, coverage, handling, investigation, exploration, consideration, study, analysis, critique
5. 1.5the full treatmentinformal Used to indicate that something is done enthusiastically, vigorously, or to an extreme degree.
   〈非正式〉极致
   I gave them the full treatment, and they were just falling over themselves

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Fans of the show may be disappointed that this series is not being given the full treatment, but the 12 episodes included in this set are sure to please.
   • ‘That guy's going to get the full treatment,’ said the senior officer.
   • Our pictured scene, which seems to be from the Malton area, shows the animals being given the full treatment.
   • Of course, that didn't stop just whipping out the screw driver and giving it the full treatment…
   • I was stopped at the metal detector, then given the full treatment.
   • Gladly, Disney made a good call with the disc, and has finally delivered the full treatment DVD enthusiasts have been hungering for.
   • The common folk who could not afford the full treatment had to do with statuettes of mummies.
   • Kevin immediately jumped up as if to rescue Louis from the full treatment.
   • Those countries where the public is deemed to be flaky get the full treatment.
   • ‘That guy's going to get the full treatment,’ a senior officer said.
   • Now all we need is for Meaning of Life to get the full treatment.
   • Her report is worth a good fisking, but why bother with the full treatment?
   • In the course of this, for the first time, the Keynesian system gets the full treatment that it deserves, raked from every important angle.
   • Appearances are deceptive and this maxim gets the full treatment at this point.
   • Some staff made all the ladies up - painted their nails, made sure they were nicely dressed and gave them the full treatment.
   • Destination Tokyo doesn't get quite the full treatment, but we do get the 1934 musical short Gem of the Ocean starring Jeanne Aubert.
   • Everyone got the full treatment, with generous discourses.
   • Jack Wall's election poster has been given the full treatment with the addition of black curls, a lovely goatee beard and the latest in designer spectacles.
   • Slick stage management in the hands of Dave Bedding ensured the show moved at a pace and strong chorus work and pit singers meant each number was given the full treatment.
   • I can't wait for him to come to Scarborough to give him the full treatment.