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| 1 | I/T to look after someone who is ill or injured 照料；护理；看护 |
| He nursed troops at the general hospital in Riyadh. 他在利雅得的总医院护理过很多士兵。 |
| nurse sb back to health (=until they are healthy again) His wife nursed him back to health. 照料某人至康复 |
| | 1a | to help someone or something improve or become more successful 培养；扶植；改善；使成功 | | nurse sth back to health Chief executive David Michaels nursed the business back to health. 公司总经理大卫·迈克尔使业务重新走上了正轨。 | |
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| 2 | T to help yourself get better after an illness or injury , for example by resting or getting medical treatment 调养；调治 |
| I took over as captain while she nursed a strained muscle. 在她调养扭伤的肌肉期间我接任了队长一职。 |
| I’ m nursing a cold. 我正在医治感冒。 |
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| 3 | T to feel a strong emotion or have a belief for a long time , especially one that you hide from other people （尤指瞒着他人）心存，心怀 |
| He had nursed a grudge against them for ages. 他心里对他们已积怨多年。 |
| Gilford still nurses an ambition to become captain of the team. 吉尔福特仍一心想着要当队长。 |
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| 4 | T if you nurse a drink , you drink it slowly over a period of time 慢慢地喝；啜饮 |
| She stood nursing a cup of tea. 她站着慢慢地啜着一杯茶。 |
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| 5 | T if a woman nurses a baby , she feeds it by letting the baby suck milk from her breasts 给（婴儿）喂奶；给（婴儿）哺乳 |
| | 5a | I if a baby nurses, it sucks milk from a woman’ s breast （婴儿）吃奶 | |
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