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- a person trained to care for the sick or infirm, especially in a hospital（尤指医院里的）护士; 护理员。
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- dated a person employed or trained to take charge of young children〈旧〉保姆, 保育员：
her mother's old nurse.
她妈妈的老保姆。
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- archaic a wet nurse〈古〉奶妈, 乳母。
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- often as modifier Forestry a tree or crop planted as a shelter to others【林】（保护其他树木的）防护树; （保护其他作物的）防护作物。
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- Entomology a worker bee, ant, or other social insect, caring for a young brood【昆】保育虫（社会性昆虫如蜜蜂、蚂蚁中的工蜂、工蚁等的一种, 其职责为照料幼虫）。
with obj.
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- give medical and other attention to (a sick person)治疗并护理（病人）：
he was gradually nursed back to health.
他得到治疗及护理逐渐恢复了健康。
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- no obj. care for the sick and infirm, especially as a profession当护士（或护理员）, 照顾病弱者：
she nursed at the hospital for 30 years.
她在医院做了30年护理工作。
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- try to cure or alleviate (an injury, injured part, or illness) by treating it carefully and protectively悉心医治（伤害, 疾患）, 精心治疗; 减轻（疾痛）, 缓解（病情）：
figurative 〈喻〉he nursed his hurt pride.
他努力恢复受伤的自尊心。
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- hold closely and carefully or caressingly爱护地拿住（攥住, 抱住）; 紧紧地捧住（扶住）, 小心地扶住（拿着）：
he nursed his small case on his lap.
他紧紧地护着放在大腿上的小箱子。
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- hold (a cup or glass) in one's hands, drinking from it occasionally（把杯子）拿在手里偶尔喝一口：
I nursed a double brandy.
我拿着一杯双份白兰地, 不时地呷上一口。
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- harbour (a belief or feeling), especially for a long time（尤指长时间）怀有（想法, 感情）：
I still nurse anger and resentment.
我心头依然愤懑不平。
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- take special care of, especially to promote development or well-being细心照顾：
our political unity needs to be protected and nursed.
我们必须悉心维护政治上的团结一致。
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- Billiards & Snooker try to play strokes which keep (the balls) close together【台球, 斯诺克】聚球; 使球互相靠拢。
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- feed (a baby) at the breast给（婴儿）喂奶, 哺乳：
as adj. nursing nursing mothers.正在给孩子喂奶的母亲。
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- no obj. be fed at the breast吃奶：
the baby snuffled as he nursed.
婴儿吃奶时发出呼噜声。
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be nursed in
dated be brought up in (a specified condition)〈旧〉（在某种特定条件下）被抚养长大：he was nursed in the lap of plenty.
他在富足的环境中被抚养长大。
词源
late Middle English: contraction of earlier nourice， from Old French， from late Latin nutricia, feminine of Latin nutricius '(person) that nourishes'， from nutrix, nutric- 'nurse'， from nutrire 'nourish'. The verb was originally a contraction of NOURISH, altered under the influence of the noun.