1. 用作名词:表示“注意”、“小心”、“关心”等,均为不可数名词。如:
You must do it with great care. 你必须十分小心地做它。
Care is needed when crossing the road. 过马路时要小心。
We should take good care of the children. 我们应该好好照看这些孩子。
2. 用作动词:注意以下用法:
(1) 后接不定式,表示“愿意”、“喜欢”、“想要”,通常用于否定句、疑问句或条件句等。如:
I don’t care to play basketball. 我不喜欢打篮球。
Would you care to go for a walk? 你想去散散步吗?
(2) 后接从句,表示“在乎”“在意”等,多用于否定句或疑问句,偶尔也用于肯定句。如:
I don’t care what they say. I shall go on just the same. 我不在乎他们说什么,不管怎么说,我都会继续干下去。
I really care whether we win or lose. 我们是输是赢我真的很在乎。
3. 用于 care about
(1) 表示“在乎”、“介意”。如:
He does not care about his clothes. 他对穿衣服在乎。
The only thing he cares about is money. 他只在乎钱。
(2) 表示“对……感兴趣”。如:
I don’t care about it. 我对此不感兴趣
He cared little about computers. 他对计算机没什么兴趣。
4. 用于 care for
(1) 表示“喜欢”,通常用于否定句或疑问句。如:
Would you care for a drink? 你想喝一杯吗?
He doesn’t care much for music. 他不大喜欢音乐。
(2) 表示“照看”、“照顾”(可用于各种句型)。如:
He cared for his father all through his long illness. 他父亲在长期的生病期间由他照顾。
Who will care for him if his wife dies? 假若他妻子死了,谁来照顾他? |