n(1)用(细)心，仔细(close attention or serious thought)[U][N(over/in)]：do one's work/watch a child/examine a patient with(great/more)～(非常/更)用心地做工作/看小孩/检查病人;give more～to one's study更用心地学习;take more～over one's work更用心地工作;devote great～to one's work全心全意地工作;

(2)小心，谨慎，注意(caution in avoiding harm，damage or loss)[U][N(over/in)]：cross a road/handle some fragile glasses with(great)～(非常)小心地过马路/搬易碎的玻璃杯;Glass — handle with～!玻璃——小心轻放!Use～when handling dangerous chemicals.拿危险化学药品时要小心。〖同〗carefulness，caution;〖反〗carelessness，neglect;

(3)关心(怀)(sympathetic concern)[U][N(for)]：a mother's～for her children母亲对子女的关心;(patient/old people) need loving～and attention(病人/老人)需要关心照料;

(4)照料(护)，负责(supervision;charge;keeping;protection;responsibility)[U]：(patient/library) be under/in a young man's～(病人/图书馆)由一位年轻人照料(管理);Your belongings will be safe in my～.你的东西由我照料会是安全的。leave the documents/the child to (in/under) sb's～把文件/孩子留给某人照管(料);〖同〗attention，charge，keeping，protection;

(5)忧(焦)虑，哀伤，烦恼(worry，anxiety or trouble;grief;troubled state of mind)[U]：be free from all～无忧无虑;C～has aged him/made him look ten years older.忧虑使他变老了/显得老10岁。

(6)忧虑(烦恼)的理由(原因)(cause of or reason for such a state of mind)[C，尤pl]：weighed down/troubled by the～s of a demanding job因为担负一项要求甚高的工作而焦虑不堪;Her child/The safety of her child is her major～.她主要担忧的是孩子/孩子的安全。not have a～in the world毫无忧虑;all the～s of the world满世界的烦恼;〖同〗concern，worry，anxiety;

care of/(AmE) in care of(缩写c/o)由……转交：Send the parcel to me～of Jone，10，High Street. 把包裹寄高街10号经琼斯转交给我。He sent his letter (in)～of Mr Robinson/his office.他的信由罗宾逊先生/他的办公室转交。Mr John Smith，c/o Mr T. Jones请T.琼斯先生转交约翰·史密斯先生收;

take care(that.../to do sth)小心，留神：Take～not to break it/that you don't break it.小心，别打破了!Take～，you nearly knocked me down.小心，你差点把我撞倒了。Take～on the icy roads!走在结冰的路面上要小心!

take care of 1)照看(料)：Will you take～of my cat while I am away? 我不在家时请照看一下我的猫好吗? 2)负责，处理：I'll take～of paying the bill/your appointment.我去付账单/来安排你的约见。

→′carefree adj 无忧无虑的;不负责的;′careworn adj 饱经忧患的;′caretaker n 替人看空房者;adj 临时行使权力的;′careful adj;′careless adj;

v (1)担(关)心，感兴趣(be interacted，worried or concerned)[I，I+prep(about)， T+wh](多用于否定或疑问句)：Who ～s? Nobody seems to～at all. 谁在乎? 根本没人在乎。 Don't you～about the country's future/your family? 难道你不关心国家的未来/你的家人? He doesn't～(about) what happens to her/if she is absent or not/how little money we have.他不在乎她发生什么事/她是否在/我们的钱有多么少。〖同〗mind;

(2)愿意，想要，喜欢(be willing or agree(to do sth);wish or like(to do sth))[I+prep(for)，I+to-inf](fml)(用于否定或疑问句，尤与 would 连用)：They～very little(don't～much)for Paris/art/music/fame/him.他们一点也不喜欢(不大喜欢)巴黎/艺术/音乐/出名/他。Would you～for a walk/a swim/some tea? 要不要散散步/游游泳/喝点茶? I don't～to play basketball/to meet those people/to be disturbed.我不喜欢打篮球/见那些人/被打扰。Would you～to go for a walk/to come and have something with me? 你要不要散散步/来和我一起吃点东西? 〖同〗want，wish，desire，like;〖反〗dislike，hate;

care for (v prep)1)喜欢，意欲(vt)：(见(2));2)照料(顾)(与 take care of 同义)(vt)：The sick/children/cows must be～d for(or taken care of).病人/小孩/牛得有人照料。

【说明】care about是指认为某事重要，并无喜欢之意，如：I don't～about what happens.(我不在乎发生什么事。)care for表示“喜欢”，“想要”之意，如：Would you～for a drink?(要不要喝点什么?)或者表示“照料”，如：Who will～for the baby? (谁来照料这婴儿?)take care of也有“照料”的意思，如：I'll take～of the children.(我来照料孩子们。)

【辨异】care (for)与like¹ 和want都可用来表示提议或提出邀请，其后也都可接名词或不定式;但语体色彩有别。like¹(想(要))为通常用语，如：Would you like something to drink/to drink something?(喝点什么好吗?)care(for)(愿意，希望)是较正式用语，如：Would you care (to go) for a walk?(你愿意散会儿步吗?)want(想要(得到))表达语义最直截了当，不拘礼节，如：Do you want (to have) a cake?(你想吃块蛋糕吗?)