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单词 nurse
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nurse

UK /nɜː(r)s/

Word Forms

singularnurse
pluralnurses

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    someone who is trained to look after ill or injured people, usually in a hospital
    Synonyms and related words

    Types of nurse
    1. 1a
      someone who performs basic health checks and gives immunizations at a doctor’s surgery
      Synonyms and related words

      Types of nurse
  2. 2
    old-fashioneda woman whose job is to look after a young child
    Synonyms and related words

    Adoption and caring for other people’s children

nurse

US /nɜrs/

Word Forms

singularnurse
pluralnurses

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    someone who is trained to take care of sick or injured people, usually in a hospital
    Synonyms and related words

    Types of nurse
    1. 1a
      someone who performs basic health checks and gives immunizations at a doctor’s surgery
      Synonyms and related words

      Types of nurse
  2. 2
    old-fashioneda woman whose job is to take care of a young child
    Synonyms and related words

    Adoption and caring for other people’s children

nurse

UK /nɜː(r)s/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theynurse
he/she/itnurses
present participlenursing
past tensenursed
past participlenursed


  1. 1
    intransitive/transitive to look after someone who is ill or injured

    He nursed troops at the general hospital in Riyadh.

    nurse someone back to health (=until they are healthy again):

    His wife nursed him back to health.

    Synonyms and related words

    The work or job of a doctor or nurse
    1. 1a
      to help someone or something to improve or become more successful
      nurse something back to health:

      Chief executive David Michaels nursed the business back to health.

      Synonyms and related words

      To help something to progress
      Synonyms and related words

      To help someone
  2. 2
    transitive to help yourself get better after an illness or injury, for example by resting or getting medical treatment

    I took over as captain while she nursed a strained muscle.

    I’m nursing a cold.

    Synonyms and related words

    To get better after an illness
  3. 3
    transitive to feel a strong emotion or have a belief for a long time, especially one that you hide from other people

    He had nursed a grudge against them for ages.

    Gilford still nurses an ambition to become captain of the team.

    Synonyms and related words

    To feel an emotion
  4. 4
    transitive if you nurse a drink, you drink it slowly over a period of time

    She stood nursing a cup of tea.

    Synonyms and related words

    To drink in a particular way
  5. 5
    transitive if a woman nurses a baby, she feeds it by letting the baby suck milk from her breasts
    Synonyms and related words

    Feeding and caring for a baby
    1. 5a
      intransitive if a baby nurses, it sucks milk from a woman’s breast
      Synonyms and related words

      Feeding and caring for a baby

nurse

US /nɜrs/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theynurse
he/she/itnurses
present participlenursing
past tensenursed
past participlenursed


  1. 1
    intransitive/transitive to take care of someone who is sick or injured

    He nursed troops at the general hospital in Riyadh.

    nurse someone back to health (=until they are healthy again):

    His wife nursed him back to health.

    Synonyms and related words

    The work or job of a doctor or nurse
    1. 1a
      to help someone or something to improve or become more successful
      nurse something back to health:

      Chief executive David Michaels nursed the business back to health.

      Synonyms and related words

      To help something to progress
      Synonyms and related words

      To help someone
  2. 2
    transitive to help yourself get better after an illness or injury, for example by resting or getting medical treatment

    I’m nursing a cold.

    I took over as captain while she nursed a strained muscle.

    Synonyms and related words

    To get better after an illness
  3. 3
    transitive to feel a strong emotion or have a belief for a long time, especially one that you hide from other people

    He had nursed a grudge against them for ages.

    Gilford still nurses an ambition to become captain of the team.

    Synonyms and related words

    To feel an emotion
  4. 4
    transitive if you nurse a drink, you drink it slowly over a period of time

    She stood nursing a glass of brandy.

    Synonyms and related words

    To drink in a particular way
  5. 5
    transitive if a woman nurses a baby, she feeds it by letting the baby suck milk from her breasts
    Synonyms and related words

    Feeding and caring for a baby
    1. 5a
      intransitive if a baby nurses, it sucks milk from a woman’s breast
      Synonyms and related words

      Feeding and caring for a baby
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