单词	nurse
释义	noun | verb nursenurse1 /nɚs/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYnurse1 Origin: 1200-1300 Old French nurice, from Latin nutricius Collocations COLLOCATIONS► charge nurse  I told the charge nurse (=the nurse who is responsible for the other nurses in part of a hospital) about the problem. ► registered nurse  Jo is a registered nurse. 1 someone who is trained to take care of people who are sick or injured, usually in a hospital:  A nurse began to change his dressing. I told the charge nurse (=the nurse who is responsible for the other nurses in part of a hospital) about the problem. Jo is a registered nurse.2old-fashioned a woman employed to take care of a young child SYN nanny [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French nurice, from Latin nutricius] → see also wet nurse noun | verb nursenurse2 ●○○ verb Etymology ETYMOLOGYnurse2 Origin: 1500-1600 nursh to nourish (14-16 centuries), from nourish Verb Table VERB TABLE nurse Simple Form Present I, you, we, they nurse he, she, it nurses Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they nursed Present perfect I, you, we, they have nursed he, she, it has nursed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had nursed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will nurse Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have nursed Continuous Form Present I am nursing he, she, it is nursing you, we, they are nursing Past I, he, she, it was nursing you, we, they were nursing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been nursing he, she, it has been nursing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been nursing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be nursing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been nursing Collocations COLLOCATIONS► nursed ... back to health  Cindy nursed the two puppies back to health. ► nurse a grudge/grievance/ambition etc.  I stayed at home, nursing my indignation. 1SICK PEOPLE a)[transitive] to take care of someone who is sick or injured:  Martha nursed Ted herself. Cindy nursed the two puppies back to health. b)[intransitive usually in progressive] to work as a nurse:  She spent several years nursing in a military hospital.2REST [transitive not in passive] to rest when you have an illness or injury so that it will get better:  Shaw has been nursing a sore ankle.3FEED A BABY a)[intransitive, transitive] science, biology if a woman nurses a baby, she feeds it with milk from her breasts → breast-feed b)[intransitive] if a baby nurses, it sucks milk from its mother’s breast4YOUR FEELINGS [transitive not in passive] to secretly have a feeling or idea in your mind for a long time, especially an angry feeling: nurse a grudge/grievance/ambition etc. I stayed at home, nursing my indignation.5DRINK [transitive] informal if you nurse a drink, especially an alcoholic one, you drink it very slowly6TAKE CARE OF something [transitive] to take special care of something, especially during a difficult situation: nurse something through/along etc. He nursed the project along, until it was completed.7HOLD [transitive] literary to hold something carefully in your hands or arms close to your body:  a child nursing a kitten[Origin: 1500–1600 nursh to nourish (14–16 centuries), from nourish]
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