Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #505
care
关心；在意
核心释义
To be concerned about something; to feel interest or worry about it.
- 1.
关心,对......感兴趣；感到担忧
To be concerned (about), to have an interest (in); to feel concern (about).
- 2.
照顾或照料
(with for) To look after or look out for.
照顾；照料；关心,对......感兴趣；感到担忧；照顾或照料；关心；介意
用法In use
She cares deeply about the environment.
用法提示：cares 作为动词表示'关心'，主语为第三人称单数。
He cares for his elderly mother every day.
用法提示：cares for 作为动词短语表示'照顾'，主语为第三人称单数。
I don't care what they think.
用法提示：care 与 don't 连用表示'不在乎'，为动词原形。
care about sb/sth
about 后面接名词、代词或动名词，表示在意、关心某人或某事。
She cares deeply about her students' progress.
她非常关心学生们的进步。
care for sb
care for 意为照料、照顾某人，被动形式 be cared for 也很常用。
My grandmother was cared for at home by a nurse.
我奶奶在家由一名护士照顾。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- care about
- 关心；在乎
- She really cares about her students.她真的很关心她的学生。
- care for
- 照顾；照料
- He cared for his mother after her surgery.母亲手术后，他照顾她。
- not care
- 不在乎；不关心
- I don't care what people think.我不在乎别人怎么想。
- couldn't care less
- 毫不在乎
- I couldn't care less about the gossip.我对那些闲话一点也不在乎。
- who cares
- 谁在乎；管它呢
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
拼写 care 里有 car——开车时要小心照顾乘客，记住 care=关心、照料。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：朋友或同事交谈、书面报告或邮件、医疗护理场合 care 作动词时，在朋友或同事交谈等日常场合通常表示“关心、在意”，语气较中性；在书面报告或医疗护理场合则常用 care for 表示“照顾、照料”，比较常见于正式或书面表达。具体语气随搭配和场合有所不同。
语法说明Grammar Note
When followed by 'to', it is used with infinitive (e.g., care to do).
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
care、share、bare、dare、fare、rare、stare 都押 /er/（美式发音）。注意 car /kɑr/ 和 are /ɑr/ 拼写相似，但不与 care 押韵。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.