Word · Frequency #856
treats
对待；看待；处理
treats is the third person singular of treat.
To behave towards or deal with someone or something in a particular way.
- 1.
To negotiate, discuss terms, bargain (for or with).
谈判,讨论条款,讨价还价
- 2.
To discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to conduct a discussion.
论述；在写作或演讲中处理一个主题
- 3.
To discourse on; to represent or deal with in a particular way, in writing or speaking.
论述；在写作或演讲中以特定方式表现或处理
- 4.
To handle, deal with or behave towards in a specific way.
以特定方式处理、对待或表现
- 5.
To entertain with food or drink, especially at one's own expense; to show hospitality to; to pay for as celebration or reward.
用食物或饮料款待,尤其是自费；表示款待；为庆祝或奖励而支付
- 6.
To care for medicinally or surgically; to apply medical care to.
进行医疗或外科护理；提供医疗护理
- 7.
To subject to a chemical or other action; to act upon with a specific scientific result in mind.
进行化学或其他处理；以特定科学结果为目的进行作用
- 8.
To provide (someone) with something special and pleasant.
为某人提供特别和愉快的东西
治疗；诊治；处理；加工；款待；请客；犒劳；让（某人）享受；给（某人）特别的享受；协商；谈判；讨价还价
In use
She always treats her guests with warmth and respect.
The company treated the complaint as a minor issue at first.
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Verb forms
base treat · third person treats · -ing treating · past treated · past participle treated
动词，规则变化。
Connections
Collocations
- treat someone with respect
- 尊重地对待某人
- She treats everyone with respect.她尊重地对待每个人。
- treat a patient
- 治疗病人
- The doctor treated the patient for a severe infection.医生治疗了一名严重感染的病人。
- treat a disease
- 治疗疾病
- Antibiotics are used to treat the disease.抗生素用于治疗这种疾病。
- treat someone to dinner
- 请某人吃晚饭
- Let me treat you to dinner tonight.今晚我请你吃晚饭。
- treat wastewater
- 处理废水
- The plant treats wastewater before releasing it into the river.工厂在将废水排入河流之前对其进行处理。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：医生“治疗”病人后，请他吃糖“款待”——同一个词，关键看对象：治病、待人、请客都叫 treat。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：medical/clinical settings、casual offers and invitations、written/academic discussion 该词作为动词时，语域随词义变化：在医疗、技术或学术讨论中通常较正式；在日常表示“请客、款待”时多用于口语和日常交流；一般的中性用法也很常见。实际语气需结合搭配和语境判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 treat /triːt/ 押韵：beat, meat, seat, neat。注意：great /ɡreɪt/ 和 threat /θret/ 虽然也以 -eat 结尾，但发音不同，不是押韵词。
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.