a)[transitiveT]LOOK AFTER somebody to look after someone who is ill or injured 护理;照顾,照料
He’s been nursing an elderly relative.
他一直在照顾一位年老的亲戚。
After Ray’s operation, Mrs Stallard nursed him back to health.
雷接受手术后,斯托拉德夫人照料他恢复了健康。
b)[intransitiveI usually in progressive]MN to work as a nurse 当护士
She spent several years nursing in a military hospital.
她在一家军队医院里当了几年护士。
2rest 休息 [transitiveT]LOOK AFTER somebody to rest when you have an illness or injury so that it will get better 疗养〔伤病〕
Shaw has been nursing an injury, and will not play on Sunday.
肖一直在养伤,星期天将不参加比赛。
nGrammar
Nurse is never passive in this meaning.
3feed a baby 喂婴儿
a)[intransitiveI, transitiveT]MBHBH old-fashioned if a woman nurses a baby, she feeds it with milk from her breasts 哺乳,给〔婴儿〕喂奶SYN breast-feed
information on nutrition for nursing mothers
关于哺乳期母亲所需营养的信息
b)[intransitiveI] if a baby nurses, it sucks milk from its mother’s breast 〔婴儿〕吃(母亲的)奶
4your feelings 情感 [transitiveT]FEEL HAPPY/FRIGHTENED/BORED ETC to keep a feeling or idea in your mind for a long time, especially an angry feeling 怀有〔愤恨等〕
nurse a grudge/grievance/ambition etc
For years he had nursed a grievance against his former employer.
多年来他一直对前雇主心怀不满。
nGrammar
Nurse is never passive in this meaning.
5take care of STH 照料某事物 [transitiveT]LOOK AFTER somethingSUPPORT A PERSON, GROUP, OR PLAN to take specialcare of something, especially during a difficult situation 〔尤指在困难时期〕精心照料,打理
nurse something through/along etc
He bought the hotel in 1927 and managed to nurse it through the Depression.
他于1927年买下那家宾馆并精心打理,顺利度过了大萧条时期。
6drink 喝 [transitiveT] informal if you nurse a drink, especially an alcoholic one, you drink it very slowly 慢慢地喝〔尤指含酒精的饮料〕
Oliver sat at the bar, nursing a bottle of beer.
奥利弗坐在酒吧里,慢慢地喝着一瓶啤酒。
7hold 抱 [transitiveT] literaryHOLD to hold something carefully in your hands or arms close to your body 小心地捧[抱]着;爱惜地搂抱
a child nursing a kitten
怀抱着一只小猫的孩子
Examples from the Corpus
nurse• She never nurses a grievance or plans revenge.• Police believe the suspectnursed a grudge against women.• Penelope sat on the couchnursing a scotch and soda.• Shaw has been nursing a soreankle.• Parents will become superfluous, the robots will nurse and play with children.• So Demeter nursed Demophoon, the son that Metaneira had borne to wise Celeus.• The monkstended his wounds and nursed him back to health.• Irina had wanted to nurse him, but the doctors had sent her away.• Tonynursed his wife through her long illness without ever complaining.• Martha nursed Ted herself.• The youngest beesclean out the cells and nurse the brood.• The others need to nurse the insult.• Somewhere the sturdybeggarsnursed their wounds and cursed.
nurse a grudge/grievance/ambition etc• Since 1960, when they had been humiliated by the Summerdale police scandal, Chicago police had nursed a grudge.• Dawson had been nursing a grudge even more intense than that of the others.
Originnurse1
(1200-1300)Old Frenchnurice, from Latinnutricius; → NUTRITIOUS
nurse2
(1500-1600)nursh“to nourish”((14-16 centuries)), from nourish; influenced by → NURSE1