1.care用作及物动词作“在乎”“介意”“关心”解时,后面常跟that/wh-或if/whether引导的从句；作“愿意”解时,后面常跟动词不定式,一般多用于疑问句、否定句或条件句中,也可用于含有怀疑或不确定意味的半否定句中,但不用于意思十分确切的肯定句中。
2.care作“在乎,介意,关心”解时还可用作不及物动词,后面常跟介词about或for引导的短语。
3.care只有在答句中、含有情态动词时、if从句中或定语从句中才可用于肯定句。

care about(v.+prep.)
〔说明〕 care about不用于进行体,也不用于被动结构。
▲care about sb/sth/v-ing/wh-clause
1.喜欢 like
They do not care about him in the least. 他们一点也不喜欢他。
I don't much care about going.我并不很想去。
I don't care about talking with her.我不大想和她讲话。
2.对…感兴趣 feel interest in
Does he care about her?他对她感兴趣吗?
I don't care much about music.我对音乐不很感兴趣。
I don't care about going fishing. 我对钓鱼不感兴趣。
3.担心,关心 be worried about
The professor said that he was interested only in research; he didn't care about his students. 这位教授说他只对科研感兴趣,他不关心他的学生们。
He doesn't care about other people in the least; he thinks only of himself.他一点也不关心别人,只想到自己。
He used to care only about his own family, but has greatly changed now.他过去只关心自己的家庭,现在却大大地变了。
The average citizen cares less about science and technology.普通老百姓对科学技术关心较少。
We should care about other people's problems.我们应该关心别人的困难。
4.在乎,在意 mind
〔说明〕 care about作此解时常用于否定句。
He doesn't seem to care about his failure in the exam.他看来对考试不及格并不在乎。
They don't care about the expenses.他们对费用不在乎。
I don't care about the matter.我对这事毫不介意。
A great man does not care about trifles. 伟人对琐事毫不介意。
Don't you care about losing your job?你难道就不担心失去你的工作?
He doesn't care about what people say.别人说什么他不管。
I don't care about what you think; I'm sure he is right. 我不管你是怎么想的,我肯定他是对的。
She didn't care about when he would leave.她并不在意他什么时候离开。

care for(v.+prep.)
〔说明〕 care for不用于进行体。
▲care for sb/sth/v-ing
1.喜欢; 宠爱 like
He is fond of her, but she does not seem to care for him.他对她多情,但她似乎不喜欢他。
You don't care for Helen, do you?你并不喜欢海伦,是不是?
I don't much care for sweets.我不太喜欢吃糖果。
He doesn't care much for beef.他不怎么喜欢吃牛肉。
My brother likes potatoes very much, but I don't care for them.我弟弟很爱吃土豆,可我不喜欢。
He does not care for money. 他不爱财。
I don't care for Paris.我不喜欢巴黎。
I don't care for the book.我不喜欢这本书。
I care for music.我喜欢音乐。
I don't care for this kind of clothes.我不喜欢这种衣服。
Long, long ago there lived an Emperor who cared more for new clothes than anything else.很久很久以前,有一个皇帝,他喜欢新衣胜过任何别的东西。
My brother doesn't care for sports very much.我哥哥不大喜欢运动。
I certainly don't care for the way he treats his wife.我当然不喜欢他那对待妻子的态度。
I don't care very much for going there alone.我不太想一个人去那里。
I don't care for standing in queues.我不喜欢排队。
I don't much care for fishing.我不很喜欢钓鱼。
2.牵挂,注重 be concerned or worried about
He cares only for himself.他只顾他自己。
We must care for each other and help each other.我们要互相关心,互相帮助。
They didn't care for the livelihood of the people.They cared only for their own personal promotion and prosperity. 他们不关心人民的生活,只顾自己升官发财。
I don't care for his safety. 我不为他的安全担心。
She exhausted herself by hard work, but she didn't care for that.艰苦的工作使她精疲力竭,不过她并不在意。
3.愿意要… like to have sth; want
Would you care for some more coffee?想再喝点咖啡吗?
Would the children care for some more cake?孩子们还要蛋糕吗?
4.照料,服侍 look after
She cares for the children as if they were her own.她就像照顾自己的孩子一样照看这些孩子们。
Who is going to care for our sick friend? 谁将照顾我们有病的朋友?
We must care for each other, must love and help each other. 我们必须互相关心,互相爱护,互相帮助。
We should care for the younger generation.我们应该关心年轻一代。
She always cares for my health.她一直关心我的健康。
The State must care for the families of soldiers killed in war.国家必须负责照料阵亡军人家属的生活。
Who will care for the birds while we are away?我们走了,谁来喂鸟?
I gradually learned their methods of caring for the rice shoots. 我逐渐了解了他们管理秧苗的方法。
We should learn how to care properly for all the machinery we use.我们应该学会怎样照管好我们使用的所有机器。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
He was given treatment and cared for until he recovered. 他一直受到治疗和护理直到痊愈。
My grandmother was cared for by my aunt.我祖母由我姑母照顾。
While their parents were abroad, the children were cared for by a relative.孩子们在父母出国的时候,由一个亲戚照管。
As an orphan,Abell was cared for by the local authorities.艾贝尔是个孤儿,受到了当地政府的照顾。
In China, all children are well cared for.在中国,孩子得到了很好的照料。
The children are well cared for in the nurseries. 孩子们在托儿所受到良好的照顾。
That ancient temple looked well cared for.那座古庙看来保护得很好。
5.尊重 have regard for
He came back a real hero even in the eyes of those who had not cared for him before.他回来时已成了一个真正的英雄,即使在那些过去不大看得起他的人眼中也是如此。
If you care for my advice,I don't think you should go.如果你愿意听我的劝告,我认为你还是别去。
One shouldn't act without caring for public opinion.一个人的行为不能不顾公共舆论。
I do care for what he says.我对他的话的确很尊重。

用作不及物动词
▲S+～(+A)
I couldn't care less.我不在乎。
She affected not to care. 她作出不在意的样子。
He failed in the examination but I don't think he cares very much.他考试不及格,但依我看,他并不太在乎。
用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
Please give me something to drink,I don't care which.请给我点饮料喝一喝,不管哪一种都行。
The captain cares the safety of both the crew and the passengers.船长为船员和旅客们的安全操心。
▲S+～+to-v
I don't care to go to the movies this evening.今晚我不想去看电影。
Would you care to come and have a chat with me?如果你不介意的话,过来和我聊聊天好吗?
We wondered whether you would care to come with us.我们想知道你是否愿意跟我们一块儿来。
I don't care to see plays or films that depict murders or violence.我不喜欢看描写谋杀或行凶的戏剧或电影。
Would you care to have a drink?你想喝点酒吗?
Do you care to have lunch in town?你想不想在城里吃午饭?
He did not care to meet these people.他不愿见到这些人。
He did not care to be disturbed.他不愿意被打扰。
A cat does not care to be washed. 猫不愿洗澡。
You might care to look at this letter.你应看一看这封信。
Anyone who cares to come will be welcome.愿意来的人都会受到欢迎。
I don't think he would care to come.我认为他不会想来的。
▲S+～+for sb+to-v
I don't care for others to read my diary.我不愿让别人看我的日记。
I wonder whether they will care for us all to go there.我不知道他们是否喜欢我们都到那儿去。
I would not care for him to speak ill of her. 我不喜欢他说她的坏话。
▲S+～+wh-to-v
I don't care what to eat.我不关心吃什么。
▲S+～+that-clause
An average man cares that things are either true or false, but a warrior doesn't.普通百姓关心的事情不是对就是错,战士就不是这样。
▲S+～+wh-clause
We won't let you in if you don't show your pass.We don't care who you are. 如果不出示出入证,就不让你进去。我们不管你是谁。
I don't care what you do.你做什么我不管。
She did not care what they thought of her.她不管他们对她看法如何。
I don't care what we'll have for lunch if I don't have to cook it.如果要不让我做饭,午饭吃什么都行。
They didn't care how much help they could get from outside.They would rely chiefly on themselves.他们不在乎从外界能得到多少帮助,他们将主要依靠自己。
Carrie doesn't care how far she has to walk.嘉莉不在乎她得走多远。
▲S+～+if/whether-clause
They didn't care if/whether it rained or not.他们不在乎下雨还是不下雨。
I don't care whether he comes or not. 我不在乎他来不来。
I don't care whether it rains,I am happy.我才不在乎下不下雨呢,我快活着呢。
I don't care whether he stays or goes.我不在乎他是留下来还是离去。
The boss never cared whether a worker should live or die. 老板从来不顾工人死活。
I don't care if you smoke. 你抽不抽烟,我不在意。

care, care about
1.care可用作及物动词, care about中的care是不及物动词。
2.care和care about的含义相同,都表示“在乎”“关心”,但care后可接从句或动词不定式,而care about后面一般接单个名词、动名词或代词。另外，care about比care更强调关心的内容。
care about, care for
这两个短语都可作“关心”解,前者不如后者普遍,且care about更倾向强调重要,可译为“在乎”“在意”“关心”; 而care for强调“照料”“喜欢”。试比较:
He doesn't care about money.
他不在乎钱。
He doesn't care for money.
他不爱财。
下面三个句子都可译为“去不去我无所谓”,但含义不同：
I don't care about going.
我不想去。
I don't care to go.
我不肯去。
I don't care if I go.
我愿意去。
care about v-ing, care to-v
这两者的意思相同,前者语气较后者弱些。试比较下面两句话:
I don't care about talking with her.
我不太想和她讲话。
He doesn't care to play football, he'd
rather go for a walk.
他不肯踢足球,倒很想散步。
care for, be concerned about
这组短语都有“关心”的意思。其区别在于:
1.care for主要用于人,且多用于口语中。例如:
I really care for the students in my class, though I've taught them only two months. 我确实喜欢我班上的学生,尽管我才教他们两个月。
Does she care for him at all? 她到底喜欢他吗?
2.be concerned about 既可用于人,也可用于物,多用于书面语中。例如:
Please don't be concerned about me.请不要为我的事操心。
Why are you so concerned about the boy's safety?你为何如此担心那孩子的安全?
He is concerned about her illness.他担心她的病情。
The leader was much concerned about the plight of the refugees.那位领导人对难民的悲惨处境很担忧。

1.我不喜欢浓咖啡。
［误］  I don't care black coffee.
［正］  I don't care for black coffee.
［析］  care表示“计较”“介意”“在乎”,其后可接名词作宾语,如表示“喜欢”“想要”,应该说care for。
2.他热爱他的工作,不计较工资多少。
［误］  He loves his job, so he does not care of his wages.
［正］  He loves his job, so he does not care about his wages.
［析］  表示“介意”“计较”,可用care about,但不能用care of,后者表示“由…转给…”。
3.有些人对别人漠不关心。
［误］  Some people do not care others.
［正］  Some people do not care about others.
［析］  “关心某人”应说care about sb,不可遗漏介词about。
4.我对我们比赛的输赢是当作一回事的。
［误］  I really care about whether we win or lose.
［正］  I really care whether we win or lose.
［析］  表示“在乎”“介意”时, care 可直接接whether/if从句作宾语,不需搭用介词about。
5.弯着腰去拾那枚硬币,我倒并不在乎。
［误］  I did not care to bend down to pick up the coin.
［正］  I did not mind bending down to pick up the coin.
［析］  征询某人是否乐于做某事,或对某事物是否感兴趣,可用care to do sth 或care for〔about〕 sth; 而征询某人对做某件事是否介意或反对时,须用mind。
6.我想散散步。
［误］  I care for a walk.
［正］  I'd like to go for a walk.
［析］  care for表示“喜欢”“想要”时，一般只用于疑问句、否定句或条件句中; care接动词不定式时,多作礼貌性用语,在其他情况下多用like或want。

1.care用作名词时意思是“照顾”“护理”,也可指“小心”“注意”,还可指“忧虑”“挂念”,均用作不可数名词。
2.care可作“烦人的事”解,为可数名词,多用其复数形式。

in care of
转交 giving sb sth by the third person
This letter is written to my uncle in care of Mr. Green.这封由格林先生转交的信是写给我叔叔的。

take care
〔说明〕 take care接that从句时,从句的谓语动词要和take的时态一致,即一般现在时；如谓语动词用一般过去时took,则从句中的谓语动词也要用一般过去时。
1.当心,小心 be careful
Take care!Don't let the child fall over.当心!不要让孩子跌倒。
Take great care. I pray you!要多加小心,我求求你!
Take care to add the bill up correctly.注意把账单加准确。
He took care to keep the cattle from falling off.他精心照料着牛群,不使它们瘦下来。
Take care to match the sewing thread with the cloth so that the stitches, being of the same colour, will not show.要尽量使线的颜色和布相配,这样就看不出线缝了。
Take care to spell every word right.You missed out the “d” from “bridge”.注意把每个词都拼写正确,你把bridge中的d漏掉了。
They took their care never to offend their visitors.他们小心谨慎,决不使他们的来访者受到感情上的伤害。
2.坚持到底 keep on
He always takes care to see that he comes off best in any deal.他总是千方百计要在做交易中都占上风。
The boys took care that there were no apples left on the tree.孩子们执意要把树上的苹果吃得净光。

take care of
1.照顾 look after
Don't worry. I'll take care of you.别担心,我会照顾你的。
She stayed to take care of her mother.她留下来照料她母亲。
When they were given new uniforms, they were required to take good care of them.发了新制服以后,要求他们加以爱护。
The advice we gave him boiled down to this:he should take care of his health.我们给他的劝告可归结为:他该注意自己的健康。
2.对付,处理 deal with
If anybody has troubled you I will take care of him.如果有人找你的麻烦,我将对付他。
Who's going to take care of the complaints?谁来处理这些申诉?
They will take care of the pending cases.他们将处理这些悬而未决的案件。
He's a very busy lawyer and has already taken care of another case.他是一位很忙的律师,现已着手处理另一件案子。
He was criticized for his delay in taking care of the matter.他由于没有及时处理这件事而受到批评。
The lifeguards must be trained to take care of any sort of emergency.救生员一定要接受训练,学会应付各种紧急情况。
A decisive person is needed to take care of the situation.我们需要一个果断的人来应付这个局面。
Being prepared, we shall be able to take care of all kinds of complicated situations.有了准备,就能恰当地应付各种复杂的局面。
3.干掉 kill
I don't want to take care of the old man, can't we just tie him up to keep him quiet?我不想干掉那老头,咱们只把他捆起来叫他别作声行吗?
4.抵消 balance
But fairly soon real life disasters took care of publicity.但现实生活中的灾难很快就使这套宣传失效了。

the care of
由…照顾〔管理〕 being responsible for
They committed some funds to the care of the board of trustees.他们把一笔款子交给董事会管理。
The boy was committed to the care of his aunt.这个孩子被交给他的姑妈照管。
You can place the boy under the care of your neighbour.你可以把孩子交给你的邻居照料。
He placed his little son under the care of his aunt.他把儿子托给其姨妈照管。
There she remained under the care of Aunt Liu.在那里她一直受到刘大娘的照顾。
Flocks of poultry are usually in the care of small children.家禽常由孩子们照管

The children have the best of care in new China.在新中国，儿童受到无微不至的关怀。
He owes it to his doctor's care that he is quite well again.他再次痊愈是靠医生的关怀。
Being forced to leave, the woman recommended her child to my care.这个妇女被迫出走,把她的孩子托付给我照看。
On Sunday evening he dressed himself with special care.星期天晚上他非常细心地把自己打扮了一番。
The peasants weeded and dressed the field with great care while the crop was growing.庄稼生长时,农民细心地给土地除草。
He said I should have given more care to my work.他说我本应当更认真地工作。
Handle with care, or the acid may get out.小心轻放,否则酸要淌出来的。
They planned out the trip with care.他们为这次旅行做了周密的计划。
The matter requires great care. 这事要很细心。
Care killed a cat.忧虑伤身。
He had put off all personal cares.他已摆脱了一切个人的牵累。
He was rich and free from cares of every kind.他富有而又无烦心之事。

care, anxiety, worry
参见worry条。
care, concern
二者均可表示“关心”,有时可换用。其区别在于:
1.care后一般接介词for, concern后一般接for, about或at。例如:
He showed no care〔concern〕 for others.他对别人漠不关心。
He does not show much concern about it.他对那事不太关心。
He expressed much concern at the news.他对这条消息十分关心。
2.care可表示“小心”,而concern无此义。例如:
Great care should be exercised in the matter.对这件事应特别慎重。
3.concern后接with或in表利害关系,而care无此用法。例如:
I have no concern with〔in〕 this business.我与这事不相干。

1.妈妈留在家里照料我的孩子。
［误］  Mother stayed home to take a care of my baby.
［正］  Mother stayed home to take care of my baby.
请爱护公物。
［误］  Take the care of public property, please.
［正］  Take care of public property, please.
［析］  表示“照料”“爱护”时, care前不加冠词。
2.注意页码要写清楚。
［误］  Take care of pages are clearly numbered.
［正］  Take care that pages are clearly numbered.
［析］  take care一般用于祈使句,可以单独使用,也可后接从句,表示“注意”。

短语take care of的被动形式有以下两种:
1.以of的宾语作主语。例如:
The baby should be taken care of by her.婴儿须由她照料。
2.以care作主语。例如:
Care should be taken of the baby by her.由她照料那婴儿。

［同义词］ v. delight in, desire, enjoy, want n. affliction, anxiety, caution, regard
［反义词］ n. carelessness, inattention, thoughtlessness
［词源］  ＜古英语caru(悲痛，哀痛，悲伤)