1.nurse用作动词意思是“护理”“喂(奶)”,可指具体的“抱”,也可指抽象的“培育”或“培养”。引申可表示“怀有(不满、敌意等)情绪”。有时还可作“当护士,干护士工作”解。
2.nurse可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语; 用作不及物动词时,主动形式有时有被动意义。

nurse along(v.+adv.)
▲nurse sth ⇔ along
1.小心地驾驶 sail (a boat) gently
The wind is so light, you'll have to nurse the boat along.风儿很轻,你得荡起双桨。
2.〈非正〉使稳步向前 cause (sth) to advance steadily
Just nurse the work along, don't rush it.让工作稳步进行,不要着忙。

nurse back(v.+adv.)
护理…至… care sb/sth to recover
▲nurse sb/sth back to health
She nursed the sick boy back to health.她看护生病的孩子使他康复。

nurse by(v.+prep.)
以…治疗 cure sth by doing sth
▲nurse sth by v-ing
He nursed his sore arm by using it very little.他尽量少用痛臂以养护它。
She nursed a bad cold by going to bed.她以卧床休息治疗重伤风。

nurse through(v.+prep.)
▲nurse sb/sth through sth
1.在…期间照顾 care for (sb) during (an illness)
The mother nursed her son through his scarlet fever.妈妈护理她患猩红热的儿子至病愈。
It was a painful experience nursing Mother through her last illness.上次母亲生病时照顾她可真熬人。
2.帮助…克服 give (sb) help in succeeding in a difficulty
She nursed her brother through the examination.她帮助她兄弟,使他通过了考试。
He nursed the company through a difficult period.他帮助公司渡过了一段困难时期。

用作不及物动词
▲S+～(+A)
The child did not nurse after he was three months old.那小孩三个月后就不吃奶了。
She spent some time nursing during the war in a military hospital.战争期间,她在野战医院当过一段时间的护士。
用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
He was ill for some days, and his wife nursed him kindly.他病了一些日子,他妻子体贴地照料他。
He threw an arm round my shoulder and nursed me step by step forward.他伸出一只手臂抱住我的肩膀,扶我一步一步地往前走。
There were three men to nurse me.有3个人护理我。
Mothers now have eight weeks off from work to nurse their new-born babies.现在母亲有八周假期给新生婴儿喂奶。
I don't know how she managed to knit while nursing the baby.我不明白她怎能做到一边给孩子喂奶一边打毛衣的。
The mother cat refused to nurse her kittens.母猫不给小猫喂奶。
He nurses his tomato plants carefully.他细心地照料他种的西红柿。
He's been nursing young plants.他一直在培养幼苗。
This coal will see you through if you nurse it right.这种煤如果你仔细照看着点,可以一直烧到最后。
I stayed in and nursed my cold.我患感冒卧床养病。
The two nations still nursed scars of the war they had fought in the Middle East.这两个国家仍在医治他们在中东战争中所受到的创伤。
She nursed a hope that she would succeed.她怀着成功的希望。
We sat very quiet, not speaking at all, each nursing his own fears and excitements.我们静静地坐着,一句话都不说,每个人又害怕又激动。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
They were both nursed in a same town.他们俩是在同一个城市里长大的。
Now the young generation is nursed in luxury.现在年轻一代生活在优越的环境中。
其他
▲as Parenth.
The performer, if properly nursed, would make good in a couple of years.如果好好培养,这位演员过几年就会成材。

nurse, cherish, cultivate, foster, nurture
这组词都可表示“照料或培育某人或某事”。其区别在于:nurse通常指养育婴儿或幼兽或照料无力自顾的病人; cherish着重指抚育或爱护; cultivate则指培养某种理想中的事物或感情; foster指鼓励、扶植或促进某事物的增长和发展; nurture则强调对后来发展起决定作用的教养或训练。例如:
All her time goes into nursing her old father.她的全部时间都用来看护她的老父亲。
They have cherished the child as one of their own.他们把这个小孩当作自己的亲生子女来抚养。
He cultivates an appreciation of abstract art.他培养对抽象艺术的鉴赏力。
The mother tried to foster her son's interest in music by taking him to concerts when he was young.母亲设法培养儿子对音乐的兴趣,在他很小的时候就带他去参加音乐会。
Nurture your mind with good reading.以优秀的读物来发展你的心智。
下面两个短语意思不同:
nurse sb in an illness
在某人生病时护理某人
nurse sb through an illness
护理某人直至康复

［同义词］ n.  mammy, nanny, nursemaid v.  care for, cherish, encourage, nourish, promote, support
［词源］  ＜中古英语norse(护士)

1.nurse的基本意思是指医院里的“护士”。也可作“保育员,保姆”解,“自己家中的保姆”,不加冠词,首字母常大写。还可指照顾小孩的妇女或女孩。
2.汉语中的“保姆”,英语通常称dry nurse; 汉语中的“奶妈”,英语通常称wet nurse。

Each nurse also devotes two evenings a week to studying medical literature in her field.每个护士每周还用两个晚上来学习与她工作有关的医学文献。
There was a shortage of trained nurses.那时缺乏受过训练的护士。
The sick children are well taken care of by the doctors and nurses.这些生病的孩子得到了医护人员的精心照料。
The nurse took the children who were in her charge for a walk.保育员带着由她负责照料的孩子们散步。
The nurses see to it that the children are fed and dressed.保育员照料孩子们吃穿。
Mother puts the baby in the charge of Nurse while she is out.母亲外出时,将小孩交给保姆照料。
The nurses in the kindergarten never lose their temper even if the children are very naughty.即使孩子十分淘气,幼儿园阿姨也从不发脾气。
The nurse coaxed a smile from the baby.看护逗得孩子一笑。
Put the child to nurse.把孩子交给保姆照顾。
When the time comes, the cocoons are torn open by the ant nurses.到了时候,保育蚁便把茧撕开。