careBrE /keə(r)/ NAmE /ker/► SEE ALLcare of sbcouldn’t care lessfor all I, you, etc. carein carenot have a care in the worldwithout a care in the worldtake care (that …/to do sth)take care of yourself/sb/sthwould you care for…would you care to…not care/give a damn (about/for sb/sth)not care/give a hoot (about sb/sth)not care/give tuppence for/about sb/sth ●ˈcare of sb (NAmE alsoin ˈcare of sb) used when writing to sb at another person’s address（用于给某人写信时写其他人的地址）由某人转交◆Write to me care of my sister, because I’ll be touring Africa for six months. 写给我的信由我妹妹转交，因为我要去非洲旅行六个月。NOTE This expression is usually written as ‘c/o’ on envelopes.这个表达法在信封上常写成 c/o。●couldn’t care ˈless (informal) used to say, often rudely, that you are not at all interested in or concerned about sth（通常用于粗鲁地表示）才不在乎呢；不在意◆I couldn’t care less if I fail my exams — I don’t want to go to college anyway. 我才不在乎考试不及格呢，反正我也不想上大学。●for all I, you, etc. ˈcare (spoken) used to say that a person is not worried about or interested in what happens to sb/sth漠不关心；无动于衷；全然不在乎◆I could be dead for all he cares! 我是死是活，他才不关心呢！●in ˈcare (BrE) (of children儿童) living and looked after in an institution owned by the State由政府福利院收养◆She has been in care ever since her parents died. 自从父母死后她就由福利院收养。◆The social worker said that their baby would have to be taken into care. 社会福利人员说他们的孩子必须由福利院收养。●not have a ˌcare in the ˈworld●without a ˌcare in the ˈworldnot have any worry or anxiety at all无忧无虑◆Sam looked as if he didn’t have a care in the world. 看起来萨姆好像无忧无虑。◆She skipped along the road, without a care in the world. 她一路上蹦蹦跳跳，没有丝毫忧虑。●take ˈcare (that …/to do sth)be careful小心◆Take care that you don’t fall and hurt yourself. 小心别摔倒伤了自己。◆He took great care not to let his personal problems interfere with his work. 他格外注意，不让自己的私人问题影响工作。●take ˈcare of yourself/sb/sth1.make sure that you are/sb is safe, well, healthy, etc.; look after yourself/sb照顾；照料；爱护；小心◆I don’t need your help! I can take care of myself quite well, thank you! 我不需要你的帮助，我能照顾好自己，谢谢！◆Don’t worry about the children while you’re away. They’ll be taken good care of. 外出的时候不用担心孩子们，他们会得到很好的照料。NOTE‘Take care’ is often used alone when saying ‘goodbye’ to somebody. * take care 作告别用语时通常单独使用：◆Bye then! Take care! 再见！多保重！2.be responsible for sb/sth; deal with sb/sth负责；处理◆Can you take care of the shopping if I do the cooking? 我做饭，你去买东西怎么样？◆There’s no need for you to pay the bill. It’s all taken care of(= it is already done). 不用你来买单，账已经结了。●would you care for…●would you care to… (formal) used to ask sb politely if they would like sth or would like to do sth, or if they would be willing to do sth您要来点…吗；您是否愿意做某事◆Would you care for another drink? 您想再来一杯吗？◆If you’d care to follow me, I’ll show you where his office is. 请跟我来，我带您去他的办公室。●not care/give a ˈdamn (about/for sb/sth) (informal) not care at all about sb/sth（对…）根本不在乎◆Steve doesn’t give a damn about anybody except himself.史蒂夫除了自己，对谁都不在乎。●not care/give a ˈhoot (about sb/sth) ( not care/give two ˈhoots (about sb/sth)) (informal) not care at all毫不在乎◆I don’t care two hoots about having money, as long as I’m happy.我根本不在乎有没有钱，只要活得开心就行。●not care/give ˈtuppence for/about sb/sth (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) think sb/sth is not important; not care about sb/sth认为…无关紧要；对…不屑一顾◆She loves him, but he doesn’t care tuppence for her.她很爱他，可他一点也不在乎她。◆The police don’t give tuppence for our rights.警方根本不重视我们的权利。NOTETuppence is an old word meaning ‘two pence’. * tuppence 是旧词，意为“两便士”。