nurse

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT/N-TITLE/N-VOC A nurse is a person whose job is to care for people who are ill. 护士
She had spent 29 years as a nurse. 她已当了29年护士。
2. V-T If you nurse someone, you care for them when they are ill. 护理
All the years he was sick my mother had nursed him. 在他有病的那些年里，我母亲一直照顾他。
3. V-T If you nurse an illness or injury, you allow it to get better by resting as much as possible. 调治
We're going to go home and nurse our colds. 我们打算回家调治感冒。
4. V-T If you nurse an emotion or desire, you feel it strongly for a long time. 怀有
Jane still nurses the pain of rejection. 简依然怀着被拒绝的痛苦。

The door opened and a nurse came into the room .
The nurse bandaged my sprained ankle to keep the swelling down.
Some hospitals are so shorthanded that nurses and doctors are having to work 20-hour shifts .
She gave a wince as the nurse put the needle in.
The nurse will take your blood pressure in a moment .