如何看待请客这事?treat的用法和辨析
That's why people treat you like an object and not like a person.
——The Vampire Diaries
这就是人们把你当物而不是当人看待的原因。
——吸血鬼日记
一、treat有哪几种含义?
n.
1.款待 [C]
Well, you paid for the fruits, Cakes, etc. Now this is my treat.
你已付了水果、月饼的钱,现在该我请客了。
2.乐趣 [C]
Driving along Devon's winding country lanes is a treat all of its own.
沿着德文郡蜿蜒的乡间小路驾车本身就乐趣无穷。
3.【英口】非常出色的东西 [C]
v.
1.对待 [T]
As you treat me, so will I treat you.
我像你对待我那样对待你。
2.看待;视为(as) [T]
We must treat everything that has gone before that Monday as a datum.
我们必须把每一件发生在星期一以前的事当作既成事实看待。
3.医治 [T]
Modern drugs have made it easier to treat a cold or get over the flu.
现代的药物能够更有效地医治伤风与控制感冒。
4.处理;涂上保护层 [T]
Don't treat the matter with undue haste.
不要过急的处理那个问题。
5.谈判,协商 [I]
If we are to treat with you, it must be on equal terms.
如果我们要同你们谈判的话,那么必须是在双方地位平等的基础上进行。
二、词义辨析:有“治疗”意思的词还有
cure, treat, heal, remedy
这些动词都有“治疗、医治”之意。
cure主要指治愈疾病。
treat普通用词,指接受并诊治病人。
heal侧重指治愈伤口、伤痛如灼伤等。
remedy着重用药物对病人进行治疗。
三、含有treat的常见短语
dutch treat
n. 各付己帐
四、一起来玩个填词小游戏吧
Artie most women with indifference
阿蒂对大多数女人都漠不关心。