look after

英 [lʊk ˈɑːftə(r)]

美 [lʊk ˈæftər]

照料; 照顾; 照管; （尤指作为工作）料理，打理

Oxford 3000

同义词辨析

care for look after take care of【导航词义：照顾，照料】

care forphr. v. 照顾；护理

〔辨析〕

较正式用语，多指照看不能自理的人；指保养某物时，强调使其保持良好状态。

〔例证〕

instructions on caring for the new sofa
保养新沙发的说明书
Her children are well cared for.
她的孩子们得到了悉心的照顾。

look afterphr. v. 〈尤英〉照顾，照料

〔辨析〕

尤指照看老人、小孩、病人等，包括提供帮助及所需物品，或保证安全等；用于物时，则含保证其完好之意。

〔例证〕

Don't worry, my sister will look after the kids tomorrow.
别担心，明天我姐姐来照看孩子。
I won't lend you my laptop unless you promise to look after it.
除非你答应保管好我的笔记本电脑，否则我不会借给你。

take care ofphr. v. 照看

〔辨析〕

与 look after 同义，可换用。

〔例证〕

take care of/look after a cat/house
照看猫/房子
Does your mother often take care of/look after your kids?
你妈妈经常帮你照看孩子吗？

牛津词典

照看小孩、老人、病人或物品可用take care of，英国英语尤用look after：
You can take care of or, especially in BrE , look after someone who is very young, very old, or sick, or something that needs keeping in good condition.
1. We’ve asked my mother to take care of/look after the kids while we’re away.
  我们已请我母亲在我们外出时照看孩子。
2. You can borrow my camera if you promise to take care of/look after it.
  只要你答应把我的照相机保管好就可以借去用。
但care for较常用于表示喜欢：
But care for is more commonly used to mean ‘like’.
1. She does some voluntary work, caring for the elderly.
  她干一些照顾老人的义务工作。
2. I don’t really care for spicy food.
  我其实不喜欢吃辛辣食物。

柯林斯词典

PHRASAL VERB 照料；照顾；照管
If youlook aftersomeone or something, you do what is necessary to keep them healthy, safe, or in good condition.
1. I love looking after the children...
  我喜欢照顾小孩。
2. People don't look after other people's property in the same way as they look after their own.
  人们是不会像照管自己的房产那样照管别人的房产的。
PHRASAL VERB （尤指作为工作）料理，打理
If youlook aftersomething, you are responsible for it and deal with it or make sure it is all right, especially because it is your job to do so.
1. ...the farm manager who looks after the day-to-day organization...
  负责日常管理工作的农场经理
2. We'll help you look after your finances.
  我们将会帮您理财。

英英释义

verb

keep under careful scrutiny
1. Keep an eye on this prisoner!

双语例句

I know the Lord will look after him
我知道上帝会眷顾他的。
Your baby depends on you to look after yourself properly while you are pregnant
你怀孕的时候，你的孩子指望着你好好照顾自己。
We'll help you look after your finances.
我们将会帮您理财。
If a woman gives up her job to look after her baby, she will risk losing her salary in the medium-term and may seriously damage her long-term career prospects.
如果一个女人放弃工作去照看宝宝，她不但将面临在中期内领不到薪水的危险，而且有可能严重影响她事业的长期发展。
They advertised for a young girl to look after the children.
他们登广告想招聘一位年轻姑娘来照顾孩子们。
He had to look after his invalid brother.
他不得不照看他有病的弟弟。
They wanted someone responsible to look after the place at night-time
他们想要个有责任心的人夜间照管这个地方。
He requested the old man to look after the briefcase.
他请求老人照看这个公文包。
My duty is to look after the animals.
我的责任就是照看这些动物。
When she finished work she had to hurry home and look after her son
她下班后就得赶紧回家照顾儿子。