通过保护、管理或照顾需求来对某人或某事负责。
照顾某人，或把某件事处理好。
共 4 个含义，从最常见到最少见，按 CEFR 等级色彩标注。
照顾人或动物在身体上或情感上的需要；照料某人。
"She stayed home from work to take care of her sick daughter."
Take care of the people who take care of you.
— Commonly attributed to Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos; widely cited in business and leadership contexts
处理、管理或应对某项任务、问题或责任，并把它解决。
"Don't worry about the invoice — I'll take care of it this afternoon."
I took care of the situation the best way I knew how.
— Michael Jordan, interview with ESPN (widely reported, 1993)
保护或维护某样东西，使它保持良好状态。
"If you take care of your tools, they'll last for decades."
Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live.
— Jim Rohn, motivational speaker; widely quoted in self-help literature
（非正式，委婉）除掉、压制或制服某人或某物，常暗示非法或暴力行为。
"The mob boss told his associate to 'take care of' the witness before the trial."
I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse... and if he refuses, we take care of him.
— Paraphrase of The Godfather (1972), dir. Francis Ford Coppola; sense widely understood from the film's dialogue
用途非常广：可以表示照顾人和动物、处理任务或问题；在非正式语境中，也可委婉表示“除掉”或“摆平”某人某事（尤其在犯罪题材里）。单独的 'take care' 也常用作告别语。这个短语不能拆开。
母语者最常搭配使用的单词。
最常用的五种时态形式。
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