nursing
gb/nˈɚsɪŋ/ us/nˈɚsɪŋ/
A2
İngilizce
~ 2200
Anlamlar
0 anlam
İsim
B1
entity
1
Caring for the sick or injured
The job of taking care of people who are sick or hurt.
Kullanım kalıbı:
[someone] work in nursing
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse 'nursing' (the profession) with 'nursery' (a place for children or plants).
Eş anlamlılar
caregiving (Broader term that can also include non-medical personal care.)
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patient care (Focuses on the act of looking after patients rather than the profession.)
Zıt anlamlılar
neglect (Failure to provide necessary care or attention.)
Eşdizimler
nursing career
|nursing staff
|nursing home
|nursing care
|nursing profession
Konular
healthcare
|work
|daily life
|health
Örnekler
- She decided to pursue a career in nursing after volunteering at the hospital.
- Nursing requires both medical knowledge and compassion.
- The shortage of nursing staff has affected hospital operations.
- He has been in nursing for over twenty years.
- Nursing is one of the most trusted professions.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- She works in nursing.
- Nursing is a hard job.
- My sister studies nursing.
- Nursing helps sick people get better.
İsim
A2
action
2
Feeding a baby with breast milk
When a mother feeds her baby milk from her breast.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may confuse 'nursing' here with the medical profession sense; context is important.
Eş anlamlılar
breastfeeding (More common modern term; identical meaning.)
Zıt anlamlılar
weaning (The process of stopping breastfeeding.)
Eşdizimler
nursing mother
|nursing baby
|nursing period
Konular
family
|healthcare
|daily life
|health
|body
|daily_life
Örnekler
- The nurse gave advice about nursing after childbirth.
- She spent most of the night nursing the newborn.
- Nursing can help strengthen the bond between mother and child.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- The mother is nursing her baby.
- Nursing gives the baby food.
- She is nursing now.
Fiil
B1
action
3
Caring for a sick person
To take care of someone who is sick or hurt.
Kullanım kalıbı:
to nurse [someone] back to health
Eş anlamlılar
tending (Slightly more general; can apply to plants, animals, or people.)
Zıt anlamlılar
ignoring (Not giving care or attention to someone in need.)
Eşdizimler
nursing patients
|nursing the wounded
Konular
healthcare
|daily life
|health
|daily_life
Örnekler
- She is nursing her father after his surgery.
- Volunteers were nursing the injured after the accident.
- He spent weeks nursing his sick dog back to health.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- I am nursing my friend.
- She is nursing her mother.
- He is nursing his cat.
Fiil
A2
action
4
Feeding a baby breast milk
When a mother gives her baby milk from her breast.
Eş anlamlılar
breastfeeding (Standard modern term for this action.)
Zıt anlamlılar
bottle-feeding (Feeding a baby with a bottle instead of directly from the breast.)
Eşdizimler
nursing a newborn
Konular
family
|healthcare
|health
|body
|daily_life
Örnekler
- She was nursing her baby when I arrived.
- Nursing can be challenging in the first few weeks.
- The mother sat quietly in the corner, nursing her child.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- She is nursing her baby.
- The mother is nursing now.
- She nurses her child every day.
Fiil
B2
action
5
Trying to improve something with care over time
To take care of something or yourself so it gets better over time.
Kullanım kalıbı:
nursing [something] back to health
Eş anlamlılar
rehabilitating (Usually more formal and often used in medical or criminal contexts.)
Zıt anlamlılar
damaging (Causing harm instead of recovery.)
Eşdizimler
nursing an injury
Konular
healthcare
|health
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- He is nursing a sprained ankle before the big game.
- She spent months nursing her small business back to profitability.
- The team is nursing their star player back to full strength.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- He is nursing his leg injury.
- She is nursing her dog back to health.
- They are nursing the plant back to life.
Dil bilgisi
İfadeler
nursing home
1/nˈɚsɪŋ hˈoʊm/
fixed phrase
Place for long-term elder care
A place where old or sick people live and get medical care.
Örnekler
- Her grandmother moved into a nursing home after she could no longer live alone.
- The town has two nursing homes that provide excellent care.
nursing mother
1/nˈɚsɪŋ mˈʌðɚ/
fixed phrase
Woman breastfeeding a baby
A woman who is giving her baby milk from her breast.
Örnekler
- As a nursing mother, she needs extra calories in her diet.
- There are special facilities for nursing mothers at the airport.
nursing staff
1/nˈɚsɪŋ stˈæf/
fixed phrase
Group of nurses at a facility
All the nurses working in a hospital or clinic.
Örnekler
- The hospital's nursing staff are on strike for better pay.
- The nursing staff worked long hours during the crisis.