nursing
gb/nˈɚsɪŋ/ us/nˈɚsɪŋ/
A2
Anh
~ 2200
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Danh từ
B1
entity
1
Caring for the sick or injured
The job of taking care of people who are sick or hurt.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone] work in nursing
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'nursing' (the profession) with 'nursery' (a place for children or plants).
Từ đồng nghĩa
caregiving (Broader term that can also include non-medical personal care.)
|
patient care (Focuses on the act of looking after patients rather than the profession.)
Từ trái nghĩa
neglect (Failure to provide necessary care or attention.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
nursing career
|nursing staff
|nursing home
|nursing care
|nursing profession
Chủ đề
healthcare
|work
|daily life
|health
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- She works in nursing.
- Nursing is a hard job.
- My sister studies nursing.
- Nursing helps sick people get better.
Danh từ
A2
action
2
Feeding a baby with breast milk
When a mother feeds her baby milk from her breast.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may confuse 'nursing' here with the medical profession sense; context is important.
Từ đồng nghĩa
breastfeeding (More common modern term; identical meaning.)
Từ trái nghĩa
weaning (The process of stopping breastfeeding.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
nursing mother
|nursing baby
|nursing period
Chủ đề
family
|healthcare
|daily life
|health
|body
|daily_life
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- The mother is nursing her baby.
- Nursing gives the baby food.
- She is nursing now.
Động từ
B1
action
3
Caring for a sick person
To take care of someone who is sick or hurt.
Mẫu sử dụng:
to nurse [someone] back to health
Từ đồng nghĩa
tending (Slightly more general; can apply to plants, animals, or people.)
Từ trái nghĩa
ignoring (Not giving care or attention to someone in need.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
nursing patients
|nursing the wounded
Chủ đề
healthcare
|daily life
|health
|daily_life
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I am nursing my friend.
- She is nursing her mother.
- He is nursing his cat.
Động từ
A2
action
4
Feeding a baby breast milk
When a mother gives her baby milk from her breast.
Từ đồng nghĩa
breastfeeding (Standard modern term for this action.)
Từ trái nghĩa
bottle-feeding (Feeding a baby with a bottle instead of directly from the breast.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
nursing a newborn
Chủ đề
family
|healthcare
|health
|body
|daily_life
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- She is nursing her baby.
- The mother is nursing now.
- She nurses her child every day.
Động từ
B2
action
5
Trying to improve something with care over time
To take care of something or yourself so it gets better over time.
Mẫu sử dụng:
nursing [something] back to health
Từ đồng nghĩa
rehabilitating (Usually more formal and often used in medical or criminal contexts.)
Từ trái nghĩa
damaging (Causing harm instead of recovery.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
nursing an injury
Chủ đề
healthcare
|health
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- He is nursing his leg injury.
- She is nursing her dog back to health.
- They are nursing the plant back to life.
Ngữ pháp
Cách diễn đạt
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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- The hospital's nursing staff are on strike for better pay.
- The nursing staff worked long hours during the crisis.