三、cure, treat, heal, remedy 辨析
这些动词都有"治疗，医治"之意。cure通常强调结果，指治愈某种疾病或某人的疾病;treat则通常强调过程，指对病人进行诊断和治疗，但不含治好的意思。例句：A few days' rest will cure you. 休息几天你的病就好了。The dentist is treating my teeth. 牙医在给我看牙。注意下面两句cure与treat所搭配的介词不同：The doctors cured her of cancer. (cured her of ) 医生治疗了她的癌症。Which doctor is treating you for your illness? (treating you for ) 哪个医生在给你看病？cure表示“治疗”，还可用作名词，若表示“对……的治疗”或“治疗……的方法”，一般用介词for. 如：Is there a certain cure for cancer yet? 迄今癌症有有效的治疗方法吗? heal 侧重指治愈伤口、伤痛，如灼伤等，也可用于比喻。如：It took a long time for the wounds to heal. 伤口过了很长时间才愈合。The cut healed up without leaving a scar. 伤口愈合没留下疤痕。Time cured her of her grief. 时光消除了她的悲伤；remedy着重用药物对病人进行治疗。如：Warmth is the best remedy for colds.热疗是治感冒的最好方法。remedy这个词本来的含义是“药方”，所以有“补救”的意思。如：A good remedy for cold. 治感冒的良药。There is a remedy for everything but death. [谚语] 除死亡外，一切都有补救办法。
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