care

care of

at the address of

由某人轉交

write to me care of Ann.

寫給我的信，由安轉交。

I (或 he, she，等) couldn't (或北美，非正式 亦作

(informal)used to express complete indifference

(非正式)毫不在乎；完全不關心

he couldn't care less about football.

他對足球毫不關心。

for all you care (或 he, she，等 cares)

(informal)used to indicate that someone feels no interest or concern

(非正式)你（或他、她）毫無興趣；不關你（或他、她）的事

I could drown for all you care.

我就是淹死也與你無關。

have a care

[often in imperative](dated)be cautious

(舊)謹慎的，小心的

‘Have a care!’ she warned.

“小心點！”她警告道。

take care

[often in imperative]be cautious; keep oneself safe

當心，注意

take care if you're planning to go out tonight.

如果你今晚打算外出，當心點。

[with infinitive]make sure of doing something

確保做某事

he would take care to provide himself with an escape clause.

他會確保自己得到免責條款。

take care of

keep (someone or something) safe and provided for

照顧，照料

I can take care of myself.

我可以自己照顧自己。

deal with (something)

處理

he has the equipment to take care of my problem.

他有臺可解決我的問題的設備。