Care about 和 car for 的区别

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The phrases "care about" and "care for" each have several meanings The best way to learn them is with some examples.

Care for

9 L9 P) D7 q& i* ~0 d2 \( mI didn't care for that movie.

$ x. E2 T* t3 w" W& x+ H% B"I don't care for ___" means that you don't like something. You usually use this when you're talking about food, movies, or something bad that a person did.
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, U$ m$ s  w' i+ U: }I really care for you.

) f( r, Z3 X; g/ e3 u# v- ]To "care for" someone means that you love them. This may be a romantic feeling or more of a family/friend feeling.

Care about
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( L) E" @" u3 YHe doesn't care about money. He just cares about coming across as successful.
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To "care about" a topic means that you're very interested in it. It's important to you.
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I really care about you.

If you "care about" a person, it means that you like them. This might mean that you feel romantic feelings, and it might not. "I care about you" is often followed by

* `0 Z- C/ m9 l! Z  r...but I'm just not ready to start a relationship.

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4 |" F6 f9 @+ R1 |' B/ t7 |...but I'm not in love with you.

% Y; `( t! l9 v3 PSometimes, though, it can be positive:
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; S* s$ X2 Q5 R" o1 u" @- d+ z) {I care about you so much! That's why I want you to be safe and happy.

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care about  
( U9 H0 K3 d* `. S  z1．be interested in；have or feel concern for 对…感兴趣；关心
- p+ A$ Z/ O9 S2 y*I don't care about your opinion．我对你的观点不感兴趣。
* H0 P7 @. w  R& d: d6 H& J2 e*She thinks only of herself；she doesn't care ahout other people．她只顾自己，不顾别人。
2．be worried about；mind 对…担心；介意
1 X0 q. B) d1 w0 J) D1 b*Don't you care about losing your job？你难道不担心失去工作吗？
9 v4 ?' }4 K/ c# _*I care nothing about the matter．我对这事毫不介意

5 L& j( I! T  w- ^: Ycare for  
1．like；be fond of 喜爱
+ `% V1 ]8 X$ W- q0 ^" C5 [9 T/ [*She doesn't care for that colour．她不喜欢那种颜色。
*She did not care for him．她不喜欢他。
2．take care of；look after 照顾
2 L, `0 _: C$ Z  }/ D/ R; w*As an orphan，he is cared for by the local authorities．他是个孤儿，受到当地政府的照顾。
( r8 `% s* V9 l- k, F% q7 m*He spent years caring for his sick mother．他数年中一直在照顾生病的母亲。
3．have regard for；trouble about尊重；重视
*I do care for what my teacher says．我的确尊重老师说的话。
0 o& R& v2 J4 d3 U  h9 d  L*He cares only for himself．他只考虑自己。

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