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
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I didn't care for that movie.

"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.

I really care for you.
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1 z# b6 z, @" R8 I3 mTo "care for" someone means that you love them. This may be a romantic feeling or more of a family/friend feeling.

Care about

% T" I! \3 Y0 R, EHe 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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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

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or
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4 |& y& P. j" i' E! o' ], s8 ~; b...but I'm not in love with you.

7 o5 J/ m" L6 TSometimes, though, it can be positive:
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- g4 a" @9 [" u1 n# t  T( M# JI care about you so much! That's why I want you to be safe and happy.

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care about  
4 n: J3 }$ p' @) x% w. p7 v8 O& G1．be interested in；have or feel concern for 对…感兴趣；关心
*I don't care about your opinion．我对你的观点不感兴趣。
0 Q( H! f% s- p*She thinks only of herself；she doesn't care ahout other people．她只顾自己，不顾别人。
) e# j3 S! L3 N' z) {3 ]3 [/ g2．be worried about；mind 对…担心；介意
*Don't you care about losing your job？你难道不担心失去工作吗？
, ^8 v4 A6 y  j*I care nothing about the matter．我对这事毫不介意

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4 q6 ^5 a" J. L5 l- ]4 J( U7 ?3 }1．like；be fond of 喜爱
*She doesn't care for that colour．她不喜欢那种颜色。
/ y" ~: A+ S7 X- n: E+ x  a*She did not care for him．她不喜欢他。
8 j' C, c- Y$ s! W4 O$ `0 ~2．take care of；look after 照顾
*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。
2 O' I$ {7 G. n/ a+ c*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。
* k; }$ e( r1 {' i  i*He cares only for himself．他只考虑自己。

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