Care about 和 car for 的区别

billzhao

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

Care for

. L1 w6 |& r* b: |* e7 AI didn't care for that movie.

# [% n0 e$ t+ @* Y2 o5 F"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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; X9 u- G# e% T9 J9 w, A9 ~4 qI really care for you.
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# n2 `0 ^9 {( CTo "care for" someone means that you love them. This may be a romantic feeling or more of a family/friend feeling.
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Care about

# C7 D+ i* W* i; `6 l( |7 ?He doesn't care about money. He just cares about coming across as successful.

/ P: \' O' E( l8 x, eTo "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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  U9 ?1 [& }* y) h- {! R...but I'm not in love with you.

* a! {3 T6 ]! S& FSometimes, though, it can be positive:

I care about you so much! That's why I want you to be safe and happy.

billzhao

care about  
. j; L, E* q! ?) ?1．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。
! b7 N5 e, I7 J# J1 y; T* @6 T2 f*She thinks only of herself；she doesn't care ahout other people．她只顾自己，不顾别人。
. g) I' j) d/ W1 |4 N" i1 B2．be worried about；mind 对…担心；介意
* i( ~/ h6 n- s- a; J5 f*Don't you care about losing your job？你难道不担心失去工作吗？
*I care nothing about the matter．我对这事毫不介意
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! [$ C+ }7 J9 X# ?care for  
% r+ c$ A" {% N; V4 X7 v5 \% g1．like；be fond of 喜爱
*She doesn't care for that colour．她不喜欢那种颜色。
9 R( m0 Q3 V5 s+ ^*She did not care for him．她不喜欢他。
2．take care of；look after 照顾
9 h& X& X$ P4 b( v; y*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。
( C7 f( N( n$ U8 u4 W6 E- D*He spent years caring for his sick mother．他数年中一直在照顾生病的母亲。
  ^+ l# T1 C8 ~" E/ Z& e3．have regard for；trouble about尊重；重视
9 x: y5 T. S+ _% w*I do care for what my teacher says．我的确尊重老师说的话。
1 M& ~! t7 O6 e*He cares only for himself．他只考虑自己。

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