中學英語詞彙是英語的常用詞。
熟練掌握中學詞彙，就能流利說英語。
今天我們來學習care for和care about的用法
請熟讀例句到會說：
care的兩個短語care for和care about對多數人來說可能是讓人困惑的，它們之間的區別不太容易分清。
很多單詞和短語不是只有一種含義，如果我們只知道其中一種，無疑會增加區別的難度。
所以這裡專門為大家梳理一下兩個短語的用法，希望對大家有幫助：
01care for
根據不同的使用場合以及所指的對象，它的含義有所不同：
照顧
=take care of
Who is to care for me when I'm old?
我老了誰來照顧我？
Can you care for my cat wile I am away?
我不在的時候你能照顧我的貓嗎？
She spends all her waking hours caring for her mother.
她睡覺之外的時間都花在照顧母親上了。
The company is committed to caring for the environment.
公司致力於保護環境。
It is very moving to see how much strangers can care for each other.
看到陌生人能互相關心，真是感人至深。
喜歡
（多用在否定句中）
I like him but I don't care for her.
我喜歡他，但我不喜歡她。
He didn't much care for her friends.
他不太喜歡她的朋友。
Would you care for a cup of tea?
你想喝杯茶嗎？
Would you care for something to drink?
你想喝點什麼嗎？
I don't really care for coffee.
我真的不喜歡咖啡。
I don't care for that colour.
我不喜歡那種顏色。
He didn't care for anything about Europe.
他對歐洲一點也不喜歡。
關心、在意
強調對家人，伴侶等的強烈感情，浪漫依戀
She cares for him very much.
她很關心他。
He cares for her deeply.
他很關心她。
You genuinely care for him, don't you?
你真的很關心他，不是嗎？
If one really cares for you, he is able to squeeze time for you. No excuses, no lies, no undeliverable promises.
如果一個人真的在乎你，他就能為你擠出時間。沒有藉口，沒有謊言，沒有無法兌現的承諾。
02care about
關心，在乎（感興趣），擔心
It was the only thing I cared about.
這是我唯一關心的事。
He's the sort of person who only cares about money.
他是那種只在乎錢的人。
The boy cared about popular music than anything else.
這個男孩最關心流行音樂。
I don't care about his opinion.
我不在乎他的意見。
She always cares about losing her job.
她總是擔心失去工作。
在意、在乎
強調了在我們心裡的重要性（也可以是愛）
He genuinely cares about his employees.
他真的關心他的員工。
He doesn't care about anyone but himself.
除了自己，他不在乎任何人。
It's because I care about you that I don't like you staying out late.
因為我在乎你，所以我不喜歡你在外面呆到很晚。
He told people he didn't care about her, but deep down he knew different.
他告訴人們他不在乎她，但內心深處他知道不同。
He really cares about the environment.
他真的很關心環境。
Don't you care about this country's future?
你不關心這個國家的未來嗎？
03注意
總而言之，
如果要表示在意，喜歡（某人），
儘管它們含義有區別，用care for和care about都可以；
其他方面最好注意區別！
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