1 [T] to take care of sb who is sick or injured; to take care of an injury 照料，护理（患病或受伤的人）；调治（伤痛）: She nursed her mother back to health. 她照料她的母亲，直到其恢复健康。Ahmed is still nursing a back injury. 阿默德仍在调治背伤。

2 [T] to hold sb/sth in a loving way 搂；搂抱: He nursed the child in his arms. 他把小孩搂在怀里。

3 [T] (formal 正式) to have a strong feeling or idea in your mind for a long time 心里常存有（某种强烈的感觉或想法）: Tim had long nursed the hope that Sharon would marry him. 蒂姆一直都希望沙伦会嫁给他。

4 [I,T] to feed a baby or young animal with milk from the breast; to drink milk from the mother's breast 给（婴儿、幼兽）喂奶；哺乳