1 treat sb/sth (with/as/like sth) to act or behave towards sb/sth in a particular way 对待: Teenagers hate being treated like children. 十来岁的青少年讨厌被人当作小孩子看待。 (spoken 口语) They treat their workers like dirt(= very badly). 他们视自己的工人如粪土。You should treat older people with respect. 你应该尊敬老年人。to treat sb badly/fairly/well 虐待╱公平对待／善待某人

2 treat sth as sth to consider sth in a particular way 视某事物为…: I decided to treat his comment as a joke. 我决定把他的评论当作笑话。

3 to deal with or discuss sth in a particular way 讨论；探讨: The article treats this question in great detail. 那篇文章十分详细地探讨了这个问题。

4 treat sb/sth (for sth) to use medicine or medical care to try to make a sick or injured person well again 治疗；医治: The boy was treated for burns at the hospital. 那个男孩因烧伤在医院接受治疗。

5 treat sth (with sth) to put a chemical substance onto sth in order to protect it from damage, clean it, etc 用化学物质处理（以防受损或把它弄干净等）

6 treat sb/yourself (to sth) to pay for sth or give sb/yourself sth that is very special or enjoyable 以某物款待: Clare treated the children to an ice cream (= she paid for them). 克莱尔请孩子们吃冰淇淋。