nurse back to health
nurse back to health — phrasal verb
- nurse back to healthbase form
- nurses back to health3rd person singular
- nursing back to health-ing form
- nursed back to healthpast simple
1. to take care of a person or an animal that is ill, giving them rest, medicine, a
to take care of a person or an animal that is ill, giving them rest, medicine, and attention, until they are healthy again.
After the accident, Mei-Lin's mother spent two months nursing her back to health at home.
nurse + human object + back to health
The vet believed we could nurse the puppy back to health with proper medication and rest.
nurse + animal object + back to health
Emma took leave from work to nurse her father back to health after surgery.
Rescued cats are nursed back to health by shelter volunteers and later adopted.
- care for
more general; does not imply the goal of full recovery
- tend to
more formal; focuses on the act of attending rather than the outcome
- restore to health
more formal and medical; often used in professional contexts
- neglect
to fail to give necessary care, leading to worsening health
文法句型
nurse + noun phrase + back to health
用法筆記
Object is most often a person or a domestic animal. Frequently used in the passive (e.g. 'was nursed back to health'). The adverb 'slowly' or phrase 'bit by bit' commonly appears to emphasize the gradual process.
常見錯誤
2. to take careful, step-by-step actions to help a company, industry, or economy th
to take careful, step-by-step actions to help a company, industry, or economy that is in serious financial trouble become stable and profitable again.
The chief executive cut costs to nurse the struggling manufacturer back to health.
nurse + business (manufacturer) + back to health
Banks offered low-interest loans to nurse the region's tourism economy back to health.
nurse + economy + back to health
Jack was hired to nurse the department-store chain back to health.
Omar managed to nurse the struggling family restaurant back to health by changing the menu.
- turn around
more informal; focuses on changing direction rather than careful restoration
- revive
more dramatic; implies bringing back from near collapse
- rescue
broader; can include external bailouts rather than internal reform
- run into the ground
informal; to ruin through mismanagement
- bankrupt
to cause financial failure
文法句型
nurse + noun phrase + back to health
用法筆記
This is a metaphorical extension of the literal sense. It is most common in business journalism and economic reporting. The subject is typically a manager, government, or financial institution. The object is an organization or economic sector, never a person.