look after
look after — 片語動詞
1. to keep someone or something safe, healthy, or in good condition by giving them
照顧
負責照料他人或事物
to keep someone or something safe, healthy, or in good condition by giving them the attention and care they need.
Lien looks after her younger brother while their parents work late at the hospital.
Lien 在父母在醫院值晚班時照顧弟弟。
collocation: look after + family member
The nurses at the care home look after my grandmother with great patience.
養老院的護理人員很有耐心地照顧我的祖母。
collocation: look after + [person] with [quality]
Who will look after the garden while we are on holiday in Thailand?
我們去泰國度假時，誰來照顧花園呢？
Adina looks after the office accounts and orders new supplies each week.
Adina 負責管理辦公室帳目，每週訂購新用品。
Brooke asked her neighbour to look after her cat during the summer break.
Brooke 請鄰居在暑假期間幫忙照顧她的貓。
- take care of
the most direct synonym, equally common in everyday speech
- care for
slightly more formal, often carries a sense of affection or tenderness
- watch over
emphasises protection and monitoring rather than hands-on care
- neglect
to fail to give proper care or attention
文法句型
look after + noun phrase
用法筆記
Always transitive — 'look after' must be followed by an object. The phrasal verb is inseparable: the object comes after 'after', not between 'look' and 'after'. Common in both spoken and written English.