nurse back to health

nurse back to healthbase form
nurses back to health3rd person singular
nursing back to health-ing form
nursed back to healthpast simple

1.片語動詞及物B2

釋義

照料康復

悉心照顧病人或動物直到痊癒

to take care of a person or an animal that is ill, giving them rest, medicine, and attention, until they are healthy again.

例句

After the accident, Mei-Lin's mother spent two months nursing her back to health at home.

車禍發生後，Mei-Lin 的母親花了兩個月的時間在家裡照料她，讓她恢復健康。

nurse + human object + back to health

The vet believed we could nurse the puppy back to health with proper medication and rest.

獸醫說只要用對藥物並讓牠充分休息，我們就能照顧那隻受傷的小狗直到牠康復。

nurse + animal object + back to health

同義詞

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

反義詞

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

❌The doctor nursed him to health.

✅The doctor nursed him back to health.

💡The full expression requires 'back to', not just 'to health'.

❌She nursed the dying plant back to health.

✅She brought the dying plant back to life.

💡'Nurse back to health' is used for people and animals, not for plants.

2.片語動詞及物C1

釋義

挽救復甦

採取措施挽救陷入困境的企業或經濟

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.

例句

The chief executive cut costs to nurse the struggling manufacturer back to health.

執行長削減開支，挽救這家陷入困境的製造商。

nurse + business (manufacturer) + back to health

Banks offered low-interest loans to nurse the region's tourism economy back to health.

銀行提供低利貸款，挽救該地區的旅遊業，讓它恢復生機。

nurse + economy + back to health

同義詞

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

反義詞

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.

nurse back to health