look after和take care of的区别 可以互换吗

look after和 take care of通常可以互换使用，都表示“照顾、照料”某人或某物。然而，两者在使用上有细微的区别，具体内容如下。

look after和take care of的区别是什么

1、take care of作“照顾、照料”解,相当于look after，如：

① I believe that neighbors can take care of your son while you are out.

相信我外出期间我的邻居们会照顾我的儿子的。

② The boy is very young.He can’t take care of himself.这男孩很小,不可以照顾自己。

2、take care of作“保管、保护”，如：

① The teacher told the students to take care of the new books.

老师告知学生要保护好新书。

② Can you take care of your thing?你会保管你的物品吗?

3、take care of与look after都能作“照顾、照料”解，可以互相替换，但look after没有“保管、保护”的意思。如：

① She stayed at home and took care of her mother yesterday.

＝She stayed at home and looked after her mother yesterday.

昨天她呆在家里照料她母亲了。

look after和take care of典型例句

1、look after

——When she finished work she had to hurry home and look after her son

她下班后就得赶紧回家照顾儿子。

——Your baby depends on you to look after yourself properly while you are pregnant

你怀孕的时候，你的孩子指望着你好好照顾自己。

——I work in a school so I don't have to worry about finding someone to look after my little boy. 我在学校工作，所以不用为找人照顾我年幼的儿子而操心。

2、take care of

——There was no one else to take care of their children

没有别人可以照料他们的孩子。

——He wouldn't have the time or money to take care of me

他既不会有时间也不会有钱来照顾我。

——She used to take care of me when I was a baby

我还在襁褓中时，她曾经照顾过我。