That's why people treat you like an object and not like a person.

                                                                                    ——The Vampire Diaries
这就是人们把你当物而不是当人看待的原因。
                                                                                    ——吸血鬼日记

一、treat有哪几种含义？

n.

1.款待 [C]

Well, you paid for the fruits, Cakes, etc. Now this is my treat.

你已付了水果、月饼的钱，现在该我请客了。

 

2.乐趣 [C]

Driving along Devon's winding country lanes is a treat all of its own.

沿着德文郡蜿蜒的乡间小路驾车本身就乐趣无穷。

 

3.【英口】非常出色的东西 [C]

v.

1.对待 [T]

As you treat me, so will I treat you.

我像你对待我那样对待你。

 

2.看待；视为(as) [T]

We must treat everything that has gone before that Monday as a datum.

我们必须把每一件发生在星期一以前的事当作既成事实看待。

 

3.医治 [T]

Modern drugs have made it easier to treat a cold or get over the flu.

现代的药物能够更有效地医治伤风与控制感冒。

 

4.处理；涂上保护层 [T]

Don't treat the matter with undue haste.

不要过急的处理那个问题。

 

5.谈判，协商 [I]

If we are to treat with you, it must be on equal terms.

如果我们要同你们谈判的话，那么必须是在双方地位平等的基础上进行。

 

二、词义辨析：有“治疗”意思的词还有

cure, treat, heal, remedy

这些动词都有“治疗、医治”之意。

cure主要指治愈疾病。

treat普通用词，指接受并诊治病人。

heal侧重指治愈伤口、伤痛如灼伤等。

remedy着重用药物对病人进行治疗。

 

三、含有treat的常见短语

dutch treat

n. 各付己帐

 

四、一起来玩个填词小游戏吧

Artie       most women with indifference
阿蒂对大多数女人都漠不关心。