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could care less

/kair/US // kɛər //UK // (kɛə) //

不在乎,满不在乎,管他呢,管它呢

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    • : a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
    • : a cause or object of worry, anxiety, concern, etc.: Their son has always been a great care to them.
    • : serious attention; solicitude; heed; caution: She devotes great care to her work.
    • : the provision of what is needed for the well-being or protection of a person or thing: He is under the care of a doctor. With proper care, the watch will last a lifetime.
    • : temporary keeping, as for the benefit of or until claimed by the owner: He left his valuables in the care of friends. Address my mail in care of the American Embassy.
    • : grief; suffering; sorrow.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    cared, car·ing.

    • : to be concerned or solicitous; have thought or regard.
    • : to be concerned or have a special preference: I don't care if I do.
    • : to make provision or look out: Will you care for the children while I am away?
    • : to have an inclination, liking, fondness, or affection: Would you care for dessert? I don't care for him very much.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    cared, car·ing.

    • : to feel concern about: He doesn't care what others say.
    • : to wish; desire; like: Would you care to dance?

Phrases

  • care package
  • couldn't care less
  • for all (I care)
  • in care of
  • in charge (the care of)
  • take care
  • take care of
  • tender loving care
  • that's (takes care of) that

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • There would be less total health care, less child care, less energy available to households, and less value added in the university sector.

  • The report says a record 765 hospitals and other health care facilities participated in the annual Healthcare Equality Index survey at a time when they faced unprecedented challenges in caring for patients in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Those who say health care is their single top issue back Biden 77 percent to 19 percent.

  • Regulators and health care leaders, backed up by political leaders, must take the lead in building public confidence in the integrity of the entire vaccine development and distribution process.

  • Feigenholtz said she wants the agency to establish benchmarks on moving the children out of the hospitals and increasing specialized foster care, then report back to legislators.

  • Placed in drinking water, fluoride can serve people who otherwise have poor access to dental care.

  • He has wild swings between trying not to care about Lana and the baby, and being completely obsessed by it.

  • Who among Scalise's constituents could possibly care if he supported naming a post office for a black judge who died in 1988?

  • Haringey Council told The Daily Beast that the children had not been taken permanently into state care.

  • In these regions, men are now doing between 30 and 45 percent of the care work.

  • I do not care very much how you censor or select the reading and talking and thinking of the schoolboy or schoolgirl.

  • And this summer it seemed to her that she never would be able to take proper care of her nestful of children.

  • Polavieja, as everybody knew, was the chosen executive of the friars, whose only care was to secure their own position.

  • On this account, great care should be taken to provide well-drained positions.

  • You never cared—you were too proud to care; and when I spoke to you about my fault, you did n't even know what I meant.