如何看待請客這事？treat的用法和辨析
That's why people treat you like an object and not like a person.
——The Vampire Diaries
這就是人們把你當物而不是當人看待的原因。
——吸血鬼日記
一、treat有哪幾種含義？
n.
1.款待 [C]
Well, you paid for the fruits, Cakes, etc. Now this is my treat.
你已付了水果、月餅的錢，現在該我請客了。
2.樂趣 [C]
Driving along Devon's winding country lanes is a treat all of its own.
沿着德文郡蜿蜒的鄉間小路駕車本身就樂趣無窮。
3.【英口】非常出色的東西 [C]
v.
1.對待 [T]
As you treat me, so will I treat you.
我像你對待我那樣對待你。
2.看待；視爲(as) [T]
We must treat everything that has gone before that Monday as a datum.
我們必須把每一件發生在星期一以前的事當作既成事實看待。
3.醫治 [T]
Modern drugs have made it easier to treat a cold or get over the flu.
現代的藥物能夠更有效地醫治傷風與控制感冒。
4.處理；塗上保護層 [T]
Don't treat the matter with undue haste.
不要過急的處理那個問題。
5.談判，協商 [I]
If we are to treat with you, it must be on equal terms.
如果我們要同你們談判的話，那麼必須是在雙方地位平等的基礎上進行。
二、詞義辨析：有“治療”意思的詞還有
cure, treat, heal, remedy
這些動詞都有“治療、醫治”之意。
cure主要指治癒疾病。
treat普通用詞，指接受並診治病人。
heal側重指治癒傷口、傷痛如灼傷等。
remedy着重用藥物對病人進行治療。
三、含有treat的常見短語
dutch treat
n. 各付己帳
四、一起來玩個填詞小遊戲吧
Artie most women with indifference
阿蒂對大多數女人都漠不關心。
