treat
verb uk/triːt/ us/triːt/
(DEAL WITH)
B2 [ T usually + adv/prep ]对待
to behave towards someone or deal with something in a particular way
My parents treated us all the same when we were kids. 小时候父母对我们一视同仁。
He treated his wife very badly. 他对妻子很不好。
It's wrong to treat animals as if they had no feelings. 把动物当成没有感情的东西来对待是错误的。
I treat remarks like that with the contempt that they deserve. 那种说法根本不值一提，我对其嗤之以鼻。
- More examples
- Many companies still treat their management staff better than their workers.
- You really should treat your parents with more respect.
- These men's magazines just treat women as playthings.
- We try to treat our students as individuals.
- All information will be treated as strictly confidential.
(GIVE MEDICAL CARE)
B2 [ T ]治疗，医治
to use drugs, exercises, etc. to cure a person of a disease or heal an injury
He is being treated for a rare skin disease. 他患了一种罕见的皮肤病，正在接受治疗。
Western medicine tends to treat the symptoms and not the cause. 西医往往治标不治本。
- More examples
- The farmer called the vet out to treat a sick cow.
- Laboratory tests suggest that the new drug may be used to treat cancer.
- Two firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation.
- At that time I worked in a small hospital where I was treating shell-shocked soldiers.
- Antihistamine is often used to treat hay fever and insect bites.
(PAY FOR)
B2 [ T ]请（客）；款待
to buy or pay for something for another person
Put your money away - I'm going to treat you (to this). 把钱收起来吧——（这次）我请你。
I'm going to treat myself to (= buy for myself) a new pair of sandals. 我要给自己买一双新凉鞋。
(PUT ON)
[ T ]（用特殊物质）涂抹，处理
to put a special substance on material such as wood, cloth, metal, etc. or put it through a special process, in order to protect it from damage or decay
The material has been treated with resin to make it waterproof. 这种材料涂上了树脂以防水。
Idioms
treat someone like dirtidiom 把（某人）不当人看，把（某人）视为草芥
to treat someone extremely badly
For years I allowed him to treat me like dirt. 多年来他一直不把我当人看，我都一直忍着。
treat someone like royaltyidiom 以最高标准招待（某人）
to treat someone extremely well
The staff in the hotel treated us like royalty. 宾馆工作人员把我们当作贵宾接待。
treat
noun uk/triːt/ us/triːt/
(SPECIAL EXPERIENCE)
C2 [ C ]乐事;享受;特别款待
a special and enjoyable occasion or experience
We're going to Italy for the weekend - it's my birthday treat. 我们要去意大利度周末——为我庆祝生日。
As a special treat, I'll take you to my favourite restaurant. 我要带你到我最喜欢的餐馆去，这是个特别待遇。
(PAY FOR)
my, your, etc. treat[ S ] 我／你（等等）请（客），款待
an occasion when I, you, etc. buy or pay for something for another person
No, you paid for dinner last time - this is my treat. 不，上次吃饭是你付的钱——这次我请客。
Idiom
a treatidiom UK informal 很好；效果不错
very well; with good results
To prevent red wine from staining, put some salt on it - it works a treat. 要想不让红葡萄酒留下污渍，在污渍处洒些盐——效果很不错。
That soup went down a treat (= tasted very good)! 那汤很好喝！
I polished that old desk of grandma's and it came up a treat (= its appearance improved). 我把奶奶的那张旧书桌擦了擦，马上就焕然一新了。