cure、treat、heal与remedy这些动词都有“治疗、医治”之意。
cure : 主要指治愈疾病。
- At one time doctors couldn't cure TB/cure people of TB.
医生曾经无法治愈肺结核／肺结核病人。
treat : 普通用词，指接受并诊治病人。
- 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。
heal : 侧重指治愈伤口、伤痛如灼伤等。
- The wounds were gradually healing (up).
伤口在逐渐愈合。 - The plaster cast helps to heal the broken bone.
石膏绷带有利于断骨的愈合。
remedy : 着重用药物对病人进行治疗。
- an effective herbal remedy for headaches
用草药治疗头疼的有效疗法 - The best remedy for grief is hard work.
排解忧伤的最好办法就是努力工作。
