take care of作“照顧、照料”解，相當於look after，如：　　

① I believe that neighbors can take care of your son while you are out.　　相信我外出期間我的鄰居們會照顧我的兒子的。　　

② The boy is very young. He can’t take care of himself. 　　這男孩很小，不可以照顧自己。　　take care of作“保管、保護”解，如：　　① The teacher told the students to take care of the new books.　　老師告知學生要保護好新書。　　② Can you take care of your thing?　　你會保管你的物品嗎?　　take care of與look after都能作“照顧、照料”解，可以互相替換，但look after沒有“保管、保護”的意思，如：　　① She stayed at home and took care of her mother yesterday.　　＝She stayed at home and looked after her mother yesterday.　　昨天她呆在家裡照料她母親了。　　② Who is going go take care of the wounded person in the hospital?　　＝Who is going to look after the wounded person in the hospital?　　誰去醫院照料那個受傷的人?　　

③ Children must take good care of their eyes.　　≠Children must look after their eyes well.　　孩子們要好好保護眼睛。　　take good care of和look after…well意義相同，都是“好好照料、好好照顧”的意思，但要注意，take care of用的是good一詞，而look after則用well，如：　　① Don’t worry. I can take good care of your pet while you are away.　　＝Don’t worry. I can look after your pet well while you are away.　　放心，你不在時，我會照料好你的寵物的.　　② The nurses took good care of the children.　　＝The nurses looked after the children well.　　保育員把孩子照料得很好。