1. S 乐事，乐趣　 thing that gives great pleasure, especially sth unexpected or not always available
2. C 款待，招待　 act of treating sb to sth

　afford a ～　款待
　enjoy a ～　得到满足
　extend a ～　请客
　give oneself a ～　让自己享受一下
　have a picnic excursion ～　享受野餐远足的乐趣
　indulge in a ～　纵情款待
　luxuriate in a ～　尽情享受乐趣
　offer a ～　款待
　procure a ～　设法获得乐趣
　provide enjoyable ～　提供愉快的款待
　rejoice in a ～　为请客而高兴
　relish a ～　津津有味地享受乐趣
　revel in a ～　好请客
　stand ～　做东
　welcome a ～　欢迎请客
　yield～　同意请客
　delightful ～　乐事
　Dutch ～　自己付钱的聚餐或娱乐
　great ～　很大乐趣
　optical ～　视觉的乐趣
　pleasant ～　一件乐事
　popular ～　流行的趣事
　real ～　真正的乐趣
　splendid ～　极好的娱乐
　～ for sb　对某人来说是乐趣
　～ to the eye　饱眼福

　What a treat to get into the peace and quiet of the country!　居住于安静乡村是多么快乐的事啊！
　Smoked salmon—what a treat!　熏大马哈鱼——馐馔之福啊！
　Her son's visits are a great treat for her.　她儿子来看她，她心里美滋滋的。
　It is a treat to meet you here.　在这里遇到你是件乐事。
　His treat is to give us ticket for a new film.　他请我们看一场新电影。
　This is my treat.　这次由我做东。
　She was cooking fish as a treat.　她正在做鱼来款待客人。
　My father took me to the circus as a treat.　我父亲带我去看马戏表演。

1. vt. & vi.对待；处理　 behave towards; apply a process, in order to change
2. vt.治疗　 try to cure medically

　～ arthritis and rheumatism　治疗关节炎和风湿
　～ economic development　探讨经济发展
　～ nervous exhaustion　治疗神经衰弱
　～ the common diseases　治疗常见病
　～ the subject　论述这个问题
　～ wet land　治理湿地
　～ cruelly　残酷地对待
　～ exhaustively　详尽透彻地论述
　～ fairly　公正对待
　～ fully　充分论述
　～ harshly　苛刻地对待
　～ impartially　公正地对待
　～ indulgently　放纵地对待
　～ realistically　现实地探讨
　～ romantically　以浪漫派手法雕刻
　～ roughly　粗暴对待
　～ seriously　认真对待
　～ specially　特殊处理
　～ successfully　成功地治愈
　～ unfairly　不公正对待
　～ warmly　热情款待
　～ well　待人很好
　～ about a question　谈论问题
　～ sb as equals　平等待人，平等相处
　～ sb as honored guests　把…看作贵宾
　～ sb for a cold　替某人治感冒
　～ sb like one's own brother　待…像亲兄弟一样
　～ of economic problems　论述经济问题
　～ of the history　讲述历史
　～ sb to a dinner　请某人吃饭
　～ sb with a new drug　用一种新药治病
　～ sb with kindness　仁慈地对待某人

　I'll treat today.　今天我请客。
　The next chapter will treat about this question.　下一章还要谈到这个问题。
　He treated me all right.　他待我不错。
　Please treat the matter seriously.　请认真对待这件事。
　Don't treat me like a child.　别把我当小孩看。
　They treat their workers like dirt.　他们把工人看得粪土不如。
　They treated her as roughly as they treated their slaves.　他们对待她很粗暴，就像对他们的奴隶一样。
　I decided to treat myself to a taxi.　我决定坐计程车，享受一下。
　I'll treat you all.　我来请你们大家。
　He treated himself to a Sunday afternoon excursion.　他星期天下午出去游览了一番。
　The article treated various aspects of the political scene.　这篇文章论述了政局的各个方面。
　He treats the subject scientifically in the following chapter.　在下一章里，他科学地论述了这一问题。
　The documentary treated the question in some detail.　这部纪录片探讨这个问题有些深度。
　Which doctor is treating you for this trouble?　你这个病哪个大夫在给你治?
　Royal jelly is effective in treating nervous exhaustion.　蜂王精治疗神经衰弱很有效。
　Our tincture of tiger bone is used in treating arthritis and rheumatism.　我们的虎骨酒是用来治疗关节炎和风湿病的。
　They can treat most of the common diseases.　他们可以治疗大多数常见病。
　How would you treat a sprained ankle?　脚踝骨扭了你怎么治?
　They treated wet land by draining and sunning the fields.　他们用排水晒田的办法对湿地进行了治理。
　They were cruelly treated.　他们受到残酷对待。
　The problem has been treated by a number of experts.　许多专家已对这个问题进行过探讨。
　The subject has been treated in the previous chapter.　该问题已在前一章中论述了。
　The children were treated to movies on June 1.　六月一日，孩子们都免费看了电影。
　Never had they been treated to such a performance before.　他们从来没被邀请看过这样（好）的节目。
　We were treated to the unusual sight of the Prime Minister singing on TV.　我们有幸目睹首相上电视一展歌喉的难得场面。
　We made arrangements for her to be treated by a famous doctor.　我们安排好让一位有名的大夫来给她治疗。
　He treated me as a child.　他把我当小孩子看待。
　He treated money as having little value.　他认为钱没有多大的价值。
　I was treated as a distinguished guest.　他们把我待若上宾。
　Now they wear rubber fingers treated with lactic acid.　现在他们带上了用乳酸处理过的橡皮指套。
　They used strings previously treated with powdered glass.　他们使用了事前用玻璃粉末处理过的绳子。

 ♣ treat of　(v.+prep.)
　论及，涉及　take as subject of discourse, discussion, etc.
　〔说明〕 treat of通常不用于被动结构，也不用于进行体。
　This book treats of new trends in surgery.　这本书写的是外科方面的新动向。
　The Medical Journal treats of the progress of medicine.　《医学杂志》讨论的是医学上的进展。
　The essay treats of the acquisition of language.　这篇文章探讨了语言的价值。
　This lecture treats of the period of the first revolutionary civil war.　这一讲谈第一次国内革命战争时期。
　The third volume treats of modern literature.　第三卷讲现代文学。
 ♣ treat with　(v.+prep.)
1. 对待 behave in a way towards sb
　They treated us with friendliness.　他们待我们很友好。
　We treated them with leniency.　我们对他们很宽容。
　He treated me with indifference.　他对我漠不关心。
　We were treated with respect.　我们受到尊重。
　This was the first time I had been treated with such respect.　我是第一次受到这样的礼遇。
2. 和…商谈 talk or negotiate with sb
　We have treated with the three biggest firms in London.　我们已与伦敦最大的三家公司谈判过了。
　If we are to treat with you, it must be on equal terms.　如果要我们和你们谈判，双方必须处于平等地位。
3. 用防护措施处理某物 apply a process or a substance to sth to protect it, preserve it, etc.
　They treat their seeds with a fungicide to combat seedling diseases.　他们用杀真菌剂浸了种子来防止秧苗受病。
　New timber should be treated with a preservative.　新砍伐的原木应进行防腐处理。

 ♣ treat, treat of
　这两者都可表示“论及”，现代美语中省略of的情况更常见。
 ♣ treat, deal with, dispose of, manage, transact
　参见deal条。

1. 她用水果招待客人。
　［误］ She treated her guests with fruit.
　［正］ She treated her guests to fruit.
　［析］ “用…招待某人”英语应该说treat sb to sth.
2. 医生在为她治疗心脏病。
　［误］ The doctor was treating her with heart trouble.
　［正］ The doctor was treating her for heart trouble.
　［析］ 表示“治疗（某人的某种病）”英语用treat...for...结构。

　［同义词］ v. account, consider, evaluate, rate, think, value, administer, attend, heal, tend, debate, discuss, dispute
　［词源］　中古英语treten<古法语tratier（处理，对待）