区别辨析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。