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Nourish Food Nourishing ˈnʌrɪʃ Verb 动词 Person Plant

Nourish means to provide with the food or other substances necessary for life and growth. It can also mean to foster or encourage a feeling or belief. For example, "The soil nourishes the plant," or "She nourished a sense of hope."

Nourish means to provide with the food or other substances necessary for life and growth. It can also mean to foster or encourage a feeling or belief. For example, "The soil nourishes the plant," or "She nourished a sense of hope."

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/nʌ̱rɪʃ, AM nɜ͟ːrɪʃ/
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[VERB 动词]给…提供营养;滋养 To nourish a person, animal, or plant means to provide them with the food that is necessary for life, growth, and good health.
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  • The food she eats nourishes both her and the baby.

    她吃的食物给她和婴儿提供了营养。

  • ...microbes in the soil which nourish the plant.

    土壤中为植物提供营养的微生物

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  • Most of these nourishing substances are in the yolk of the egg.

    这些营养物质中的大部分在蛋黄里。

  • ...sensible, nourishing food.

    合理的、有营养的食物

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[VERB 动词]滋长,怀有(感情、信念等) To nourish something such as a feeling or belief means to allow or encourage it to grow.
  [V n]
  • Journalists on the whole don't create public opinion. They can help to nourish it.

    大体说来记者不制造舆论。他们会助长舆论。

  • ...a current of thought which has been nourished by historical tradition.

    在历史传统中汲取养分的思潮

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-nourished

    Oxford nour·ish / ˈnʌrɪʃ ; NAmE ˈnɜːrɪʃ / verb 1 nourishsb/sth to keep a person, an animal or a plant alive and healthy with food, etc. 抚养;滋养;养育 All the children were well nourished and in good physical condition. 所有这些孩子都营养良好,身体健康。 2 nourishsth ( formal) to allow a feeling, an idea, etc. to develop or grow stronger 培养,助长(情绪、观点等) By investing in education, we nourish the talents of our children. 我们通过教育投资,培养孩子们的才能。 nour·ish·ing / ˈnʌrɪʃɪŋ ; NAmE ˈnɜːrɪʃɪŋ / adjective nourishing food 滋补食品 nourish nourishes nourished nourishing nour·ish / ˈnʌrɪʃ ; NAmE ˈnɜːrɪʃ / nour·ish·ing / ˈnʌrɪʃɪŋ ; NAmE ˈnɜːrɪʃɪŋ /
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    nourishnour‧ish /ˈnʌrɪʃ $ ˈnɜːrɪʃ, ˈnʌ-/ verb [transitive]
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    1to give a person or other living thing the food and other substances they need in order to live, grow, and stay healthy:  The cream contains vitamin A to nourish the skin. a well-nourished baby2formal to keep a feeling, idea, or belief strong or help it to grow stronger:  We need to nourish our hopes and dreams.
    WDF

    nourish

    [ˈnʌrɪʃ]nourished, nourishing, nourishes

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    nourished[444] nourishing[350]
    滋养(78%),培育(10%),怀有(10%),给营养(2%)
    vt.滋养;怀有;使健壮

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