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nurture n.养育,教育,教养,营养品 vt.养育,给与营养物,教养 After a fight with your friend, you may have to nurture the relationship a little until you're close again. Use the phrase "nature versus nurture" to help you remember the word. Nature is a baby just out of the womb. Nurture is how that baby is raised or taken care of. Once the child is older, you may wonder if its love of reading is nature or nurture — is it natural born or is it because you read to the baby every night. ★★☆☆☆ 2007.1

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['nə:tʃə(r)] If you plant a seed, water it daily and give it lots of light, you nurture it until it is ready to be transplanted outside. When you nurture a person or thing, you care for it and help it to grow. High achievers owe their success mostly to nurture. 1[VERB 动词]养育；培育 If you nurture something such as a young child or a young plant, you care for it while it is growing and developing.   [V n]  [FORMAL 正式]Parents want to know the best way to nurture and raise their child to adulthood...父母希望知道养育孩子长大成人的最佳方法。The modern conservatory is not an environment for nurturing plants.这个现代化温室的环境不适合培育植物。nurturingShe was not receiving warm nurturing care.她没有得到温暖的抚育。nurturingWhich adult in these children's lives will provide the nurturing they need?这些孩子生活中的哪个成人会为他们提供所需的养育呢？2[VERB 动词]发展，孕育(计划、想法等)；培养(人等) If you nurture plans, ideas, or people, you encourage them or help them to develop.   [V n]  [FORMAL 正式]She had always nurtured great ambitions for her son.她总是鼓励儿子要树立远大抱负。...parents whose political views were nurtured in the sixties...政治观点形成于60年代的父母一辈Charlie Nelson has nurtured fine sprinters.查理·纳尔逊已经培养出了相当优秀的短跑选手。nurturingThe decision to cut back on film-making had a catastrophic effect on the nurturing of new talent.削减电影制作经费的决定在扶植新人方面有灾难性的影响。3[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]教育；教养；培养 Nurture is care that is given to someone while they are growing and developing. The human organism learns partly by nature, partly by nurture.人的学习能力部分是天生的，部分是后天培养的。

英语单词	nurture
英美音标	['nə:tʃə(r)]
中文释义	n.养育,教育,教养,营养品 vt.养育,给与营养物,教养
vocab简明	If you plant a seed, water it daily and give it lots of light, you nurture it until it is ready to be transplanted outside. When you nurture a person or thing, you care for it and help it to grow.
vocab扩展	After a fight with your friend, you may have to nurture the relationship a little until you're close again. Use the phrase "nature versus nurture" to help you remember the word. Nature is a baby just out of the womb. Nurture is how that baby is raised or taken care of. Once the child is older, you may wonder if its love of reading is nature or nurture — is it natural born or is it because you read to the baby every night.
真题原句	High achievers owe their success mostly to nurture.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]养育；培育 If you nurture something such as a young child or a young plant, you care for it while it is growing and developing. [V n] [FORMAL 正式] Parents want to know the best way to nurture and raise their child to adulthood... 父母希望知道养育孩子长大成人的最佳方法。 The modern conservatory is not an environment for nurturing plants. 这个现代化温室的环境不适合培育植物。 nurturing She was not receiving warm nurturing care. 她没有得到温暖的抚育。 nurturing Which adult in these children's lives will provide the nurturing they need? 这些孩子生活中的哪个成人会为他们提供所需的养育呢？ 2 [VERB 动词]发展，孕育(计划、想法等)；培养(人等) If you nurture plans, ideas, or people, you encourage them or help them to develop. [V n] [FORMAL 正式] She had always nurtured great ambitions for her son. 她总是鼓励儿子要树立远大抱负。 ...parents whose political views were nurtured in the sixties... 政治观点形成于60年代的父母一辈 Charlie Nelson has nurtured fine sprinters. 查理·纳尔逊已经培养出了相当优秀的短跑选手。 nurturing The decision to cut back on film-making had a catastrophic effect on the nurturing of new talent. 削减电影制作经费的决定在扶植新人方面有灾难性的影响。 3 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]教育；教养；培养 Nurture is care that is given to someone while they are growing and developing. The human organism learns partly by nature, partly by nurture. 人的学习能力部分是天生的，部分是后天培养的。
来源	2007.1

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