新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

nurture

英  [ˈnɜːtʃə]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[U 不可数名词] 培育

    Nurture is care and encouragement that is given to someone while they are growing and developing.

    近义词

    care , rearing

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

    例:

    Young men were living without maternal nurture.

    年轻人在没有母亲照顾的情况下生活着。

    例:

    Visiting the doctor can be a way of getting the nurture and attention you feel unable to ask for any other way.

    就医可能是获得你从其他渠道不能寻求到的照顾和关注的方式。

    VERB. 动词
  • nurtures , nurturing , nurtured

    1[T 及物动词] 养育

    If you nurture something such as a young child or a young plant, you care for it while it is growing and developing.

    近义词

    care for

    反义词

    neglect

    双语例句

    例:

    Parents want to know the best way to nurture and raise their child to adulthood.

    父母们想了解把他们的孩子养育成人的最好方法。

    例:

    The modern conservatory is not an environment for nurturing plants.

    这个现代化温室的环境并不适合培育植物。

    2[T 及物动词] 培养

    If you nurture plans, ideas, or people, you encourage them or help them to develop.

    双语例句

    例:

    She had always nurtured great ambitions for her son.

    她一直在培养她儿子要树立远大抱负。

    例:

    parents whose political views were nurtured in the sixties.

    政治观点形成于60年代的父母们。