nurture

[US]/ˈnɜːtʃə(r)/
[UK]/ˈnɜːrtʃər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 养育;培养
n. 教养,培育
Word Forms
第三人称单数nurtures
过去分词nurtured
现在分词nurturing
过去式nurtured
复数nurtures

Example Sentences

nurture a student's talent.

培养学生的才能

the nurture of ethics and integrity.

道德和正直品格的培养。

bear and foster offspring.See Synonyms at nurture

生养和抚养后代参见 nurture

a delicately nurtured girl

一个娇生惯养的女孩

be nurtured by loving parents

受到慈爱的父母的养育

nursed her business through the depression.See Synonyms at nurture

在经济萧条中精心料理她的生意参见 nurture

Harry nurtured a distaste for all things athletic.

哈里对有关体育的事情一概不太喜欢。

my father nurtured my love of art.

我父亲培养了我对艺术的热爱。

for a long time she had nurtured the dream of buying a shop.

长期以来她一直梦想着要买下一间店铺。

However, the offensive against the peace ttlovement nurtured its own counteroffensive.

但是,对和平运动的打击必然会引起反击。

Like his political leaderene, Sir Alan was from a relatively poor background in the unfashionable east Midlands. And like her, he nurtured a lifelong disdain for middle-class intellectual socialists.

和撒切尔夫人一样,艾伦爵士来自东米兰德,出身相对贫寒;同样,他也毕生蔑视中产阶级知识分子的社会党员。

Real-world Examples

Born in a civilised family, Anne was delicately nurtured.

安妮出生在一个文明家庭,受到精心呵护。

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

Part of it is " nature" and part is " nurture" .

部分是“先天因素”,部分源自于“后天养成”。

Source: New Horizons College English Third Edition Reading and Writing Course (Volume 1)

Older established plants are even nurturing younger weaker ones.

那些年老、长成的植物甚至会供应养分给年轻、较弱的植物。

Source: The secrets of our planet.

But like a garden, peace had to be nurtured and maintained, otherwise it decayed.

但就像花园一样,平静需要呵护和维护,否则它就会腐朽。

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

But does this mean we lose the nurture, bonding, and sacred silliness that ceremonies provide?

但这表示我们也会失去这些仪式所带来的滋养、连结和神圣的单纯吗?

Source: National Geographic Anthology

The dominant you, and the nurturing you.

主宰世界的你,养育生命的你。

Source: Classic styles of celebrities

Instead of nurturing a dwindling trade, this could have the opposite effect.

比起培养一个萎缩的贸易,这更可能会产生反作用。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Given the downside risks, we would be wise to continue to carefully nurture the U.S. recovery.

鉴于下滑风险, 我们应该明智地继续将注意力花在美国经济复苏上。

Source: VOA Standard October 2015 Collection

This simple exercise nurtures your innovative spirit.

这个简单的练习可以培养你的创新精神。

Source: Science in Life

They are rewarded for being " pretty like Mommy" and encouraged to be nurturing like Mommy too.

她们会因" 像妈妈那样漂亮" 被称赞,被鼓励像妈妈那样养育孩子。

Source: Lean In

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