nurture

英 [ˈnɜːtʃə(r)]

美 [ˈnɜːrtʃər]

v.  养育; 养护; 培养; 扶持; 帮助; 支持; 滋长; 助长
n.  养育; 培养

过去分词：nurtured　现在分词：nurturing　过去式：nurtured　第三人称单数：nurtures　复数：nurtures　

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Collins.2 / BNC.8542 / COCA.5533

同义词辨析

nursefosternurture【导航词义：关心，照顾】

牛津词典

verb

• 养育；养护；培养
  to care for and protect sb/sth while they are growing and developing
  1. These delicate plants need careful nurturing.
     这些幼嫩的植物需要精心培育。
  2. children nurtured by loving parents
     受到慈爱的父母养育的孩子
• 扶持；帮助；支持
  to help sb/sth to develop and be successful
  1. It's important to nurture a good working relationship.
     维持良好的工作关系非常重要。
• 滋长；助长
  to have a feeling, an idea, a plan, etc. for a long time and encourage it to develop
  1. She secretly nurtured a hope of becoming famous.
     她暗暗滋生出成名的愿望。

noun

• 养育；培养
  care, encouragement and support given to sb/sth while they are growing

柯林斯词典

• VERB 养育;培育
  If younurturesomething such as a young child or a young plant, you care for it while it is growing and developing.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• VERB 发展，孕育(计划、想法等);培养(人等)
  If younurtureplans, ideas, or people, you encourage them or help them to develop.
  1. She had always nurtured great ambitions for her son.
     她总是鼓励儿子要树立远大抱负。
  2. ...parents whose political views were nurtured in the sixties...
     政治观点形成于60年代的父母一辈
  3. 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。
• N-UNCOUNT 教育;教养;培养
  Nurtureis care that is given to someone while they are growing and developing.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
  1. they debated whether nature or nurture was more important
  Synonym:breedingbringing upfosteringfosterageraisingrearingupbringing
• the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
  Synonym:raisingrearing

verb

• help develop, help grow
  1. nurture his talents
  Synonym:foster
• provide with nourishment
  1. We sustained ourselves on bread and water
  2. This kind of food is not nourishing for young children
  Synonym:nourishsustain
• bring up
  1. raise a family
  2. bring up children
  Synonym:rearraisebring upparent

双语例句

• You must befriend, protect, and nurture your own spirit.
  你必须去和自己的心灵结友、提供保护和滋养。
• To identify and nurture talent, one has to first understand what students and teachers think and need.
  要培养和发掘人才，必先了解学生和教师的需要和想法。
• We must also identify and nurture new talent.
  我们也必须识别和培养新的人才。
• Study into the characteristics of geographical spatial thought will help nurture student's thinking abilities.
  研究地理空间思维的特徵有利于加强对学生思维能力的培养。
• Traditional arts development is inseparable from the creation and nurture her ethnic identity and national habits.
  传统艺术的创作和发展离不开孕育她的民族特性和民族习惯。
• Religions, to survive, must make accommodations with the larger political structures that nurture them.
  为了生存，宗教必须同其赖以存在的更大的政治体系相调和。
• They must have parents and teachers who recognize their talent and nurture it.
  他们需要有能察觉他们的天赋并加以培育的双亲和师长。
• Chinese research institutes often point out with pride that such projects can stimulate and nurture young talent.
  中国的科研院所经常骄傲地指出，这些大工程激发和培育了青年人才。
• In our experience, new kinds of organisations are already emerging to nurture and support such grassroots innovation.
  根据我们的经验，新型的组织已经兴起，从而培育和支持这类基层创新。
• Consciously build and nurture a supportive network of positive relationships, including family and friends.
  审慎地建立和培养充满支持和正能量的关系群，包括家人和朋友。