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　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

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

• The majority of time, emotional, and energy resources are given to nurture and sustain important relationships.
  大部分的时间、情感上和能量上的资源用来培养并维持重要的人际关系。
• You want to nurture an inquiring mind with a fresh approach.
  你希望用新的途径培养一个好问的头脑。
• We also need to nurture organic and locally produced solutions.
  我们还需要培育有机和当地产生的解决方案。
• She had always nurtured great ambitions for her son.
  她总是鼓励儿子要树立远大抱负。
• Original paragraph: Readers are offered the opportunity to nurture a personal faith and spirituality in these pages.
  在书中，读者们都被提供了一个培养个人信仰和灵魂的机会。
• 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。
• 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。
• It is this vast identity that is required of you to find, nurture and become.
  是这个广阔的身份，需要你去寻找、培育和变为。
• 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。
• 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。