nourish
UK ['nʌr.ɪʃ] US ['nɝ:-] verb transitive
■to provide people or living things with food in order to make them grow and keep them healthy 养育；滋养•Children need plenty of good fresh food to nourish them.孩子们需要大量的新鲜食物来提供营养。 •She looks happy and well nourished.她看起来很快乐，且营养良好。 •This cream is supposed to help nourish your skin.这种润肤霜可以滋养肌肤。 ■formal
■If you nourish a feeling, belief or plan, you think about it a lot and encourage it 培养，助长；支持；鼓励•Lisa has long nourished the hope of becoming a famous writer.丽莎一直梦想着成为著名作家。 |