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nurture
UK ['nɜ:.tʃər] US ['nɝ:.tʃɚ] verb transitive formal
HELP DEVELOP 培育
■to take care of, feed and protect someone or something, especially young children or plants, and help them to develop 养育，培育（尤指幼儿或植物）•She wants to stay at home and nurture her children.她想留在家里照顾孩子。 •a carefully nurtured garden精心打理的花园 ■to help a plan or a person to develop and be successful 促进；扶助；培养•As a record company director, his job is to nurture young talent.作为唱片公司主管，他的职责是培养有才华的年轻人。
UK ['nɜ:.tʃər] US ['nɝ:.tʃɚ] verb transitive formal
FOR A LONG TIME 长期
■to have a particular emotion, plan or idea for a long time （长期）怀有，抱有•Winifred nurtured ambitions for her daughter to be a surgeon.威妮弗雷德一直盼望她女儿会成为外科医生。
UK ['nɜ:.tʃər] US ['nɝ:.tʃɚ] noun uncountable
■the way in which children are treated as they are growing, especially as compared with the characteristics they are born with 教育，培养；（尤指）后天养育•Which do you believe has the strongest influence on how children develop - nature or nurture?你认为先天条件还是后天教育对孩子的成长影响最大？ |