nourish
UK/ˈnʌrɪʃ/US/'nә:riʃ/
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Definitions
v.
To provide a person, animal, or plant with the food needed to live and grow
滋养，养育（提供食物）
v.
To support and encourage the growth of something abstract (a feeling, hope, idea)
培育，助长，怀有（情感、希望、想法）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Old French norir, the softened French form of Latin nūtrīre (to feed). nour (feed) + -ish (verb ending) = 'to feed and sustain growth.' Beyond literal feeding, it extends warmly to anything you help flourish: you can nourish a body, a friendship, or a hope. This figurative reach is what sets nourish apart from the clinical nutrition.
Root nour still carries 21 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.nourish the body滋养身体
- 2.nourish the soul滋养心灵
- 3.nourish a dream培育梦想
- 4.richly nourish充分滋养
- 5.nourish the skin滋养肌肤
Example Sentences
- 1.
A balanced diet nourishes the body and the mind.
- 2.
Rich river silt nourishes the crops along the valley.
- 3.
She nourished a lifelong dream of becoming a writer.