nourish
UK/ˈnʌrɪʃ/US/'nә:riʃ/
IELTSTOEFLGRE六级考研B2
释义
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)
词根拆分
词根派生来自古法语 norir,即拉丁语 nūtrīre(喂养)被法语柔化的形式。nour(喂养)+ -ish(动词后缀)=「喂养并维持生长」。除字面喂养外,它温暖地延伸到任何你帮助繁茂的事物:你可以 nourish 身体、友谊或希望。这种比喻能力正是 nourish 区别于临床味 nutrition 之处。
词根 nour 还连着 21 个词常用搭配
- 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
例句
- 1.
A balanced diet nourishes the body and the mind.
均衡的饮食滋养身体也滋养心灵。
- 2.
Rich river silt nourishes the crops along the valley.
肥沃的河泥滋养着河谷沿岸的庄稼。
- 3.
She nourished a lifelong dream of becoming a writer.
她一生都怀揣着成为作家的梦想。