nurture
Word family adjectivenurturablenurturalnurturantnounnurturenurturer
nur·ture1 /ˈnɜːtʃə $ ˈnɜːrtʃər/ verb [transitiveT] formal 1 DEVELOPto help a plan, idea, feeling etc to develop 发展〔计划、想法等〕;培养〔感情等〕 European union is an ideal that has been nurtured since the post-war years. 建立欧盟是战后多年来人们一直争取实现的理想。
a hatred of foreigners nurtured by the media 由媒体助长的对外国人的仇恨
2 LOOK AFTER somebodyLOOK AFTER somethingto feed and take care of a child or a plant while it is growing 养育;培育 plants nurtured in the greenhouse 在温室里培育的植物
n Grammar Nurture is usually passive.
nurture2 noun [uncountableU] formal Origin nurture2 (1300-1400) Old French norriture, from
Late Latin nutritura, from
Latin nutrire;
→ NUTRIENT