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nurture + noun phrase
nurture 后直接接名词短语，表示培养或培育某人或某物。
Parents should nurture their children's creativity.
父母应该培养孩子的创造力。
养育；培养；照料
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养育；培养；照料
The act or process of caring for and encouraging the growth or development of someone or something.
Parents should nurture their children's creativity.
父母应该培养孩子的创造力。
滋养或护理的行为；细心照料
The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care
滋养物；食物；饮食
That which nourishes; food; diet.
对一个人发展有影响的环境因素(与“天性”相对)
The environmental influences that contribute to a person’s development (as opposed to "nature").
促进某物生长或发展的行为或过程
The act or process of encouraging the growth or development of something.
The debate between nature and nurture has been ongoing for centuries.
关于天性与教养的争论已经持续了几个世纪。
Good nurture in early childhood can significantly influence a person's development.
童年早期的良好教养会极大地影响一个人的发展。
The plant's nurture requires careful attention to sunlight and water.
这种植物的培育需要仔细注意光照和水分。
nurture 后直接接名词短语，表示培养或培育某人或某物。
Parents should nurture their children's creativity.
父母应该培养孩子的创造力。
表示在某方面培养某人，in 后接领域或人。
Teachers nurture a love of learning in their students.
老师培养学生对学习的热爱。
将某人或某物培养成另一种状态，into 后接结果。
The program nurtures young athletes into professional players.
这个项目将年轻运动员培养成职业选手。
Not this
He had a good nurture as a child.
Use this
He had good nurture as a child.
英语中'nurture'作为名词时是不可数名词，不能前面加不定冠词'a'。应使用零冠词或改用'nurturing'等可数形式。
Not this
The school nurtures well for students.
Use this
The school nurtures students well.
'nurture'作为及物动词，直接跟宾语，不需要介词'for'。中文'培养'可以带宾语，但英语中要直接接被培养的对象。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
先天与后天
The debate between nature and nurture has been ongoing for centuries.
先天与后天的争论已经持续了几个世纪。
养育孩子
The nurture of children is a primary concern for many parents.
养育孩子是许多父母的首要关注点。
养育的影响
Researchers study the influence of nurture on personality development.
研究人员研究养育对人格发展的影响。
养育与教育
Both nurture and education play crucial roles in a child's growth.
养育和教育在孩子的成长中都起着关键作用。
养育的作用
The role of nurture in shaping behavior cannot be underestimated.
养育在塑造行为方面的重要性不可低估。
先天与后天之争
The debate over nature versus nurture has been going on for centuries.
关于先天与后天的争论已经持续了几个世纪。
培养才能
Parents should nurture their children's talents from an early age.
父母应该从小就培养孩子的才能。
培养关系
It takes time to nurture a close relationship with someone.
与某人培养亲密关系需要时间。
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nurture与nature相似，但多了一个t（代表tend照料），所以是养育而非自然。
语域：neutral 常见场景：education、child development、psychology 该词作为名词时，通常用于正式或学术语境，如教育、儿童发展和心理学领域，日常口语中较少单独使用名词形式。
作为名词时，通常不可数，但表示不同种类或实例时可数。
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