Word · Frequency #8542
nurture
养育；滋养
核心释义
To feed and care for a young person, animal, or plant while it grows.
- 1.
滋养或护理
To nourish or nurse.
- 2.
鼓励,尤其是促进某事的成长或发展。
To encourage, especially the growth or development of something.
培养；促进；滋养或护理；鼓励,尤其是促进某事的成长或发展。；养育；供给营养物
用法In use
Parents should nurture their children's curiosity from an early age.
用法提示：动词nurture表示培养、发展（品质或能力）
She nurtured a love of reading in her students over the years.
用法提示：动词过去式nurtured表示持续培养（情感或兴趣）
The program is designed to nurture young talents in music.
用法提示：动词不定式nurture表示培育、扶持（人才）
nurture + noun
及物动词，后接名词。
Parents should nurture their children's curiosity.
父母应该培养孩子的好奇心。
nurture sb/sth into sth
表示“培养成…”。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- nurture talent
- 培养人才
- The program is designed to nurture young talent in science.该计划旨在培养科学领域的年轻人才。
- nurture creativity
- 培养创造力
- Good teachers nurture creativity in their students.好老师培养学生的创造力。
- nurture relationships
- 培养关系
- It takes time and effort to nurture relationships.培养关系需要时间和精力。
- nurture growth
- 促进成长
- Parents should provide an environment that nurtures growth.父母应该提供促进成长的环境。
- nurture children
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 nurse（护士）与 nature（自然）：护士在大自然中悉心滋养、培育生命。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：parenting、education、career development、personal growth nurture 作动词时语气为中性，但多用于书面或较正式的场景，表示养育或促进发展；日常口语中较少直接使用，更常说 look after、raise 或 encourage。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No common English word rhymes with 'nurture' (/ˈnəːtʃə/), because the sequence /ɜːtʃə/ with stress on /ɜː/ is rare. The words below all share the -ture spelling and the final /tʃə/ sound, but each has a different vowel before it: /eɪ/ in nature, /ʌ/ in culture, /ɪ/ in picture, /ɜː/ in furniture (though furniture has an extra /nɪ/ before /tʃə/, so it still does not rhyme), /e/ in lecture, and /æ/ in capture. Do not pronounce 'nurture' like these lookalikes.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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