nourish

nourish, feed, graze

动词 nourish:

1. provide with nourishment
   同义词：nurture, sustain
2. give nourishment to
   同义词：nutrify, aliment

1. She has nourished the dream of becoming a movie star.
   她曾怀有成为电影明星的梦想。
2. Milk is all we need to nourish a small baby.
   我们供给婴儿营养只需喂奶就够了。

nour.ish

v.tr.（及物动词）
nour.ished,nour.ish.ing,nour.ish.es
To provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth; feed.
养育：为生命和成长提供必须的食物或其它物质；喂养
To foster the development of; promote:
增进：加速发展；升级：
例句：
.Athens was an imperial city, nourished by the tribute of subjects.(V. Gordon Childe)
.雅典曾是一个帝国，靠附属国向其纳贡.(V.戈登·柴尔德)

To keep alive; maintain:
使生存；保持：
例句：
nourish a hope.
保持希望

来源：
Middle English norishen
中古英语 norishen
from Old French norrir norriss-
源自 古法语 norrir norriss-
from Vulgar Latin *nutrore
源自 俗拉丁语 *nutrore
from Latin nôtrore * see (s)n3u-
源自 拉丁语 nôtrore *参见 (s)n3u-

【引伸】
nour.isher
n.（名词）