nurture

名词 nurture:

1. the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
   同义词：raising, rearing
2. helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
   同义词：breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, raising, rearing, upbringing

动词 nurture:

1. help develop, help grow
   同义词：foster
2. bring up
   同义词：rear, raise, bring up, parent
3. provide with nourishment
   同义词：nourish, sustain

1. The child got his nurture from his loving parents.
   这个孩子的教育来自他慈爱的双亲。
2. Most vegetables we buy in winter are nurtured in the greenhouse.
   我们冬天买的大多数蔬菜都是在温室里培育的。
3. He wants to take the nurture of that delicate child.
   他想去照料那个纤弱的孩子。

nur.ture

n.（名词）
Something that nourishes; sustenance.
营养物；食物
The act of bringing up.
养育，培养
Biology The sum of environmental influences and conditions acting on an organism.
【生物学】 环境因素：作用于生物的环境影响和条件的总称
v.tr.（及物动词）
nur.tured,nur.tur.ing,nur.tures
To nourish; feed.
给…营养物；喂养
To educate; train.
培育，教育；训练
To help grow or develop; cultivate:
培养：促进成长或发育；培养：
例句：
nurture a student`s talent.
培养学生的才能

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Late Latin nôtrotôra [act of suckling]
源自 后期拉丁语 nôtrotôra [喂奶的动作]
from Latin nôtrotus [past participle of] nôtrore [to suckle] * see (s)n3u-
源自 拉丁语 nôtrotus [] nôtrore的过去分词 [喂奶] *参见 (s)n3u-

【引伸】
nur.turer
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>nurture,cultivate,foster,nurseThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to promote and sustain the growth and development of.:
这些动词共有的中心含义是.促使…的生长和发展.：
例句：
nurturing hopes;
滋生希望；

例句：
cultivating tolerance;
培养耐性；

例句：
foster friendly relations;
促进友善的关系；

例句：
nursed the fledgling business through an economic downturn.
经济衰退中精心料理刚起步的生意