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naturenoun(LIFE)A2[U]all theanimals,plants,rocks, etc. in theworldand all thefeatures,forces, andprocessesthathappenorexistindependentlyofpeople, such as theweather, thesea,mountains, theproductionofyounganimalsorplants, andgrowth: 大自然,自然界 herloveof nature她对自然界的热爱 This newtechniqueofartificiallygrowingcellscopieswhatactuallyhappensinnature.这种人工培育细胞的新技术是模仿自然界实际发生的现象。 a naturearticle/book/programme自然类文章/书籍/节目 Nature theforcethat isresponsibleforphysicallifeand that is sometimesspokenof as aperson: 自然力Feeling tired-out is Nature'swayoftellingyou torest.感觉疲惫不堪是身体在提醒你该休息了。 Nature gave thesetinycreaturestheabilitytoreproducequicklywhenfoodisabundant.自然赋予这些微生物在食物充足时快速繁殖的能力。 - Lyingnakedin thegrass, among thetreesandbirds, hefelthe hadcommunedwith nature.
- Helivedinclosecommunionwith nature.
- But Idigress. To get back to what I was saying, thispoemreflectsthe poet'sloveof nature and hisreligiousbeliefs.
- Fishermen are always at themercyof theforcesof nature .
- Modernistarchitecturetriestoconquernatureinsteadofworkingwith it.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesThe Earth & outer space - general words - ablate
- aeolian
- alluvium
- anti-gravity
- atmosphere
- auroral
- geo-
- geocentric
- geophysicist
- globe
- horizon
- lithosphere
- lithospheric
- mesosphere
- mesospheric
- microgravity
- the Big Bang
- the big bang theory
- the firmament
- underground
See more results » naturenoun(TYPE)C1[SorU]thetypeormaincharacteristicof something: 种类;特性;本质 What was the natureofhisinquiry?他究竟想问什么? Motor-racing isbynature adangeroussport.赛车本质上是一项危险运动。 be in the nature of things to beusualandexpected: 是正常的,是理所当然的There areproblemsin everyrelationship- it's in the nature of things.每段感情都难免会出现问题——这是必然的。 - Even thepolicewerehorrifiedat themacabrenature of thekillings.
- If youthinkthat thesetransportproblemscan besolvedbybuildingmoreroads, youcompletelymisunderstandthe nature of theproblem.
- Thebookisfullofinterestingobservations on/about the nature ofmusicalcomposition.
- Byitsnature,terrorismisdesignedtostrikeat theheartofourdemocraticvalues.
- Students, shecomplained, had nothingbetterto do thanspendwholedaysphilosophizingabout the nature oftruth.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesConditions and characteristics - -ance
- -ancy
- -ibility
- ability
- age
- ambience
- appearance
- aspect
- have it inyouidiom
- hood
- humanity
- in
- presentation
- respect
- shape
- trait
- trappings
- unaffiliated
- undercurrent
- vibe
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: naturenoun(CHARACTER)B2[CorU]a person'scharacter: 性格,本性 As achild, Juliana had a verysensitivenature.朱丽安娜小时候性格非常敏感。 [+ to infinitive]It's not reallyinher naturetobeaggressive.她本性并不好斗。 He isbynatureinclinedto belazy.他生性懒惰。 - Ithinkshetakesadvantageof his good nature.
- Hercalmnatureservedas anaturalcounterbalanceto hisexcitablepersonality.
- Hispoemsrevealthedualityof his nature, thejoyandhope, thefearanddespair.
- Thevicarpraisedwhat he called her "kindandforbearingnature".
- Even thepolicewerehorrifiedat themacabrenature of thekillings.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesMind and personality - allism
- allistic
- alter ego
- ambivert
- ASC
- Asperger's syndrome
- human nature
- id
- identify
- identity
- in the person ofsomeoneidiom
- jib
- noetic
- noggin
- non-identity
- noodle
- on the spectrumidiom
- psychoanalysis
- subconscious
- vantage point
See more results » Idiomsbe the nature of the beast go/get back to nature let nature take its course (Definition ofnaturefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)nature| American Dictionarynaturenoun(LIFE)[U]all theanimalsandplantsin theworldand all thefeatures,forces, andprocessesthatexistorhappenindependentlyofpeople, such as theweather, thesea,mountains,reproduction, andgrowth: As ayoungman helovedhikingand beingcloseto nature. Thistechniqueofgrowingcellscopieswhatactuallyhappensin nature. [U]Theforcethat isresponsibleforphysicallifeis often called nature, and is sometimesspokenof as aperson: Feelingstressedis Nature’s way oftellingyou torelax. naturenoun(TYPE)[C/U]thetypeormaincharacteristic(of something): [U]Theproblemisdelicatein nature. [C]Nothing of asecretnature canhappenin thathousehold. naturenoun(CHARACTER)[C/U]thecharacterof aperson, or thecharacteristicsapersonisbornwith: [C]She’s always had asunnynature. [U]She is by nature agentlesoul. (Definition ofnaturefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)Examplesofnaturenature The players effectively brought out the essentially lyricalnatureof the piece.From theCambridge English Corpus So qualitative researchers are as likely to influence thenatureof the research setting as are quantitative researchers in artificial experiments.From theCambridge English Corpus Given the qualitativenatureof the survey, the results were interpreted and put in relation to existing estimates in the literature.From theCambridge English Corpus The qualitativenatureof the discussion in the text does not depend on having only one person.From theCambridge English Corpus Given thenatureof our research questions, we needed to target organic shoppers.From theCambridge English Corpus The stoichiometry of the exact reaction will depend on thenatureof the organic matter involved, here assumed to be saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon.From theCambridge English Corpus Related, although somewhat different considerations apply to texts of purely theoreticalnature, too.From theCambridge English Corpus We should note, however, that it is questionable to what extent such taxonomies reflect thenatureof the underlying psychological processes.From theCambridge English Corpus Numerous substances are found innatureand in the body that function as protective agents against oxygen-free radicals.From theCambridge English Corpus The difficulty of taking such steps returns us to the linkednatureof lingua franca and power.From theCambridge English Corpus The results showed that the overall form returned to the conservativenatureof the original rule-based melodies.From theCambridge English Corpus The attraction of what might at first blush seem a redundant translation was thatnaturecould speak in a clear and undistorted voice.From theCambridge English Corpus However, differences in thenatureof wage labour between the two regions were very strong, as a result of the specific route of the transition.From theCambridge English Corpus However, they did not take thenatureof the representations into account.From theCambridge English Corpus As explained, these representations result from thenatureof visual processing.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. CollocationswithnaturenatureThese are words often used in combination withnature. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. addictive nature First, they challenged the idea that smokers exercised choice either by emphasising the addictive nature of cigarettes or characterising smoking as an illness. From theCambridge English Corpus adversarial nature It would be reasonable to assume that custody disputes, with their adversarial nature, would lead to the infiltration of criticism of therapeutic ways of knowing into the legal field. From theCambridge English Corpus aggressive nature Patients seek organ transplantation as therapy for their advanced disease because of itsaggressivenature. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/nature## |