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nature/ˈneɪtʃə(r)//ˈneɪtʃər/ ★★★★★n. n- ①[常作nature](大)自然;自然界;自然现象;自然力(★常拟人化,当作女神;戏称为Mother Nature)
- The forces of nature are formidable.自然力是可畏的。
- the laws of nature自然法则,自然律
- We should not upset the ecological balance of nature.我们不可破坏自然界的生态平衡。
- the wonders of nature大自然的奇迹
- Nature is the best physician.【谚】自然是最好的医生。
- ② (没有文明之累的)自然生活
- They decided to return [get back] to nature.他们决定回归自然。
- ③ 1(人、动物的)本性,天性,性质2[the nature](事物的)本质,特性,性质<of>3[通常附有修饰语](某种)性格的人
- human nature人性
- He is a man of good [ill] nature.他是本性好[坏]的人。
- He is of a generous nature.他本性宽大。
- He has a kindly nature.他有和善的天性。
- It is (in) his nature to be kind to the poor.对穷人仁慈是他的天性。
- It's not in her nature to be lazy.懒惰不是她的本性。
- the nature of love爱的本质
- What is the nature of her illness?她的病是什么性质?
- a sanguine nature乐天的人
- ④[用单数形;通常附有修饰语,作of nature]种类(=kind; sort)
- things of this nature此类事情
- These books are of the same nature.这些书属于同类。
- ⑤ 1活力,体力2【婉言】肉体[生理]的要求
- He has food enough to sustain nature.他有足以保持体力的食物。
- a call of nature内急
- Nature calls.感到内急。
- ease [relieve] nature解手
- ⑥ 自然物,实物
- This portrait is true to nature.这幅画像逼真。
- draw [paint] a thing from nature写生
短语- against nature
- ① 不自然的[地];不道德的[地]
- ② 奇迹的[地]
- all nature
- by nature
- She is by nature a generous person.她天生是个慷慨的人。
- Tom is artistic by nature.汤姆天生就有艺术气质。
- contrary to nature
- in [by, from] the nature of things [the case]
- in [of] the nature of ...
- The letter was in the nature of an apology.那封信具有道歉性质。
- in a state of nature
- ① 在未开化[野蛮]的状态;野生的
- ② 【谑】裸体的(=nude; naked)
- ③ 【基督教】在未受天惠的罪人状态
- in nature
- ① 实际上;事实上
- ②[强调最高级]世界上,无上
- ③[强调疑问句]到底,究竟
- ④[强调否定句]什么地方也(没有)
- There are no such things in nature.什么地方也没有这种东西。
- in the course of nature
- let nature take its course
- like all nature
同义词- bentn.天性
- charactern.个性
- featuren.特质
- personalityn.人格
- tempern.性情
- traitn.特性
- being
- breed
- cast
- complexion
- cosmos
- creation
- description
- disposition
- essence
- essentiality
- feather
- humor
- ilk
- kind
- lot
- macrocosm
- makeup
- manner
- mold
- order
- persuasion
- quintessence
- sort
- species
- stamp
- stripe
- substance
- temperament
- texture
- type
- universe
- variety
- world
词路径- entity
- abstraction
- abstract entity
- attribute
- quality
- nature
上位词- causal agency
- causal agent
- cause
- cosmos
- creation
- existence
- macrocosm
- quality
- trait
- type
- universe
- world
下位词- animal nature
- animality
- complexion
- disposition
- sociality
- temperament
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