1. | ~ sb/sth 养育;养护;培养to care for and protect sb/sth while they are growing and developing |
These delicate plants need careful nurturing. 这些幼嫩的植物需要精心培育。 | |
children nurtured by loving parents 受到慈爱的父母养育的孩子 |
2. | ~ sth 扶持;帮助;支持to help sb/sth to develop and be successful |
It's important to nurture a good working relationship. 维持良好的工作关系非常重要。 |
3. | ~ sth 滋长;助长to have a feeling, an idea, a plan, etc. for a long time and encourage it to develop |
She secretly nurtured a hope of becoming famous. 她暗暗滋生出成名的愿望。 |