英语词汇“nurture”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | noun

nurturenurture1 /ˈnɚtʃɚ/ ●○○ verb [transitive often passive] formal

VERB TABLE

nurture

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	nurture
	he, she, it	nurtures
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	nurtured
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have nurtured
	he, she, it	has nurtured
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had nurtured
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will nurture
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have nurtured

Continuous Form
Present	I	am nurturing
	he, she, it	is nurturing
	you, we, they	are nurturing
Past	I, he, she, it	was nurturing
	you, we, they	were nurturing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been nurturing
	he, she, it	has been nurturing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been nurturing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be nurturing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been nurturing

1to help a plan, idea, feeling, etc. to develop: Reading aloud to children nurtures a love of books.2to feed and take care of a child or a plant while it is growing

verb | noun

nurturenurture2 noun [uncountable] formal

ETYMOLOGYnurture²

Origin: 1300-1400 Old French norriture, from Late Latin nutritura, from Latin nutrire; ➔ NUTRIENT

the education and care that you are given as a child, and the way it affects your later development and attitudes