| 单词 | natural |
| 释义 | natural (once / 24 pages) 1adj 2adjn 3adjn 4n Natural describes something that comes from nature, rather than being man-made. Your healthy friend who only eats natural food will probably choose carrots instead of potato chips for a snack. The adjective natural is a common word with a lot of meanings. It describes anything that comes from nature, but it also means "inborn" when you describe your basketball-star friend as a natural athlete. You can also use it to talk about someone being at ease ("he tried to act natural when the police passed by") or to mean "inevitable," as when you say, "It's only natural that those two ended up getting married." WORD FAMILYnatural: naturalise, naturalism, naturalize, naturally, naturalness, naturals, nonnatural, supernatural, unnatural+/denaturalise: denaturalised, denaturalises/denaturalize: denaturalized, denaturalizes, denaturalizing/naturalisation: naturalisations/naturalise: denaturalise, naturalisation, naturalised, naturalises, naturalising/naturalised: unnaturalised/naturalism: naturalist, naturalistic/naturalist: naturalists/naturalistic: naturalistically/naturalization: naturalizations/naturalize: denaturalize, naturalization, naturalized, naturalizes, naturalizing/naturalized: unnaturalized/naturalness: naturalnesses/nature: ill-natured, natural, natures, naturism/naturism: naturist, naturistic/naturist: naturists/supernatural: supernaturalism, supernaturally, supernaturalness, supernaturals/supernaturalism: supernaturalisms, supernaturalist, supernaturalistic/unnatural: unnaturally, unnaturalness/unnaturalness: unnaturalnesses USAGE EXAMPLESThese aren’t your typical protests but are our young democracy’s natural response to an urgent existential threat. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) The body’s natural immune response destroys the dangerous tissue. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) Cormorants gather on a light standard high above the Husky Ballpark next to the Union Bay Natural Area. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature a very natural development our natural environment natural science natural resources natural cliffs natural phenomena Syn|Ant earthy not far removed from or suggestive of nature unnatural not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature affectedacted upon; influenced violenteffected by force or injury rather than natural causes supernaturalnot existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material paranormalnot in accordance with scientific laws 2adj existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation a natural pearl natural gas natural silk natural blonde hair a natural sweetener natural fertilizers Syn|Ant unbleached, uncolored, undyed not artificially colored or bleached artificial, unreal contrived by art rather than nature counterfeit, imitativenot genuine; imitating something superior arranged, stageddeliberately arranged for effect bionichaving particular physiological functions augmented or replaced by electronic or electromechanical components bleached, colored, coloured, dyed(used of color) artificially produced; not natural cardboard, unlifelikewithout substance celluloid, syntheticartificial as if portrayed in a film conventionalised, conventionalized, stylised, stylizedusing artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous dummyhaving the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function ersatz, substituteartificial and inferior factitiousnot produced by natural forces fake, false, faux, imitation, simulatednot genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article man-made, semisynthetic, syntheticnot of natural origin; prepared or made artificially nearclosely resembling the genuine article paintedlacking substance or vitality as if produced by painting unreallacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria 3adj (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes natural yogurt natural produce Syn raw, rude unprocessed not altered from an original or natural state 4adj existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical a perfectly natural explanation Syn|Ant physical according with material things or natural laws (other than those peculiar to living matter) supernatural not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material apparitional, ghostlike, ghostly, phantasmal, spectral, spiritualresembling or characteristic of a phantom eeriesuggestive of the supernatural; mysterious eldritch, uncanny, unearthly, weirdsuggesting the operation of supernatural influences elfin, feysuggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness charming, magic, magical, sorcerous, witching, wizard, wizardlypossessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers marvellous, marvelous, miraculousbeing or having the character of a miracle metaphysicalwithout material form or substance necromanticgiven to or produced by or used in the art of conjuring up the dead nonnatural, otherworldly, preternatural, transcendentalexisting outside of or not in accordance with nature talismanicpossessing or believed to possess magic power especially protective power transmundaneexisting or extending beyond the physical world witchlikebeing or having the character of witchcraft unreallacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria 5adj functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies it's the natural thing to happen natural immunity a grandparent's natural affection for a grandchild Syn normal conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal 6adj free from artificiality a natural reaction Syn lifelike unaffected free of artificiality; sincere and genuine 7adj unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct 2a cat's natural aversion to water Syn instinctive self-generated, spontaneous happening or arising without apparent external cause 1adj (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone a natural scale B natural Ant sharp (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone flat(of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone 2n a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat 3Syn|Hyper cancel musical notation (music) notation used by musicians 1adj related by blood; not adopted Syn biological of parents and children; related by blood 2adj being talented through inherited qualities a natural leader Syn born, innate intelligent having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree 3n someone regarded as certain to succeed 4he's a natural for the job Hyper achiever, succeeder, success, winner a person with a record of successes n (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake Hyper cast, roll the act of throwing dice |
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