| 单词 | culture |
| 释义 | culture (kʌltʃəʳ ) Word forms: cultures , culturing , cultured 1. uncountable noun B1 Culture consists of activities such as the arts and philosophy, which are considered to be important for the development of civilization and of people's minds. There is just not enough fun and frivolity in culture today. ...aspects of popular culture. ...France's Minister of Culture and Education. Synonyms: the arts 2. countable noun B1+ A culture is a particular society or civilization, especially considered in relation to its beliefs, way of life, or art. ...people from different cultures. We live in a culture that is competitive. 3. countable noun The culture of a particular organization or group consists of the habits of the people in it and the way they generally behave. The benefits system creates a culture of dependency. [+ of] Banks need to change their culture to improve efficiency and service. 4. countable noun In science, a culture is a group of bacteria or cells which are grown, usually in a laboratory as part of an experiment. [technical] ...a culture of human cells. [+ of] ...a number of tissue culture experiments. 5. verb In science, to culture a group of bacteria or cells means to grow them, usually in a laboratory as part of an experiment. [technical] To confirm the diagnosis, the hospital laboratory must culture a colony of bacteria. [VERB noun] ...cultured human blood cells. [VERB-ed] Collocations: benefit culture What hope is there of ending the benefits culture when two million children live in homes where nobody works? The Sun (2009) We have the chance to make an historic shift away from the benefits culture to work and self-reliance. The Sun (2010) Government sources last night said they were determined to end the benefits culture. The Sun (2010) In speech after speech he has defended their bonus culture and lobbied in Europe against any curbs on the banks. The Sun (2010) The second problem with the bonus culture is that it is divisive. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Financial regulation has failed and the bonus culture is discredited. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The village offers a country lifestyle but with the café culture still on your doorstep. Times, Sunday Times (2013) On the edge of the historic centre is a thriving café culture and nightlife. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The city has become famous the world over for its café culture. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It doesn't make sense for our celebrity culture to have too many 'rock stars' running around. The Sun (2009) We were recognised right from the beginning but there wasn't this celebrity culture which has since exploded. The Sun (2006) Well, celebrity culture has a lot to do with it but there are other reasons. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Where can we find freedom from the trappings of the consumer culture we've built our lives around? Times, Sunday Times (2015) It is one of the major planks of Western consumer culture. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Most people do not see themselves in actual relationships to the symbols of consumer culture. Eating Problems: A Feminist Psychoanalytic Treatment Model (1994) The car culture dominates all aspects of our lives. Times, Sunday Times Those who inhabit this island don't participate in the myth of chic, but live in a furnace of genuine eccentricity, where youth culture dominates the scene. Times, Sunday Times Most industries offer the chance to earn additional pay by meeting targets, but in financial services, especially wholesale financial services, the bonus culture dominates remuneration. Times, Sunday Times The latter seeks to manage, limit and define the culture; the former delights in its resistance to regulation. Times, Sunday Times The shared behaviours and beliefs that define this culture can deliver significant competitive advantages. Times, Sunday Times In the interviews, he asked people to define their culture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Early editors and publishers needed definitive works to define a culture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But since she was critic of political campaign methods by the politicians, she wanted to define the culture of campaigns by using different methods to engage people into the politics. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Almost everyone on the list writes about going forth, stepping out and encountering a different culture, a different land, different peoples. Times, Sunday Times You are up against a different culture, background, language and a huge age gap. The Sun But we're a different country with a different culture and police organisation. The Sun I've learnt a different culture and a lot about myself. The Sun Players have to cope with the different angles, the different rhythms, the different culture, the different pressures. Times, Sunday Times I wanted to present my work as if it came from a distinct culture. Times, Sunday Times The organisation has a distinct culture - a unique setting with different rules, terms and behaviour patterns. Times, Sunday Times Archaeologists still debate when this distinct culture emerged. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 People arrive to show their distinct culture, dance and music. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These people have a distinct culture and earn a decent living. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He wants a distinctive culture around his club. Times, Sunday Times In the years since, the new upper class has evolved a distinctive culture. Times, Sunday Times The upper class had its own distinctive culture, values, behaviour and pursuits, and was remote from working people. The Times Literary Supplement They enjoy a vibrant and distinctive culture. Times, Sunday Times Such people share a distinctive culture and institutions, which characterize the patterns of social relations between them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It also has one of the world's most diverse musical cultures and dance parties are a way of life. The Sun (2013) All of which give it its unique reputation as a city of vibrant and diverse culture. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The advantage our country has is we have such a diverse culture. The Sun (2010) Mixed tenure also means mixed incomes as young families are attracted to the diversity of culture, values, education and professions. Times, Sunday Times But living as they do in a pluralist society they are exposed to a far greater degree of diversity of culture, lifestyle, beliefs, attitudes, than ever before. Times, Sunday Times This museum displays a variety of artefacts which showcases the vastness and diversity of culture of the country and people. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Anthropologists became aware of the diversity of culture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Through this experience, she learned the importance of understanding about diversity of culture between doctor, patient and family. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Most people struggle to adapt to the new dominant culture, but it's necessary. Times, Sunday Times (2009) How much of the appetite for drama is the result of the dominant media culture in American life? Christianity Today (2000) The dominant culture is fearful of spoiling children's happiness with excessive restraints or demands. Times, Sunday Times (2014) If our drinking culture can become as civilised as theirs, we'll all be better off. The Sun (2008) I noticed the differences in male camaraderie and the drinking culture. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Sadly, like many of their contemporaries, they fully embrace the drinking culture. The Sun (2008) Will they spend more time there, embrace the culture and learn the language fluently? Times, Sunday Times (2006) The second big challenge is embracing a different working culture. Times, Sunday Times (2010) We are embracing a culture of change. Times, Sunday Times (2014) They do not have the entrepreneurial culture necessary to make the leap forward that is necessary. Times, Sunday Times (2011) We are less interested in entrenched businesses that lack an entrepreneurial culture. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Their city retains its unique vitality and entrepreneurial culture. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Associated with decaying aristocratic status, or authentic folk culture, the margins conserve the nation's past. The Times Literary Supplement It was the language of private life, community ritual and folk culture. The Times Literary Supplement But the picture was complicated by the relationship between folk culture and the cosmopolitan culture of the upper classes. The Times Literary Supplement Within the community, the folk culture of filk acknowledges the legitimacy of music created by artists with a broad range of skills. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some of such new elements are today seen as part of folk culture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Universities should foster a culture of open access and strengthen educational activities in the community and in schools. Times, Sunday Times Hospitals now have 'freedom to speak up' guardians who are meant to foster a culture of openness. Times, Sunday Times Often the very same people who foster a culture of diminished responsibility among footballers, from academy level upwards. The Sun They should foster a culture of mutual openness with the general historical community. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The students believed that bringing together students from different countries to live and study together would foster a culture of international understanding and friendship. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The Home Office research highlighted how guns were an integral part of a gang culture. Times, Sunday Times (2007) What we do want is sensible plans to tackle gang culture and antisocial behaviour. The Sun (2011) There was a gang culture at the school and a problem with bullying. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Understanding the global culture is very important to business today. Times, Sunday Times (2007) If this represents global culture, it's all pretty glum. Times, Sunday Times (2016) This is a nation still reminded of its isolation from global culture by delayed movie releases and marathon flight times. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The influence of culture, the transformative effect of practice - and mindset, in particular - are overlooked. Times, Sunday Times The panoply of diplomatic conversations, political kudos, the power of trade and the pervasive influence of culture are all immensely persuasive ways of putting a nation's case. Times, Sunday Times He will no doubt be pleased that commercial considerations again are prevailing over the inherent duty of educationists to champion the broadening of learning and civilising influence of culture. Times, Sunday Times His work centered on psychiatry, and the influence of culture on personality. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His special interests are in the influence of culture on human treatment of ecosystems, and in the integration of ecology and economics. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Perhaps if blokes were encouraged by other lads to talk openly, lad culture might change. The Sun (2014) Let's deal with the rise of a toxic lad culture first. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Is lad culture a problem at university? Times, Sunday Times (2014) The literary culture that dominates 21st-century perceptions burdens the generals with overwhelming blame. Times, Sunday Times Literary culture inflamed and distorted the spy threat, yet once again that threat was real. Times, Sunday Times Because the award doesn't privilege one form over another, it offers an ideal snapshot of the literary culture at large. Times,Sunday Times Plagiarism accusations were a scourge of 19th-century literary culture. Times, Sunday Times Among the secular genres in medieval literary culture, romance was by far the most popular and the most influential. The Times Literary Supplement There's a macho culture around windsurfing that often puts off women who'd like to learn. Times, Sunday Times (2010) A record number of women MPs are set to change the macho culture of Westminster over the next five years, campaigners predict. Times, Sunday Times (2015) For many women, though, big businesses with their macho cultures held little appeal. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Assimilation is the process by which different cultures are absorbed into a single mainstream culture. Sociology (1995) I hope it means science has been accepted into mainstream culture. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Cut off from mainstream culture, they rarely succeed. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Many believe that mass culture serves as a sort of social glue, keeping society together. Times, Sunday Times According to him, the soloist 'takes on the role of a leader in what could be a modern mass culture'. Times, Sunday Times What they were really complaining about, however, was the permeation of modern mass culture into the daily lives of everyday citizens. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Or perhaps he hasn't accepted that mass culture has changed. Christianity Today He showed big, bold, media-friendly assertions that could be rapidly absorbed by mass culture. Times, Sunday Times They can give you new insights into nature, ancient civilisations and modern cultures. Times, Sunday Times (2010) This could explain a lot about modern culture. Times, Sunday Times (2007) No modern culture can be aggressive to outsiders and intolerant of difference or it will wither. Times, Sunday Times (2015) These must be repaired and new ways of financing found, for the sake of our rich musical culture. Times, Sunday Times I suspect that even now their collective contribution to our musical culture in spreading the word about blues - and gospel music - has been undervalued. Times, Sunday Times What effects did the rise of music criticism and advertising - the two not yet always clearly differentiated - have on the musical culture? The Times Literary Supplement Yet a little more than two years after he'd taken up the job he quit, citing obscure reasons about not wanting to alter the ensemble's 'musical culture'. Times, Sunday Times Nothing in our present, rather tame, musical culture remotely comes close to matching his iconoclasic resolve nor his uncompromising determination to face the future, however terrifying. Times, Sunday Times This is an oral culture as much as a written one. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Before that we had only an oral culture. Times, Sunday Times (2008) One can follow narrative types which appear in oral culture from mythologic texts, tales, legends, epopes, folktales. 2010, 'CONCEALING OF HERO'S IDENTITY IN FOLK NARRATIVE <br> HALK ANLATILARINDA KAHRAMANIN KİMLİĞİNİ GİZLEMESİ', Turkish Studies The green movement lies deep in India's political culture and inspired the West. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The people are crying out for a change of political culture. Times, Sunday Times (2014) An enlightened political culture would look very different. Times, Sunday Times (2014) As church leaders, we would do well to study the various characteristics of postmodern culture. Christianity Today Secondly, post-structuralist notions were not so much extinguished as appropriated by a postmodern culture which has little patience with abstract ideas. The Times Literary Supplement This collection of fictions by well-known contemporary writers and critical commentary by postmodern theorists addresses issues concerning how cyberpunk functions within postmodern culture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Debates triggered by postmodern culture have directed monochrom's attention towards questions of representation and relevance of history and stories. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The laws are meant to preserve their culture. Christianity Today Many found it necessary to emigrate to avoid conscription and preserve their culture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Efforts to preserve their culture have been initiated by the government, which believes this could be beneficial to ecotourism. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These rights include the right to self-determination and the right to preserve their culture and heritage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Or be too concerned with preserving their culture and ways of living. Times, Sunday Times The commission fails to promote a culture of respect for human rights, adds the report, out today. Times, Sunday Times The point of the appointment was to promote the culture of succession from within. Times, Sunday Times Help your company to adopt good practice in the workplace and promote a culture of inclusion. The Sun Under the umbrella of four different companies, he and his team promote a culture of creative exchange across different platforms. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the course of this mission re3data.org aims to promote a culture of sharing, increased access and better visibility of research data. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Teams reflect the distinct national cultures that make up the UK. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The one place where modern culture is perhaps reflected better than anywhere else right now is on Instagram. The Sun (2016) Work reflects culture and vice versa. Christianity Today (2000) I was also brought up to respect other cultures, nations and religions. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Always respect the local culture. Times, Sunday Times (2015) You have to respect other cultures whilst also being very clear about what our values are. Times, Sunday Times (2014) I remember thinking that, in our largely secular culture, love has taken on religious proportions. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The majority of people reject the view that a worldwide secular culture is either inevitable or desirable. Times, Sunday Times (2007) What practice of the early church do you think would most impress our secular culture today? Christianity Today (2000) Yet Hollywood has the power to shape culture, whether we admit it or not. Christianity Today (2000) Indeed, it shapes the entire culture. Christianity Today (2000) What forces have been most important in shaping the culture of the West? Christianity Today (2000) It's incredibly narrow, but it's bright and a slice of shared culture. Times, Sunday Times With enough books and enough people, you build a shared culture. Times, Sunday Times But the individual also has a more general responsibility to obtain knowledge in the interests of upholding a shared culture of respect for evidence and reason. The Times Literary Supplement They may seem separate but the decisions we make and the standards we set in making them have a habit of spreading throughout our shared culture. Times,Sunday Times The coming year 'will give us a multifaceted window into a bygone era, and our shared culture will finally be shared, without legal impediments', she added. Times, Sunday Times It's important in doing the due diligence to study the culture of an organisation, not simply the business model. Times, Sunday Times But missionaries study a culture and find an 'in'; for the gospel. Christianity Today I'm someone who studies the culture and someone who enjoys the culture, too. Christianity Today He also studied the culture, life, and customs of various nomadic and settled tribes of this region. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She then began to gather material for a new direction in her work by studying the culture of music and musicians. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was not afraid if love challenged our traditional culture or society. Times, Sunday Times So-called “high artists” have borrowed and purloined from the endless resources available to them from traditional culture. Smithsonian Mag At its heart, traditional culture revolves around expression. Smithsonian Mag We have grown out of other aspects of our traditional culture. Times, Sunday Times Traditional culture crafts reminds us that everyday people often make extraordinary art in the course of their lives. Smithsonian Mag Led by the Beatles, pop music was transforming British youth culture. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Western culture was completely transformed over the four decades following the Second World War. The Times Literary Supplement (2012) What is digital art and how has it transformed visual culture? Times, Sunday Times (2014) The unique culture has made many challenges and opportunities for ministry. Christianity Today The new colleagues have an instinctive eye for design and a knack for creating a unique culture around a brand. Times, Sunday Times The royal couple will have seen the strong case for protecting this unique culture (whose graveyard has been desecrated) more sensitively. Times,Sunday Times However, this ancient land, with its diverse landscapes, unique culture and tasty cuisine, has all the ingredients to become a tourism magnet. Times, Sunday Times My major challenge will be keeping the firm at the leading edge of an increasingly competitive and changing marketplace while maintaining our unique culture and true partnership ethos. Times, Sunday Times In our increasingly visual culture, picture books offer a bridge to literacy, but they are also a rich source of simple aesthetic pleasure and storytelling. Times, Sunday Times He described it as 'the first attempt to codify a modern iconography', explaining how specific symbols became part of visual culture. Times, Sunday Times Yet, during that brief period, it transformed visual culture, and its modernist form-follows-function dictum informs design to this day. Times, Sunday Times A few posts a day about visual culture. Christianity Today The responses provoked in the past by art and, more broadly, visual culture, form a major branch of art history. The Times Literary Supplement Can we inject the more positive forms of unfairness back into our western culture, or are they relegated to private life for ever? Times, Sunday Times Perhaps most striking of all, it was in many areas the heart and brain of western culture. Times,Sunday Times The guys are distraught over the commercialization and secularization of western culture. Christianity Today Works of martyrology don't loom large in western culture these days. Times, Sunday Times Western culture also has a countercurrent that identifies the left with health. Times, Sunday Times That whole culture has to come to an end. Times, Sunday Times It's about the increasingly wide handprint of contemporary art on the whole culture. Times, Sunday Times There has to be a whole culture associated with that. The Sun He can trap a whole culture in a dozen words. Times, Sunday Times The lawyers claimed that a 'whole culture change' was needed. Times, Sunday Times I had seen how some pupils got swept into the yob culture by a prevailing atmosphere of bullying and intimidation in a school. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He is keen to target teenagers in his bid to beat Britain's yob culture. The Sun (2006) Why can they not channel all this energy into stopping the massive yob culture we have? The Sun (2008) Translations: Chinese: 文化 Japanese: 文化 |
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