| 单词 | nourishment |
| 释义 | nourishment (nʌrɪʃmənt , US nɜːr- ) 1. uncountable noun If something provides a person, animal, or plant with nourishment, it provides them with the food that is necessary for life, growth, and good health. The mother provides the embryo with nourishment and a place to grow. He was unable to take nourishment for several days. Synonyms: food, nutrition, sustenance, nutriment 2. uncountable noun The action of nourishing someone or something, or the experience of being nourished, can be referred to as nourishment. Sugar gives quick relief to hunger but provides no lasting nourishment. Collocations: extra nourishment It can result from incomplete digestion providing bacteria with extra nourishment. The Family Nutrition Workbook (1988) He needed the extra nourishment that would come from those few dollars to live. Christianity Today (2000) As the weather gets colder, your skin needs a hit of extra nourishment. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Talk of disintegrating books brings me at last to the heart of my cook's library: to the books that provide nourishment for the soul as well as the body. Times, Sunday Times They can provide nourishment, too. Times, Sunday Times Adults who provide nourishment for larva and get food in return may reduce the need to forage for food for themselves. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These are photosynthetic algae that provide nourishment to their host while benefiting from the coral's waste products. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 From the endocarp, string-like hairs extend into the locules, which provide nourishment to the fruit as it develops. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Sometimes in the effort to provide spiritual nourishment, pastors go overboard on the carrots. Christianity Today But, as valuable as they are, large congregations are not where most people receive the bulk of their spiritual nourishment and discipleship. Christianity Today Walking, he believes, can provide spiritual nourishment and emotional healing. Times, Sunday Times You realise that just as your body needs food and drink, the heart and soul need spiritual nourishment. Times, Sunday Times If you are looking for spiritual nourishment you're looking in the wrong place, but it's a nice warm bath of a wallow. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 营养 Japanese: 滋養物 |
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