| 单词 | nature |
| 释义 | naturenature /ˈneɪtʃɚ/ ●●● S2 W1 noun 1PLANTS/ANIMALS ETC. [uncountable] science, biology everything in the physical world that is not controlled by humans, such as wild plants and animals, earth and rocks, and the weather: the wonders of nature a deep love of naturethe laws/forces of nature Flying in airplanes seems to go against the laws of nature. All these materials are found in nature. → see also Mother Nature2somebody'S CHARACTER [countable, uncountable] someone’s character or particular qualities: She has a very gentle nature. It’s human nature (=the feelings and natural qualities that everyone has) to get upset when things go wrong. I’m an optimist by nature. It’s not in his nature to tell lies. We tried appealing to his better nature (=feelings of kindness), but he still wouldn’t lend us the money.► see thesaurus at character3QUALITIES OF something [countable, uncountable] a particular combination of qualities that makes something what it is and makes it different from other things: Computers have changed the nature of work. Fireworks by their very nature are dangerous.the exact/precise/true etc. nature of something The exact nature of the problem is not well understood.the changing/complex/unique etc. nature of something The incident revealed the fragile nature of their relationship.4TYPE [singular] a particular type of thing: of a personal/political/scientific etc. nature arrangements of a legal nature He denies that any conversation of that nature ever occurred. This article is more in the nature of (=similar to) a personal attack than anything else.5in the nature of things according to the natural way things happen: In the nature of things, a shrinking economy means less job security.6let nature take its course to allow events to happen without doing anything to change the results: With a cold, it’s better to just let nature take its course.7nature or/versus nurture used to talk about which has the greater effect: the characteristics that someone is born with, or how he or she is treated while growing up8get/go back to nature to start living in a simpler style, without many modern machines, and spending a lot of time outdoors9something is the nature of the beast used to say that the qualities that something has can make it difficult to deal with but are to be expected: Running a business is exhausting, but that’s just the nature of the beast.10something is nature’s way of doing something used to say that something is a natural process that achieves a particular result: Disease is nature’s way of keeping the population down.11in a state of nature in a natural state, not having been affected by the modern world[Origin: 1200–1300 French, Latin natura, from natus, past participle of nasci to be born] → see also second nature |
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