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

naturaladjective

uk/ˈnætʃ.ər.əl/us/ˈnætʃ.ɚ.əl/

natural adjective (NOT ARTIFICIAL)

B1 as found in nature and not involving anything made or done by people:

a natural substance

People say that breast-feeding is better than bottle-feeding because it's more natural.

He died from natural causes (= because he was old or ill).

Floods and earthquakes are natural disasters.

C1 A natural ability or characteristic is one that you were born with:

natural beauty

a natural talent for sports

She's a natural blonde (= her real hair colour is blonde).

Natural food or drink is pure and has no chemical substances added to it and is therefore thought to be healthy:

natural mineral water

natural ingredients

sb's natural mother/father/parent

a parent who caused someone to be born, although possibly not their legal parent or the parent who raised them

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A good diet helps build the body's natural defences.
If we continue to deplete the earth's natural resources, we will cause serious damage to the environment.
It was her natural elegance that struck me.
The garden has been designed to harmonize with the natural landscape.
She had died of natural causes.

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Natural and artificial

artificial
bogus
cardboard
claim
contrived
fake
inauthentic
make no claim to be sth idiom
man-made
mock
naturally
naturalness
organic
plastic
raw
simulate
synthetic
unadulterated
unaffected
unbleached

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Innate and congenital

Various qualities of food

Parents & children

natural adjective (EXPECTED)

B2 normal or expected:

Of course you're upset - it's only natural.

It's natural that you should feel anxious when you first leave home.

It's quite natural to experience a few doubts just before you get married.

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Loss of memory is a natural concomitant of old age.
Unhappiness was woven into the natural fabric of people's lives.
It's only natural that you should worry about your children.
She'd always worked with old people so becoming a nurse was a natural progression.
I think a certain amount of worry about work is very natural, but you've got to keep it in proportion .

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Habitual and customary

accustomed
all in a day's work idiom
as a (general) rule idiom
as a matter of course idiom
as per usual/normal idiom
expect
more
more often than not idiom 1
more often than not
naturally
need
nine
pro forma
rule
rule
surprise
surprise, surprise idiom
trad
usu
usual

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natural adjective (MUSIC)

[ after noun ] (of a musical note) not sharp or flat:

E natural

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Notes of the musical scale

A, a
B, b
C, c
D, d
doh
E, e
flat
la
lah
lah 1
major
mi
middle C
minor
register
soh
sol
sol-fa
te
ti

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naturalnoun [ C ]

uk/ˈnætʃ.ər.əl/us/ˈnætʃ.ɚ.əl/informal

someone who was born with the right characteristics or abilities for doing a particular thing:

She won't have any troubles learning to ride a horse - you can see she's a natural.

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Experts and specialists

a mine of information idiom
academician
authority
boffin
buff
child prodigy
consultant
high priest
hotshot
know sth inside out idiom
literati
maven
resident
superuser
supremo
techie
technician
technocracy
technocrat
virtuoso

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单词	natural
释义	Contents adjective (3) natural (NOT ARTIFICIAL) natural (EXPECTED) natural (MUSIC) noun (1) natural (1) Contents adjective (4) natural (NOT ARTIFICIAL) natural (BORN WITH) natural (EXPECTED) natural (MUSIC) noun (2) natural (MUSIC) natural (PERSON BORN WITH) Contents adjective (3) natural (1) natural (2) natural (3) English American Business naturaladjective uk/ˈnætʃ.ər.əl/us/ˈnætʃ.ɚ.əl/ natural adjective (NOT ARTIFICIAL) B1 as found in nature and not involving anything made or done by people: a natural substance People say that breast-feeding is better than bottle-feeding because it's more natural. He died from natural causes (= because he was old or ill). Floods and earthquakes are natural disasters. C1 A natural ability or characteristic is one that you were born with: natural beauty a natural talent for sports She's a natural blonde (= her real hair colour is blonde). Natural food or drink is pure and has no chemical substances added to it and is therefore thought to be healthy: natural mineral water natural ingredients sb's natural mother/father/parent a parent who caused someone to be born, although possibly not their legal parent or the parent who raised them More examples A good diet helps build the body's natural defences. If we continue to deplete the earth's natural resources, we will cause serious damage to the environment. It was her natural elegance that struck me. The garden has been designed to harmonize with the natural landscape. She had died of natural causes. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Natural and artificial artificial bogus cardboard claim contrived fake inauthentic make no claim to be sth idiom man-made mock naturally naturalness organic plastic raw simulate synthetic unadulterated unaffected unbleached See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Innate and congenital Various qualities of food Parents & children natural adjective (EXPECTED) B2 normal or expected: Of course you're upset - it's only natural. It's natural that you should feel anxious when you first leave home. It's quite natural to experience a few doubts just before you get married. More examples Loss of memory is a natural concomitant of old age. Unhappiness was woven into the natural fabric of people's lives. It's only natural that you should worry about your children. She'd always worked with old people so becoming a nurse was a natural progression. I think a certain amount of worry about work is very natural, but you've got to keep it in proportion . Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Habitual and customary accustomed all in a day's work idiom as a (general) rule idiom as a matter of course idiom as per usual/normal idiom expect more more often than not idiom 1 more often than not naturally need nine pro forma rule rule surprise surprise, surprise idiom trad usu usual See more results » natural adjective (MUSIC) [ after noun ] (of a musical note) not sharp or flat: E natural Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Notes of the musical scale A, a B, b C, c D, d doh E, e flat la lah lah 1 major mi middle C minor register soh sol sol-fa te ti See more results » naturalnoun [ C ] uk/ˈnætʃ.ər.əl/us/ˈnætʃ.ɚ.əl/informal someone who was born with the right characteristics or abilities for doing a particular thing: She won't have any troubles learning to ride a horse - you can see she's a natural. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Experts and specialists a mine of information idiom academician authority boffin buff child prodigy consultant high priest hotshot *know sth* inside out idiom literati maven resident superuser supremo techie technician technocracy technocrat virtuoso See more results » naturaladjective us/ˈnætʃ·ər·əl/ natural adjective (NOT ARTIFICIAL) from nature; not artificial or involving anything made or caused by people: Cotton is a natural fiber. He died of natural causes (= because he was old or ill). Floods and earthquakes are natural disasters. If food or drink is described as natural, it means it has no artificial chemical substances added to it. natural adjective (BORN WITH) having an ability or characteristic because you were born with it: a natural athlete a natural blonde natural adjective (EXPECTED) to be expected; usual: a natural reaction [ + to infinitive ] It’s only natural to be upset when your dog dies. natural adjective (MUSIC) music /ˈnætʃ·ər·əl/[ not gradable ] (of written music) having no sharp or flat: a B natural a natural scale naturalnoun [ C ] us/ˈnætʃ·ər·əl/ natural noun [ C ] (MUSIC) music /ˈnætʃ·ər·əl/a mark in written music that shows that a note should return to its original pitch natural noun [ C ] (PERSON BORN WITH) infml a person born with the characteristics or abilities needed for doing something: She won’t have any trouble learning to ride a horse – she’s a natural. naturaladjective uk/ˈnætʃərəl/us as found in nature, and not involving anything made or done by people: natural flavourings/foods/ingredients Over 50% of all cosmetics products in the Chinese market are advertised as consisting of natural ingredients. They are implementing a major economic recovery programme after the country's worst-ever natural disaster. normal or expected: Having seen the value of their shares collapse, it was only natural for shareholders to complain. For the customer, the natural choice is a repayment mortgage, not an endowment. used to describe an ability or a characteristic that someone was born with: He was a natural leader**.
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naturaladjective

natural adjective (NOT ARTIFICIAL)

natural adjective (EXPECTED)

natural adjective (MUSIC)

naturalnoun [ C ]

naturaladjective

natural adjective (NOT ARTIFICIAL)

natural adjective (BORN WITH)

natural adjective (EXPECTED)

natural adjective (MUSIC)

naturalnoun [ C ]

natural noun [ C ] (MUSIC)

natural noun [ C ] (PERSON BORN WITH)

naturaladjective