nourish

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ/|/ˈnɝ.ɪʃ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A nurse. obsolete
动词 v.
  1. To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health. transitive
    — He planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.
  2. To support; to maintain; to be responsible for. transitive
    — I in Ireland nourish a mighty band.
  3. To encourage; to foster; to stimulate transitive
    — to nourish civility
  4. To cherish; to comfort. transitive
    — Ye have nourished your hearts.
  5. To educate or bring up; to nurture; to promote emotional, spiritual or other non-physical growth. transitive
    — Nourished up in the words of faith.
  6. To promote growth; to furnish nutriment. intransitive
    — This type of nourishes very well.
  7. To gain nourishment. intransitive,obsolete
    — a kingdom may have good limbs, but will have empty veins, and nourish little

词形变化

nourishes plural nourishes present,singular,third-person nourishing participle,present nourished participle,past nourished past

词源

词源 1
From Middle English norischen, from Old French nouriss-, stem of one of the conjugated forms of norrir, from Latin nutriō (“to suckle, feed, foster, nourish, cherish, preserve, support”).
词源 2
From Middle English norischen, from Old French nouriss-, stem of one of the conjugated forms of norrir, from Latin nutriō (“to suckle, feed, foster, nourish, cherish, preserve, support”).
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