nourish

nourish
verb
[with obj.]

provide with the food or other substances necessary for growth, health, and good condition
养育
I was doing everything I could to nourish and protect the baby.
我尽我所能地养育和保护这个婴儿。
spiritual resources which nourished her in her darkest hours.
在她最艰难无望的日子里支撑她的精神力量。
■enhance the fertility of (soil)
使（土壤）肥沃
a clay base nourished with plant detritus.
从植物腐殖质中吸取养料的泥土层。
keep (a feeling or belief) in one's mind, typically for a long time
怀有（感情，信念)，抱有
he has long nourished an ambition to bring the show to Broadway.
他早就怀有把演出推向百老汇去的雄心。

派生
nourisher
noun
语源

Middle English: from Old French noriss-, lengthened stem of norir, from Latin nutrire 'feed, cherish'

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