natures

英 [ˈneɪtʃəz]

美 [ˈneɪtʃərz]

n.  自然界; 大自然; 自然; 自然方式; 天性; 本性; 性格
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柯林斯词典

• See also:The most amazing thing about nature is its infinite variety....grasses that grow wild in nature....the ecological balance of nature.Mother Nature
• N-SING 本质;性质
  Thenatureof something is its basic quality or character.
  1. Mr Sharp would not comment on the nature of the issues being investigated.
     夏普先生不愿就被调查问题的性质发表评论。
  2. ...the ambitious nature of the programme...
     雄心勃勃的计划
  3. The protests had been non-political by nature...
     这些抗议活动不带政治色彩。
  4. The rise of a major power is both economic and military in nature.
     一个大国的崛起究其实质包括经济和军事两个方面。
• See also:Jeya feels that her ambitious nature made her unsuitable for an arranged marriage...She trusted people. That was her nature...He was by nature affectionate.human nature
• PHRASE 违反自然;反常
  If you say that something isagainst nature, you think that it is unnatural.
  1. All these activities are against nature.
     所有这些活动都是违背常理的。
• PHRASE 回归自然;返璞归真
  If you want to getback to nature, you want to return to a simpler way of living.
  1. She was very anxious to get away from cities and back to nature.
     她特别渴望离开城市，回归自然。
• PHRASE 按其固有的性质;就其本质
  If you say that something has a particular characteristicbyitsnatureorbyitsvery nature, you mean that things of that type always have that characteristic.
  1. Peacekeeping, by its nature, makes pre-planning difficult...
     维和行动本身的特点决定了预先制订计划很困难。
  2. One could argue that smoking, by its very nature, is addictive.
     有人可能认为抽烟从本质上说就具有成瘾性。
• PHRASE (委婉说法)内急，需要去洗手间
  Some people talk abouta call of naturewhen referring politely to the need to go to the toilet.
  1. I'm afraid I have to answer a call of nature.
     抱歉我要去趟洗手间。
• PHRASE 理所当然地;必然地
  If you say that something isin the nature of things, you mean that you would expect it to happen in the circumstances mentioned.
  1. Of course, in the nature of things, and with a lot of drinking going on, people failed to notice...
     喝了那么多酒，大家当然没能察觉到。
  2. Many have already died, and in the nature of things many more will die.
     很多人已经死去，更多的人势必也将会死去。
• PHRASE 具有…性质的;与…类似的;…之类的
  If you say that one thing isin the nature ofanother, you mean that it is like the other thing.
  1. There is movement towards, I think, something in the nature of a pluralistic system...
     我想，出现了某种向类似多元体系转变的趋势。
  2. It was in the nature of a debate rather than an argument.
     那更像是一场辩论，而不是争吵。
• PHRASE 第二天性;习性
  If a way of behaving issecond nature toyou, you do it almost without thinking because it is easy for you or obvious to you.
  1. Planning ahead had always come as second nature to her...
     预先计划一直是她的习惯。
  2. It's not easy at first, but it soon becomes second nature.
     起初不容易，但很快就习惯了。

双语例句

• The two brothers resembled each other physically, but were as different in their natures as chalk and cheese.
  这兄弟二人外貌相像，但性格截然不同。
• Cats and dogs have quite different natures dogs like company, cats are independent.
  猫和狗的习性迥异&狗喜欢有伴，猫爱独来独往。
• Anticipate Intense captures natures's rich, fruity scents, plus hints of sandalwood, patchouli, and more.
  预计强抓住本质的丰富，水果香味，加上檀香，广藿香，以及更多的提示。
• The natures of human are almost same, but their habits are different.
  人的天性大概是差不多的，但在习惯方面却各有不同。
• Choose one or two such programs and discuss the cultural and aesthetic significance of their hybrid natures.
  选择一个或两个这种节目，探讨它们具有〈混血〉特征的文化和审美意义。
• Tigers and sheep have quite different natures.
  老虎和羊有完全不同的天性。
• Our natures are no longer running free.
  我们的本性不能再自由地驰骋了。
• But only then own knew actually, In my disposition has part of introverted natures.
  但其实只有自己知道，我的性格里有一部分内向性格。
• There is only a formal likeness between the two brothers, for their natures are very different.
  这两兄弟仅外表相似，本性却很不一样。
• Their natures are incompatible.
  他们的本性互不相容。