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Mother Nature

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌMother ˈNature noun  DNused to talk about nature, especially when it is thought of as a force that affects people and the world 大自然〔拟人化用法〕 How could Mother Nature have dealt such a savage blow? 大自然怎会如此无情?
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Mother NatureAfter floods and a drought, what else can Mother Nature do to us?
ˌMother ˈNature nounChineseSyllable
thought nature, of talk especially used is when Corpus to it about


Mother Nature
ˌMother ˈNature noun
used to talk about nature, especially when it is thought of as a force that affects people and the world:
    How could Mother Nature have dealt such a savage blow?


Mother NatureBrE /ˌmʌðə ˈneɪtʃə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmʌðər ˈneɪtʃər/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the natural world, when you consider it as a force that affects the world and humans 大自然;自然界