nourishment
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++nour·ish·ment /ˈnʌrɪʃmənt $ ˈnɜː-, ˈnʌ-/ noun [uncountable] formal 1 DFFOODthe food and other substances that people and other living things need to live, grow, and stay healthy 滋养品；营养 lack of proper nourishment 缺乏适当的营养 The soil provides nourishment for plant roots. 土壤为植物根部提供养分。► see thesaurus at food2 something that helps a feeling, idea, or belief to grow stronger 〔情感、思想或信念的〕滋养物emotional/intellectual/spiritual nourishment a child starved of emotional nourishment 渴望情感呵护的孩子
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nourishment• The program provides basic nourishment to low-income families.• The best nourishment for your writing is the following blend.• The foetus gets nourishment via the mother's blood supply.• But the improver is into intellectual nourishment on a lavish scale.• Our tuberculosis patients needed nourishment far more than we did.• During pregnancy her unborn child strips her of nourishment for its own metabolic needs, so she becomes still weaker.• Though by that time, he was not usually thinking of nourishment but the simple satisfaction of hunger.• A growing child needs proper nourishment.• Calves rely on their mother's milk to provide nourishment.• The retreat gives me a kind of spiritual nourishment.• They welcome me warmly, and I feast on the nourishment for which I was born and which is mine par excellence.• The nourishment flows in both directions.emotional/intellectual/spiritual nourishment• But the improver is into intellectual nourishment on a lavish scale.nour·ish·ment nounChineseSyllable
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nourishment
nour‧ish‧ment /ˈnʌrɪʃmənt $ ˈnɜː-, ˈnʌ-/
noun [uncountable] formal
1. the food and other substances that people and other living things need to live, grow, and stay healthy:
lack of proper nourishment
The soil provides nourishment for plant roots.
2. something that helps a feeling, idea, or belief to grow stronger
emotional/intellectual/spiritual nourishment
a child starved of emotional nourishment
▪ food noun [uncountable and countable] things that people and animals eat: You can buy good fresh food in the market. | Do you like Japanese food?
▪dish noun [countable] a type of food that is cooked in a particular way: a traditional English dish | They also offer vegetarian dishes.
▪speciality British English, specialty American English noun [countable] a type of food that a restaurant or place is famous for: Fish dishes are a specialty of the region. | Home made pies are one of the hotel’s specialities.
▪delicacy noun [countable] an unusual food which people in a particular place like to eat: The local delicacies include laverbread (boiled seaweed). | I was keen to try out the local delicacies.
▪diet noun [countable] the type of food that someone usually eats: You shouldn’t have too much salt in your diet. | In the Andes, the main diet is beans, potatoes, and corn.
▪cooking noun [uncountable] food made in a particular way, or by a particular person: Herbs are used a lot in French cooking. | I love my Mum’s home cooking.
▪cuisine /kwɪˈziːn/ noun [countable] formal the food you can eat in a particular restaurant, country, or area: Italian cuisine | Trying the local cuisine is all part of the fun of travelling.
▪nutrition noun [uncountable] food considered as something that is necessary for good health and growth: a book on nutrition | Many homeless people suffer from poor nutrition.
▪nourishment /ˈnʌrɪʃmənt $ ˈnɜː-, ˈnʌ-/ noun [uncountable] goodness that you get from food, which helps your body to stay healthy: There's not much nourishment in fast food.
▪fare noun [uncountable] formal the kind of food that is served in a place – used especially when saying how interesting it is: In China you can feast on bird’s nest soup and other exotic fare. | Dinner was pretty standard fare (=the usual kind of food).
nour‧ish‧ment /ˈnʌrɪʃmənt $ ˈnɜː-, ˈnʌ-/
noun [uncountable] formal1. the food and other substances that people and other living things need to live, grow, and stay healthy:
2. something that helps a feeling, idea, or belief to grow stronger
emotional/intellectual/spiritual nourishment
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