nourish
/ˈnʌrɪʃ/verb
with obj.
1
- 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
figurative〈喻〉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。
1.1
- 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。
2
- 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。
派生词
nourisher
noun词源
Middle English: from Old French noriss-， lengthened stem of norir, from Latin nutrire 'feed， cherish'.