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柯林斯词典

同根词

词根：nature

• adj.

  natural 自然的；物质的；天生的；不做作的

  naturalist 自然的（等于naturalistic）；自然主义的；博物学的

  naturalistic 自然的；自然主义的；博物学的

  naturalized 归化的；入籍的；[动] 自然化的；驯化的

• adv.

  naturally 自然地

• n.

  natural 自然的事情；白痴；本位音

  naturalist 自然主义者；博物学者；（英）动物标本剥制者；买卖玩赏动物的商人

  naturalism 自然主义；本能行动；自然论

  naturalness 当然，自然

  naturism 对自然现象的崇拜；裸体主义

  naturopath 理疗家；自然疗者

• v.

  naturalized 使自然化；接受…入国籍；采纳（naturalize的过去式和过去分词）

同近义词

• n.自然；性质；本性；种类

  property   /   category   /   variety   /   manner   /   kind

同义词辨析

nature character disposition personality 【导航词义：性格】

nature n. 本性，天性

例1: It's in her nature to be generous.

慷慨大方是她的天性。

例2: He was easy-going by nature.

他生性随和。

character n. 个性，性格

例1: He has a weak character.

他性格懦弱.

例2: Her new book discussed the French character.

她的新书探讨了法国人的性格特点。

disposition n. [正式] 性情，性格

例1: He has a lively, playful disposition.

他生性活泼调皮。

例2: She is a girl of a sociable disposition.

她是个合群的姑娘。

例3: People of a nervous disposition should not watch this movie.

神经质的人不要看这部电影。

personality n. 个性，性格

例1: Her clothing is an expression of her adventurous personality.

她的服饰显示了她爱冒险的个性。

例2: They believe the killer has a split personality.

他们认为凶手有人格分裂。

例3: She is beautiful but she lacks personality.

她长得漂亮，但是缺乏个性。

词组短语

1. back to nature 回归自然（牧场物语）

2. true nature 本性

3. Nature Genetics 自然遗传学 ; 自然 ; 自然·遗传学 ; 遗传学

4. law of nature 自然法则；自然定律

5. nature conservation 自然保护；自然保育；自然保持

6. human nature 人性；人类本性

7. nature protection 自然保护

8. dual nature 二重性，双重性

9. against nature 违反自然地；奇迹般地

10. in nature 本质上，事实上

11. sounds of nature 天籁；大自然的声音

12. Nature Geoscience 自然 ; 地球科学 ; 自然·地球科学

13. beauty of nature 美丽的大自然，自然美

14. nature republic 自然乐园 ; 自然共和国 ; 现货 ; 日本

15. good nature n. 脾气好；温厚

16. Nature Medicine 自然医学 ; 自然 ; 自然·医学

17. physical nature 物理性质

18. balance of nature 生态平衡；自然平衡；自然生态平衡；自然均衡

19. second nature 第二天性；老习惯

20. mother nature 大自然；自然的力量

21. Nature Communications 自然通讯 ; 自然 ; 自然·通讯 ; 自然通信

22. Nature Materials 自然 ; 自然材料 ; 材料学 ; 自然·材料

23. in the nature of 具有…性质

24. nature reserve n. 自然保护区

25. by nature 天生地；生性

26. all nature [美国口语]人人，万物

27. Mother Nature 返璞归真 ; 大自然 ; 自然的力量

词语搭配

nature与以下词性连用

v.

love nature 热爱大自然

preserve nature 保护大自然

n.

love of nature 对大自然的爱

wonders of nature 自然奇观

nature of life 生活本质

nature of society 社会本质

nature of work 工作性质

nature and nurture 先天与后天；遗传与环境

权威例句

1. ...the ambitious nature of the programme...

雄心勃勃的计划《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

2. He spent much of this time communing with nature.

他这个时期的许多时间都沉浸在大自然中。《牛津词典》

3. His was a utopian vision of nature in its purest form.

他对大自然的看法是一种最纯粹的乌托邦式看法。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

4. In time the manorial court was regarded as having two natures.

当时,采邑法庭被认为具有两种类型.《辞典例句》

5. In October the Department of Justice filed a brief in the Myriad case, arguing that an isolated DNA molecule “is no less a product of nature... than arecotton fibres that have been separated from cotton seeds.”

10 月，司法部对麦利亚德案做出简短声明，认为单离脱氧核糖核酸分子“如同从棉花籽中分离出的棉花纤维一样，都是自然的产物。”《12年12月考研真题 | 阅读》

6. Violence is not in his nature.

粗暴不在他的本性中。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

7. Rowe does a very clever riff on the nature of prejudice.

罗发表了一段对偏见的本质十分精辟的讲话。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

8. There was a darker side to his nature.

他本性中还有阴险的一面。《牛津词典》

9. “ When we can ’ t actually remove the source of our fear, we tend to adapt psychologically by adopting a range of defence mechanisms , ” says Tom Crompton, change strategist for the environmental organisation World Wide Fund for Nature.

环保组织世界自然基金会的改革策略分析师 Tom Crompton 说：“当我们不能真正地移除产生恐惧的根源，往往会倾向于采取一系列防御机制让心理适应”。《15年12月六级真题（第二套）| 阅读》

10. Despite her secretive nature, she is a talented druid who works well with others.

除去隐秘的天性, 她是个有才能的德鲁伊,能与别人很好的合作.《期刊摘选》

11. Don't worry about things of that nature.

别担心那类事情。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

12. She trusted people. That was her nature...

她信任别人，这是她的天性。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

13. 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。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

14. He knows that human nature needs more lessons than a weekly sermon can convey.

他明白,人类的天性所需要的教导不是每星期一次讲道理能解决的.《辞典例句》

15. 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。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

16. books of a scientific nature

科学书籍《牛津词典》

17. 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。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

18. Tourists often disturb the delicate balance of nature on the island.

观光客常常破坏岛上微妙的自然生态平衡。《牛津词典》

19. They debated whether nature or nurture was more important.

他们争论是天性更重要还是培养更重要.《期刊摘选》

20. Patients were questioned regarding the nature, type, and setting of treatments for impairments.

患者被问卷调查针对损伤治疗的自然, 类型和方式.《期刊摘选》

21. Her kindness has restored my faith in human nature.

她的善良使我重新燃起了对人性的信心。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

22. It is outside the cities that nature, geography, climate, have their maximum impact.

只有在城市以外,自然 、 地理 、 气候才达到它们最大的效应.《期刊摘选》

23. man-made substances not found in nature

自然界里找不到的人造物质《牛津词典》

24. Peacekeeping, by its nature, makes pre-planning difficult.

维和行动本质上很难预先计划。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

25. These types of deaths appear to be in the nature of occasional accidents.

这些类型的死亡好像有意外事故的性质.《期刊摘选》

26. He just published a paper in the journal Nature analysing the fires.

他刚刚在《自然》杂志上发表了一篇分析火灾的论文。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

27. As Nature has pointed out before, there are some legitimate concerns about how science prizes—both new and old—are distributed.

正如《自然》杂志之前指出的那样，人们对于新、旧科学奖项的分配方法存在一些合理的担忧。《14年12月考研真题 | 阅读》

28. 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。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

29. In them the whole intensity of the man's nature was distilling itself.

在这目光中他凝聚了他天性中的全部激情.《英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹》

30. Jeya feels that her ambitious nature made her unsuitable for an arranged marriage...

耶娅觉得她不安分的个性不适合包办的婚姻。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

31. With minor ailments the best thing is often to let nature take its course.

对于小病，往往最好是听其自然。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

32. The war was a paradigm of the destructive side of human nature.

那场战争尽显人性中具有破坏性的一面。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

33. 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。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

34. The autumn moon has always been a favourite with poets and lovers of nature.

秋月向来受到诗人和热爱大自然的人们的宠爱.《现代汉英综合大词典》

35. the changing nature of society

不断变化的社会性质《牛津词典》

36. Competition is found everywhere because it is human inborn nature to long for the better.

到处都能发现竞争,因为渴望更好是人的天性.《期刊摘选》

37. The tool also enable different be queried, depending on the nature of the feedback sought.

根据需要得到的反馈信息类型,也可以用该工具询问不同的人群.《期刊摘选》

38. Roger, uncommunicative by nature, said nothing.

罗杰天性沉默寡言, 他一声不吭.《辞典例句》

39. ...grasses that grow wild in nature.

自然界里各种野生的草《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

40. She gets along well with people because of her supple nature.

她与大家相处很好,因为她的天性柔和.《现代英汉综合大词典》

41. Her illness was Nature's way of telling her to do less.

她的疾病是天意在告诉她不要太劳累。《牛津词典》

42. In the nature of things, young people often rebel against their parents.

年轻人常常会反抗他们的父母，这很自然。《牛津词典》

43. In a study published in Nature Scientific Reports, we reveal just how deep this injustice runs.

在《自然》子刊《科学报告》上发表的一篇研究中，我们揭露了这个不公平的现象是多么严重。《16年12月六级真题（第二套）| 阅读》

44. The size and type of foundation on the nature the ground and the load carried it.

基础的尺寸和类型取决于地基的自然状况以及地基所承受的荷载.《期刊摘选》

45. She is very sensitive by nature.

她生性很敏感。《牛津词典》

46. By nature, Americans are enthusiastic and energetic about hobbies or pastimes.

美国人天性对于爱好和娱乐活动充满热情和活力.《期刊摘选》

47. He is by nature a contrarian.

他本质上就是个叛逆的人。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

48. nature conservation

自然保护《牛津词典》

49. He was beginning to enjoy the beauties of nature.

他渐渐喜欢上了大自然的迷人之处。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

50. He deliberately misled us about the nature of their relationship.

关于他们究竟是什么关系，他故意给我们留下错误印象。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

51. What are the natures of the contents of the parcel?

这个包裹里装的是那种类型的东西?《期刊摘选》

52. It's not in his nature to be unkind.

他天生不会刻薄。《牛津词典》

53. 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。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

54. Sam was born in the country and had a deep affinity with nature.

萨姆在乡下出生，特别喜爱大自然。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

55. He was by nature a spirited little boy.

他天生就是个充满活力的小男孩。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

56. The 3 basic types of bridges are all inspired by forms in nature.

桥梁的三种基本类型来自于自然的灵感.《期刊摘选》

57. Health and human nature, that is, moving forward, fearless, courageous to face the risks.

生而为人的天性, 就是昂首阔步, 无所畏惧, 勇敢地面对风险.《期刊摘选》

58. As a News Feature article in Nature discusses, a string of lucrative awards for researchers have joined the Nobel Prizes in recent years.

就像《自然》杂志新闻专栏中的一篇文章所述，最近几年出现了一系列奖金和诺贝尔奖一样丰厚的科学奖项。《14年12月考研真题 | 阅读》

59. Human nature revolts at such crime.

人类的天性厌恶这样的罪恶.《期刊摘选》

60. In the images, you see all kinds of possible defense constructions to hold back the Romans, Germans, Vikings, and now nature as enemy number one.

在照片里，你可以看见各种各样能用来抵御罗马人、日耳曼人、维京人以及大自然这个当下的头号敌人的防御建筑。《17年6月六级真题（第二套）| 听力》

61. Nature does nothing without purpose or uselessly.

大自然创造万物没有一件是盲目的或是无用的.《期刊摘选》

62. Critics make three main arguments against gene patents: a gene is a product of nature, so it may not be patented; gene patents suppress innovation rather than reward it; and patents' monopolies restrict access to genetic tests such as Myriad's.

批评家们反对基因专利的原因主要有三点：基因是自然的产物，因此它不能被授予专利；基因专利压制了创新，而不是鼓励创新；基因专利的垄断限制了其他的基因测试，例如麦利亚徳基因公司案。《12年12月考研真题 | 阅读》

63. A man accepts the consequences of being male ; he makes no apologies for his nature.

真正的男人接受性别赋予他的一切, 他从不为自己的天性而感到愧疚.《期刊摘选》

64. Although technology might change the way we react, it hasn’t changed our nature.

尽管科技可能改变我们的反应方式，但它还没有改变我们的天性。《13年12月考研真题 | 阅读》

65. My work is very specialized in nature .

我的工作特点是非常专业化。《牛津词典》

66. It's only human nature to be worried about change.

对变革有忧虑不过是人之常情。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

67. There's a streak of sadism in his nature.

他本性中有几分施虐倾向。《牛津词典》

68. She is very sensitive by nature .

她生性很敏感。《牛津词典》

69. We appealed to his better nature (= his kindness) .

我们设法唤起他的善良本性。《牛津词典》

70. How far is human nature determined by biology?

人性在多大程度上是由其生理因素决定的？《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

71. Her facile nature adapted itself to any company.

她的随和的天性使她能与任何人相处.《期刊摘选》

72. Jealousy is the most terrible thing and will spoil anybody's nature.

嫉妒是最可怕的东西,它会毁坏人的天性.《期刊摘选》

73. Does it look like something that might occur in nature?

这看上去是不是自然界中存在的东西？《15年12月四级真题（第三套）| 阅读》

74. It seems to be human nature to worry.

忧虑似乎是人的天性。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

75. Witches and wizards are closer to Nature than their Muggle counterparts.

女巫和男巫们比他们的麻瓜伙计们都要更接近自然.《期刊摘选》

76. My work is very specialized in nature.

我的工作特点是非常专业化。《牛津词典》

77. the forces/laws of nature

自然力 / 规律《牛津词典》

78. Just let nature take its course.

就顺其自然吧。《牛津词典》

79. The poem conveys his deep reverence for nature.

这首诗表达了他对大自然的深深崇敬之情。《牛津词典》

80. But though Kalos and Musides dwelt in unbroken harmony, their natures were not alike.

然而,尽管喀洛斯和穆赛德斯相处融洽和谐, 他们的天性却彼此不同.《期刊摘选》

81. It all boils down to one thing — human nature.

所有这些都可归结为一点——人的天性.《简明英汉词典》

82. Nature is most colourful in autumn.

秋天,大自然的色彩最为丰富.《简明英汉词典》

83. Such kindness restores your faith in human nature.

这样的善心使人又一次感到人性善良。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

84. Both types of organisms are ubiquitous in nature.

在自然界中普遍存在两种类型的生物体.《辞典例句》

85. It is not a and differs from instigator in nature.

在刑法理论中,通常将教唆犯作为共犯的一种类型加以探究.《期刊摘选》

86. Murder is a crime against nature.

谋杀是一种有违天性的罪行。《牛津词典》

87. She had not inherited her mother's forgiving nature.

她没有承袭她母亲的宽厚天性。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

88. Gossiping is human nature.

闲谈是人类的天性.《期刊摘选》

89. By their nature, banks borrow short ( from depositors or the wholesale markets ) and lend long.

银行出于天性借短期 ( 从储户及资金批发市场 ) 贷长期.《期刊摘选》

90. Dishonesty is foreign to his nature.

弄虚作假并非他的本性。《牛津词典》

91. All this boundless good nature can grate on visitors from more reserved nations.

所有这些无休无尽的良好天性都会激怒那些更含蓄国家的来访者.《期刊摘选》

92. Barrow had an inquisitive nature.

巴罗生性好奇。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

93. Castanopsis eyrei forest was one of the main forest types in Gutianshan Nature Reserve.

[中英文摘要]甜槠林是古田山自然保护区常绿阔叶林主要类型之一.《期刊摘选》

94. I'm afraid I have to answer a call of nature.

抱歉我要去趟洗手间。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

95. The nature of the high a drug provides depends on the type of drug.

药物的麻醉程度取决于药物的类型.《期刊摘选》

96. It's not easy at first, but it soon becomes second nature.

起初不容易，但很快就习惯了。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

97. She has an open, trusting nature.

她天性坦率，容易相信别人。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

98. People are curious by nature.

人们天性好奇。《16年12月四级真题（第二套）| 听力》

99. His intelligence was great, his power of reasoning impressive, but his emotional nature was meager.

他睿智恢宏, 推理能力惊人, 然而他表露感情的天性却有所不足.《辞典例句》

100. By its very nature a lion is ferocious.

狮子本性凶残。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

101. There is no universal prescription for discovering these simplifying patterns of nature.

对于怎样才能发现自然界的这些简化图式,并没有什么万能的方法.《辞典例句》

102. Danglars looked towards Fernand, whose excitable nature received and betrayed each fresh impression.

腾格拉尔向弗尔南多看了看, 只见他易于激动的天性把每一个新的感受都明显地表露在脸上.《期刊摘选》

103. He's been teaching for so long that it's second nature to him.

他如此长时间地从事教学,以至于教学已成了他的第二天性.《简明英汉词典》

104. Nature around us follows this harmonious relationship.

我们周围的天性遵照这个调和比例.《期刊摘选》

105. He has an impulsive nature.

他生性冲动。《牛津词典》

106. Minding your own business is second nature in these parts ( Boston )

各尽其职、不管闲事是这些地区人的第二天性 ( 波士顿 )《期刊摘选》

107. That is clearly irrational, yet that is clearly a force that drives nature.

这显然不合乎常理, 但又显然是一股推动自然的力量.《期刊摘选》

108. Science can penetrate many of nature's mysteries.

科学能揭示自然界的许多奥秘。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

109. KIND means forgiving, warm - hearted, friendly, of a sympathetic or helpful nature, gentle, merciful, and tender.

Kind意思是宽大的 、 热心的 、 友好的 、 有同情心的或是乐于助人的天性 、 文雅的 、 仁慈的和温柔的.《期刊摘选》

110. Planning ahead had always come as second nature to her...

预先计划一直是她的习惯。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

111. The paper introduce the definition, development layers, basic nature, and international status of transnational corporations ( TNCs ) .

本文介绍了跨国公司的定义 、 发展层次 、 跨国公司 的基本类型和国际地位.《期刊摘选》

112. Doctors found it hard to establish the precise nature of her illness.

医生们难以判定她的确切病因。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

113. the beauties of nature

自然界中美好的东西《牛津词典》

114. This was what came of rebelling against the laws of Nature , Frederick and Pilkington said.

弗雷德里克 和皮尔金顿说,正是在这一点上,造反是悖于天理的.《期刊摘选》

115. Her friend's kindness has restored her faith in human nature.

她朋友的善意使她恢复了对人性的信心。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

116. The laws of nature are absolute.

自然规律是绝对确凿的。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

117. The book contrasts modern civilization with the ideal of the noble savage who lived in harmony with nature.

这本书将现代文明同与自然界和谐相处的高尚野蛮人的理想进行了对比。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

118. So it is phenomenal, instrumental and normative by nature.

所以这是惊人的, 工具性和规范的天性.《期刊摘选》

119. Everyone imposes on Dave's good nature.

大家都欺负戴夫脾气好。《牛津词典》

120. 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。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

121. Around  half of ocean heat intake since 1865 has taken place since 1997, researchers report online in Nature Climate Change.

研究人员在《自然气候变化》的网站上发表的报告中说，自1865 年以来，海洋吸收的热量中约有一半发生在1997 年以后。《16年12月四级真题（第二套）| 阅读》

122. It's difficult to define the exact nature of the problem.

很难给这个问题确切定性。《牛津词典》

123. Arsenic is widely distributed in nature and also an important environmental pollutant.

砷广泛分布于自然界,而且是一种重要的环境污染物.《期刊摘选》

124. Your employer should state the nature of the company's business and activities e . g.

你的雇主必须声明公司的业务及活动的类型.《期刊摘选》

125. These latest findings support the thesis that sexuality is determined by nature rather than choice.

这些最新发现证实了性取向取决于自然而不是选择这一论点。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

126. 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。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

127. Art imitates Nature.

艺术是对大自然的仿制。《牛津词典》

128. All these activities are against nature.

所有这些活动都是违背常理的。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

129. The most amazing thing about nature is its infinite variety.

大自然最让人惊叹的地方在于它的无限多样性。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

130. An outsider might misconstrue the nature of the relationship.

外人可能会误解这种关系的本质。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

131. Human nature is frail.

人性脆弱。《牛津词典》

实用例句

1. "The farm liaison officers can help farmers and nature recover after last year's flooding, " Mr Diamond said.

BBC: From the section Somerset

2. Finally, the Nature study was published in May, led by University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher Yoshihiro Kawaoka.

CNN: Bird flu research resumes -- but not in U.S.

3. For Nietzsche, the underpinnings of consciousness which make the operations of consciousness inauthentic are the nature of language itself.

尼采认为，意识的支柱中,使得意识非真的是,语言的本质。文学理论导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

4. Both Dr Moore and Dr Bond are attempting to borrow from nature this way.

ECONOMIST: Monitor

5. But for Milton's contemporaries in the seventeenth century, Milton's power really wasn't at all aesthetic or even religious in nature.

但在17世纪弥尔顿同时代的人看来，弥尔顿的力量却是毫无美感的，甚至本质上不是宗教上的。弥尔顿课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

6. And he said the nature of land in New Mexico was such that slaves could not be used.

VOA : special.2009.03.19

7. On a lighter note, newspapers also praised Mr Li's "jovial nature" and his "pragmatic approach".

BBC: Indian media: Ties with Beijing

8. Nature News reports today that a team has generated yeast cells with partly synthetic chromosomes.

FORBES: Yeast Goes Synthetic

9. He says the actively changing nature of the Internet makes it difficult to stay current in studying its effects.

VOA : special.2010.01.28

10. All sorts of people lose their temper in their daily lives, it's part of human nature.

BBC: Andrew Mitchell resigns over police comments row

11. Again, these plasmids occur naturally in nature; they were discovered particularly in micro-organisms have plasmids that confer biological properties onto them.

此外,质粒存在于自然界中,质粒是在微生物中发现的,它们也赋予了微生物一些生物学特性生物医学工程探索课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

12. We also, therefore, have no sense that God is imminent in nature or tied to natural substances or phenomena.

我们也不知道自然中神灵将要诞生,或者是与某些自然物质及自然现象有关。旧约导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

13. Rockman often shows nature as defined by a struggle for survival with a never-ending repetition of life and death.

VOA : special.2010.12.15

14. I imagined there were still secrets in Nature that the limited power of my equipment prevented me from knowing.

VOA : special.2009.07.18

15. Yet from its very nature it has always and everywhere been liable to dark abuses.

NEWYORKER: The Water Cure

16. So the nature of the world, post-cold war world is increasingly one about competition for markets, govern of one nation's markets.

因此冷战之后，市场的竞争,成为世界的主题，一国市场的管理，如果事实如此。媒体、教育、市场课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课

17. However, the variable invariably overlooked by the imaginative and passionate ed-tech crowd is human nature itself.

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18. Such is the nature of his creation: overwhelmingly influential across the world, but not quite perfect.

FORBES: Father Of The Web Ranks Its Impact On The World

19. Given the cost of building ever larger sea walls, there is an attempt to harness Nature's own defences.

BBC: Legacy of Britain's great flood

20. When you are out in nature it is important to speak softly so as not to frighten the animals away.

VOA : special.2009.08.19

21. Nature, which the Lao government has been careful to protect, seems to be enough on its own.

FORBES: Asian Beauty

22. The covenant also entails God's promise to restore the rhythm of life and nature and never again to destroy the earth.

诺亚之约，使上帝必须信守自己的诺言,重新恢复人类和自然的秩序，永远不能再毁坏。旧约导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

23. They've become forces of nature in the U.S. Economy, in the sense that people accept these letter grades with great authority.

他们和美国经济密不可分,在这种情况下,人们笃信机构的字母评级金融市场课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

24. In nature, greys, browns, and dull greens predominate.

自然界的主色调是灰色、棕色和暗绿色。

25. Indeed, the inherently personal nature of health and fitness creates strong relationships between readers and content.

FORBES: Want To Make Your Content Go Viral? Take A Lesson From The Fitness Industry

26. That might seem confusing if you're thinking about particles, but remember we're talking about the wave-like nature of electrons.

如果你们把它想成是一个粒子的话是很矛盾的，但记住我们这里说的,是电子的波动性。化学原理课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课

27. A new study in the journal Nature has shown some hopeful results from an experimental gel that might protect women from H.I.V.

VOA : special.2009.03.16

28. Only once mankind is emancipated will people act according to their true, co-operative nature.

ECONOMIST: A Survey of the 20th Century

29. The findings appeared just days after another team reported its findings in the journal Nature Structural and Molecular Biology.

VOA : special.2009.03.04

30. Because you never know: This might be the year that nature takes a sabbatical.

NPR: Morel Satisfaction: Stalking the Wild Mushroom

31. However, although Pakistan's state is not going to be overthrown, the country's nature is changing.

ECONOMIST: Another political assassination in Pakistan

32. Because if you think about it, suicide doesn't change the fundamental nature of the human condition, life followed by death.

因为如果你考虑一下，自杀没有改变人类处境的基本本质，生后即是死。死亡课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

33. The unstable nature of the ground dictated that houses were no higher than two storeys.

BBC: Country village charm in the heart of Paris

34. He despised the hard and niggardly nature that spends grudgingly.

他鄙视那种花起钱来不情不愿的铁公鸡本性。

35. Yet Aristotle's conception of our political nature seems to require standards of justice that are natural or right for us.

但亚里士多德对我们政治天性的概念,似乎需要正义的标准,且那对我们是自然或正确的法治预设。政治哲学导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

36. There was nature; now there is culture, which is very much like an event or birth in the older sense.

有了自然，然后就有了文明，这就像从前说的发展或者诞生。文学理论导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

37. He said,"The Count de Buffon believes that nature belittles her productions on this side of the Atlantic."

VOA : special.2010.08.08

38. It has every relevance to psychology: Do we perceive reality, human nature as constrained or unconstrained will ultimately affect our psychology.

它与心理学息息相关：,我们认识了现实吗，对人类本性执不同观点,最终将影响我们心理。幸福课课程节选 : 哈佛公开课

39. President Karzai and I also discussed the nature of our security cooperation after 2014.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama and President Karzai Hold a Press Conference | The White House

40. If nature can make these machines, Von Ehr reasons, man can at least come close.

FORBES: The Science of Small

41. Former England cricketer captain Michael Vaughan visited his friend Jamie Dunstan's garden As Nature Intended.

BBC: Chelsea Flower Show visited by the Queen

42. No dear,Nature made you so perfectly that this small defect shocks me as being a sign of earthly imperfection."

VOA : special.2009.09.26

43. Such tiny changes might seem trifling in comparison with the multibillion-dollar nature of the problem.

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44. Thoreau viewed man as an inextricable part of nature.

梭罗认为人是自然不可分割的一部分。

45. The observance is organized by a conservation group, the World Wide Fund for Nature, also known as the World Wildlife Fund.

VOA : special.2010.03.22

46. We wanted to spend our week deep in nature, and this looked like the perfect spot.

BBC: Meet Junes BBC Travel Photo Nomad

47. These truly wild areas where nature reigns are not the scenic national parks found across the continent.

BBC: Europes wild network of Pan Parks

48. That is to say, we no longer have the kind of mind which flourishes in nature, in a natural environment.

也就是说，我们不再有一种思维,它根植于自然，自然环境中。文学理论导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

49. The laws of nature are absolute.

自然法则至高无上。

50. The apprehension in trusting the unknown will always be a component of human nature.

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51. Crick's and Watson's groundbreaking work was published in the journal Nature on 25 April 1953.

BBC: Francis Crick memorial at University of Cambridge

52. Mr.Hoff says the trick is that nature does not dig a hole like we humans do to plant seeds.

VOA : special.2010.07.13

53. The internet and plugged-in nature of the new media universe makes that especially easy for workaholics.

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54. The Nature Conservancy is also encouraging vineyard owners to work together to coordinate water demand and supply.

BBC: Search the

55. But nature was cruel. By the nineteen twenties, erosion from winds and weather had removed a large part of the land.

VOA : special.2009.10.06

56. The process has taken a long time because of Obama's deliberative nature.

由于奥巴马生性审慎，这个过程历时很久。

57. If God created the world, and set nature into motion, and in what way is God responsible or irresponsible.

如果上帝创造了世界，让自然开始运转，那么上帝对什么有责任，又对什么没有责任呢？人性课程节选 : 普林斯顿公开课

58. The leading English poet of Newton's time, Alexander Pope,honored the scientist with these words: "Nature and nature's laws lay hid in night.

VOA : special.2011.06.01

59. Everyone is an enforcer or what Locke calls " "the executor"of the state of nature and he means executor literally.

每个人都是执行者，或洛克说的,自然法的“执刑者,这个“执刑者“可以字面上理解。公正课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

60. Afterward, stop by the nature-themed gift shop, which sells gifts, books, toys and brain-teaser souvenirs.

BBC: Discover life in the Nevada desert

61. "Burberry has again pleased, making earlier challenges look temporary in nature, " Hargreaves Lansdown analyst Keith Bowman said.

BBC: From the section Business

62. Their unconventional nature makes it hard to compare binary options with regular commodity contracts.

FORBES: Magazine Article

63. Beneath the big, galloping fun of American Slang lies a unifying theme about the fleeting nature of youth.

NPR: First Listen: The Gaslight Anthem, 'American Slang'

64. If evolution is survival of the fittest, nature red in tooth and claw, how could animals evolve moral feelings?

如果进化论是讲适者生存，在弱肉强食的自然界，动物怎么能进化出道德情感？心理学导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

65. The report is from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and an organization known as Traffic.

VOA : special.2009.12.14