natures

英 [ˈneɪtʃəz]

美 [ˈneɪtʃərz]

n.  自然界; 大自然; 自然; 自然方式; 天性; 本性; 性格
nature的复数

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

• 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。
• So, we know ourselves that our behavior is due to a complicated cluster of the situation and our personal natures.
  我们知道我们的行为是由于，一连串复杂的情况和我们的个人本性。
• Their natures are much the same;
  他们的天性也都相差不多；
• 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。
• There are some natures that are improved and softened by prosperity and kindness.
  世上有一些人的性格，成功和仁慈使它们更加温和敦厚，与人为善。
• This paper introduces the actual instances of "square" patterns applied in ancient times and the characteristics and natures of squares as well as the uses of grid squares.
  介绍了古代运用正方形构图的实例和正方形的特点、性质及方格网的使用。
• In Eclipse, builders are associated with specific project natures.
  在Eclipse中，构建程序是与特定的项目本性相关联的。
• The children are very tactile with warm, loving natures.
  小孩子说话时喜欢用上热烈、表达喜爱的肢体触碰。
• Women organization is of dual natures which make it have both solidarity and disparity with professional social work.
  妇联组织具有双重性质，这使得其与专业社会工作既具有契合性，也具有很大的差距。
• International law possesses the attributes of norm and coerce, which are the common natures of law.
  国际法具有法的一般性质―规范性和强制性。