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1. N-UNCOUNT See also: Mother Nature; 大自然;自然界 Nature is all the animals, plants, and other things in the world that are not made by people, and all the events and processes that are not caused by people.  →see usage note at: countryside

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

    大自然最让人惊叹的是它的无限多样性。

  • ...grasses that grow wild in nature.

    自然界里各种野生的草

  • ...the ecological balance of nature.

    自然界的生态平衡

2. N-SING 本质;性质 The nature of something is its basic quality or character. 

  • 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。

  • ...the ambitious nature of the programme...

    雄心勃勃的计划

  • The protests had been non-political by nature...

    这些抗议活动不带政治色彩。

3. N-SING See also: human nature; 性格;性情;禀性;天性 Someone's nature is their character, which they show by the way they behave. 

  • 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。

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

    她信任别人，这是她的天性。

  • He was by nature affectionate.

    他生性温柔亲切。

4. PHRASE 违反自然;反常 If you say that something is against nature, you think that it is unnatural. 

  • All these activities are against nature.

    所有这些活动都是违背常理的。

5. PHRASE 回归自然;返璞归真 If you want to get back to nature, you want to return to a simpler way of living. 

  • 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。

6. PHRASE 按其固有的性质;就其本质 If you say that something has a particular characteristic by its nature or by its very nature, you mean that things of that type always have that characteristic. 

  • 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。

  • 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。

7. PHRASE (委婉说法)内急，需要去洗手间 Some people talk about a call of nature when referring politely to the need to go to the toilet. 

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

    抱歉我要去趟洗手间。

8. PHRASE 理所当然地;必然地 If you say that something is in the nature of things, you mean that you would expect it to happen in the circumstances mentioned. 

  • 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。

  • 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。

9. PHRASE 具有…性质的;与…类似的;…之类的 If you say that one thing is in the nature of another, you mean that it is like the other thing. 

  • 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。

  • 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。

10. PHRASE 第二天性;习性 If a way of behaving is second nature to you, you do it almost without thinking because it is easy for you or obvious to you. 

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

    预先计划一直是她的习惯。

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

    起初不容易，但很快就习惯了。

Noun

1. the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized;

  • "it is the nature of fire to burn"
  • "the true nature of jealousy"

2. a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe;

  • "the laws of nature"
  • "nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women"

3. the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.;

  • "they tried to preserve nature as they found it"

4. the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions;

  • "it is his nature to help others"

5. a particular type of thing;

  • "problems of this type are very difficult to solve"
  • "he's interested in trains and things of that nature"
  • "matters of a personal nature"

哲学

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1. Our purpose is not only to conquer nature but also to remake nature.
我们的目的不仅要征服自然，而且还要改造自然。

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2. Advertisers have made a close study of human nature and have classified all our little weaknesses.
广告者仔细研究了人的本性并且把我们的各种小小弱点一一分类。（make a close study 仔细研究）

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3. After the clinical examination,the consultant invited his students to put forward any suggestions they had kicked about the nature of the disease.
临床检查完毕，会诊医师就请学生提出个人对该病性质的诊断意见。

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4. All nature seemed pregnant with life.
整个大自然似乎充满了活力。

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5. As the storm was approaching, the fisher-men were threatened by dangers of the most perilous nature.
风暴正在来临，所以渔民们受到迫在眉睫的危胁。

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6. Because of the detailed nature of the work, I have to use a very fine brush.
由于这是个细活儿，我得用细画笔。

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7. But, of the vertebrates, unpredictable Nature selected only snakes (and one lizard).
但是，在脊椎动物中，神秘莫测的大自然只选择了蛇（和一种蜥蜴）。

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8. By appealing to his better nature, we persuaded him to change his mind.
我们唤醒了他的良知，劝他改变了主意。

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9. Compared with the long-standing friendship between the two countries, their boundary dispute is only an issue of a temporary and limited nature.
两国之间的边界争论， 比起两国的悠久友谊来说，是一个暂时性和局部性的问题。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

10. Cosmetics do not always cover up the deficiencies of nature.
化妆品未能掩饰天生的缺陷。

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11. Cosmetics do not cover up the deficiencies of nature.
化妆品并不能掩盖先天缺陷。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

12. Dr. Daniel was a gleg man of a jocose nature.
丹尼尔大夫是一位天生诙谐而反应机敏的人。

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13. Excuse me for a minute—I must pay a call of nature before we leave.
对不起，走之前我得先去一下洗手间。

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14. He has a forbearing nature; he accepts trouble with a smile.
他天生容忍，遇到麻烦都能一笑了事。

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15. He has paid the debt of nature.
他去世了。

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16. He is cold by nature.
他生性冷酷。

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17. He is the most impudent fellow in nature.
他是世界上最厚颜无耻的家伙。

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18. He is timid by nature.
他生性胆小。

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19. He likes painting by nature.
他天生喜欢绘画。

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20. He lived in close communion with nature.
他的生活与大自然亲密交融。

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