natural
adjectiveWord Family
- nature noun
- natural adjective (≠ unnatural)
- naturally adverb (≠ unnaturally)
- [only before noun]
existing in nature; not made or caused by humans 自然的；天然的 the natural world (= of trees, rivers, animals and birds) 自然界 We should respect animals and the natural environment, which is their home. 我们应该尊重动物和自然环境，这是它们的家。 a country’s natural resources (= its coal, oil, forests, etc.) 一国的自然资源 wildlife in its natural habitat 自然栖息地里的野生生物 The natural beauty of flowers inspired Monet's experiments in colour. 花朵的自然美启发了莫奈的色彩实验。 All the materials used are natural. 使用的材料都是天然的。 My hair soon grew back to its natural colour (= after being dyed). 我的头发很快又恢复了本色。 The clothes are available in warm natural colours. 这些衣服有各种自然的暖色调可供挑选。
Extra ExamplesTopics The environmenta1The building is designed to let in as much natural light as possible. 这座建筑的设计是为了让尽可能多的自然光进入。 Your highlights look really natural. 你挑染的头发看上去真的很自然。 The lovely natural setting was undisturbed. 可爱的自然环境没有受到干扰。 It is important to preserve our country's natural heritage. 保护我国的自然遗产很重要。 The designers were keen to respect the natural landscape. 设计师们热衷于尊重自然景观。 Cooking is all about capturing the natural flavour of the food. 烹饪就是捕捉食物的自然味道。 Only ochre and other natural colours are used in the wall paintings. 壁画中只使用了赭色和其他自然颜色。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- completely
- totally
- really
- …
-
(especially of food 尤指食物 having little or no processing 天然的： 很少或没有加工natural yogurt (= with no flavour added) 原味酸奶 I try to eat a sugar-free, natural food diet. 我尽量吃无糖的天然食物。 Natural treatments have no unwanted side effects. 自然疗法没有不必要的副作用。 We made bread with a natural raising agent. 我们用天然起毛剂做面包。
-
normal; as you would expect 正常的；自然的；意料之中的 to die of natural causes (= not by violence, but normally, of old age) 自然死亡 Singing for her was as natural as breathing. 为她唱歌就像呼吸一样自然。 He thought social inequality was all part of the natural order of things. 他认为社会不平等完全合乎事物的自然规律。 She was the natural choice for the job. 做那份工作，她是当然人选。 - it is natural (for somebody) to do something
It's only natural to worry about your children. 为孩子操心是很自然的。 It's perfectly natural for you to feel annoyed. 你感到烦恼，这是再正常不过的了。 - it is natural that…
It's natural that he would want to see his own son. 他想见自己的儿子是很正常的。
Extra ExamplesThe man died of natural causes. 这名男子属自然死亡。 I had a quite natural desire to hit him. 我很自然地想揍他。 They seemed to be the natural party of government. 他们似乎是政府的天然政党。 It's only natural that she should feel upset. 她感到难过是再正常不过的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- feel
- …
- only
- perfectly
- quite
- …
-
used to describe behaviour or abilities that are part of the character that a person or an animal was born with 天生的；本能的；与生俱来的 the natural agility of a cat 猫天生的敏捷灵活 the natural processes of language learning 学习语言的自然过程 She has a natural ability with children. 她对孩子有天生的能力。 Daniel's natural talent is for engineering. 丹尼尔天生的天赋是工程学。 It was my natural instinct to defend myself. 为自己辩护是我天生的本能。 When body temperature is beginning to fall there is a natural tendency to fall asleep. 当体温开始下降时，有一种入睡的自然趋势。
Extra ExamplesChildren have a natural desire for affection and security. 儿童天生渴望得到关爱和安全感。 Hunting is one of a cat's natural instincts. 捕猎是猫天生的本能之一。 Extreme shyness seemed to be part of her natural character. 极度害羞似乎是她天性的一部分。 His natural gifts as a preacher meant he was in great demand. 他具有传道者的天赋，很多人需要他。
- [only before noun]
having an ability that you were born with 天赋的；天生具有某种能力的 relaxed and not pretending to be somebody/something different 不拘束的；不做作的；自然的 - [only before noun]
(of parents or their children 父母或其子女 related by blood 有血缘关系的；亲生的 - [only before noun] (old use or formal)
(of a son or daughter 儿女 born to parents who are not married 非婚生的；私生的 - [only before noun]
based on human reason alone 符合人的理性的；正常的；自然的 I am a firm believer in human rights and natural law. 我坚信人权和自然法。 It goes against natural justice to punish a child for the crimes of its parents. 因为父母的罪行而惩罚孩子是违反自然正义的。
used after the name of a note to show that the note is neither sharp nor flat. The written symbol is (♮). 本位音的，标有还原号的（书写符号为 ♮） 
B natural B 本位音
in nature自然
expected意料之中
behaviour/ability
relaxed放松
parents/children父母；孩子
based on human reason符合理性
in music音乐
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘having a certain status by birth’): from Old French, from Latin naturalis, from natura ‘birth, nature, quality’, from nat- ‘born’, from the verb nasci.