natural
adjectiveWord Family
- nature noun
- natural adjective (≠ unnatural)
- naturally adverb (≠ unnaturally)
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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. 我們應該尊重動物和自然環境,這是它們的家。 a country’s natural resources (= its coal, oil, forests, etc.) 一國的自然資源 wildlife in its natural habitat 自然栖息地裏的野生生物 The natural beauty of flowers inspired Monet's experiments in colour. 花朵的自然美啓發了莫奈的色彩實驗。 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). 我的頭發很快又恢複了本色。 The clothes are available in warm natural colours. 這些衣服有各種自然的暖色調可供挑選。
Extra ExamplesTopics The environmenta1The building is designed to let in as much natural light as possible. 這座建築的設計是爲了讓盡可能多的自然光進入。 Your highlights look really natural. 你挑染的頭發看上去真的很自然。 The lovely natural setting was undisturbed. 可愛的自然環境沒有受到幹擾。 It is important to preserve our country's natural heritage. 保護我國的自然遺産很重要。 The designers were keen to respect the natural landscape. 設計師們熱衷於尊重自然景觀。 Cooking is all about capturing the natural flavour of the food. 烹飪就是捕捉食物的自然味道。 Only ochre and other natural colours are used in the wall paintings. 壁畫中只使用了赭色和其他自然顔色。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- totally
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(especially of food )尤指食物 having little or no processing 天然的: 很少或沒有加工natural yogurt (= with no flavour added) 原味酸奶 I try to eat a sugar-free, natural food diet. 我盡量吃無糖的天然食物。 Natural treatments have no unwanted side effects. 自然療法沒有不必要的副作用。 We made bread with a natural raising agent. 我們用天然起毛劑做面包。
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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. 爲她唱歌就像呼吸一樣自然。 He thought social inequality was all part of the natural order of things. 他認爲社會不平等完全合乎事物的自然規律。 She was the natural choice for the job. 做那份工作,她是當然人選。 - it is natural (for somebody) to do something
It's only natural to worry about your children. 爲孩子操心是很自然的。 It's perfectly natural for you to feel annoyed. 你感到煩惱,這是再正常不過的了。 - it is natural that…
It's natural that he would want to see his own son. 他想見自己的兒子是很正常的。
Extra ExamplesThe man died of natural causes. 這名男子屬自然死亡。 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. 他們似乎是政府的天然政黨。 It's only natural that she should feel upset. 她感到難過是再正常不過的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
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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;與生俱來的 the natural agility of a cat 貓天生的敏捷靈活 the natural processes of language learning 學習語言的自然過程 She has a natural ability with children. 她對孩子有天生的能力。 Daniel's natural talent is for engineering. 丹尼爾天生的天賦是工程學。 It was my natural instinct to defend myself. 爲自己辯護是我天生的本能。 When body temperature is beginning to fall there is a natural tendency to fall asleep. 當體溫開始下降時,有一種入睡的自然趨勢。
Extra ExamplesChildren have a natural desire for affection and security. 兒童天生渴望得到關愛和安全感。 Hunting is one of a cat's natural instincts. 捕獵是貓天生的本能之一。 Extreme shyness seemed to be part of her natural character. 極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. 他具有傳道者的天賦,很多人需要他。
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having an ability that you were born with 天賦的;天生具有某種能力的 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 有血緣關系的;親生的 - [only before noun] (old use or formal)
(of a son or daughter )兒女 born to parents who are not married synonym illegitimate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. 我堅信人權和自然法。 It goes against natural justice to punish a child for the crimes of its parents. 因爲父母的罪行而懲罰孩子是違反自然正義的。
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,標有還原號的(書寫符號爲 ♮) B natural B 本位音
in nature自然
expected意料之中
behaviour/ability
relaxed放鬆
parents/children父母;孩子
based on human reason符合理性
in music音樂
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.