1. 自然，大自然，自然界
2. 天性，本性，性格
3. 性质，本质
4. 自然状态，原始状态
5. 种类，类别，类型
6. 造化
7. 生命力
8. 自然（现象）
9. 自然力
10. 纯真，简朴
11. 造物主

1. [U]大自然,自然界 everything that exists in the world independently of people, such as plants and animals, earth and rocks, and the weather
2. [C][U]天性,性格,性质 the qualities that make sb/sth different from others; character
3. [S]类型,种类 a type; sort

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"
   

1.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.

e.g. The most amazing thing aboutnature is its infinite variety.
大自然最让人惊叹的是它的无限多样性。
e.g. ...grasses that grow wild innature.
自然界里各种野生的草

2.本质;性质
Thenature of something is its basic quality or character.

e.g. Mr Sharp would not comment on thenature of the issues being investigated.
夏普先生不愿就被调查问题的性质发表评论。
e.g. ...the ambitiousnature of the programme...
雄心勃勃的计划

3.性格;性情;禀性;天性
Someone'snature is their character, which they show by the way they behave.

e.g. Jeya feels that her ambitiousnature 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。
e.g. She trusted people. That was hernature...
她信任别人，这是她的天性。

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

nature

e.g. All these activities are againstnature.
所有这些活动都是违背常理的。

5.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.

e.g. She was very anxious to get away from cities and back tonature.
她特别渴望离开城市，回归自然。

6.按其固有的性质;就其本质
If you say that something has a particular characteristicby itsnature orby itsvery nature, you mean that things of that type always have that characteristic.

e.g. Peacekeeping, by itsnature, 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。
e.g. One could argue that smoking, by its verynature, is addictive.
有人可能认为抽烟从本质上说就具有成瘾性。

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

e.g. I'm afraid I have to answer a call ofnature.
抱歉我要去趟洗手间。

8.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.

nature的意思

e.g. Of course, in thenature 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。
e.g. Many have already died, and in thenature 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.具有…性质的;与…类似的;…之类的
If you say that one thing isin the nature of another, you mean that it is like the other thing.

e.g. There is movement towards, I think, something in thenature of a pluralistic system...
我想，出现了某种向类似多元体系转变的趋势。
e.g. It was in thenature of a debate rather than an argument.
那更像是一场辩论，而不是争吵。

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

e.g. Planning ahead had always come as secondnature to her...
预先计划一直是她的习惯。
e.g. It's not easy at first, but it soon becomes secondnature.
起初不容易，但很快就习惯了。

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