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natural

英 ['nætʃ(ə)r(ə)l] 美['nætʃrəl]

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近义词characteristic true original typical real authentic pure genuine legitimate honest normal

反义词

adj. 自然的；物质的；天生的；不做作的
n. 自然的事情；白痴；本位音
n. (Natural)人名；(西)纳图拉尔

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复数: naturals;

中文词源

natural 自然的，天生的

来自nature,自然。

英英释意

1. someone regarded as certain to succeed;: "he's a natural for the job"

2. a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

3. (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake

英文词源

natural (adj.): c. 1300, naturel, "of one's inborn character; hereditary, by birth;" early 14c. as "of the world of nature (especially as opposed to man)," from Old French naturel "of nature, conforming to nature; by birth," and directly from Latin naturalis "by birth, according to nature," from natura "nature" (see nature).

From late 15c. as "not miraculous, in conformity with nature." Meaning "easy, free from affectation" is attested from c. 1600. Of things, "not artificially created," c. 1600. As a euphemism for "illegitimate, bastard" (of children), it is first recorded c. 1400, on notion of blood kinship (but not legal status).

Natural science is from late 14c.; natural law is from early 15c. Natural order "apparent order in nature" is from 1690s. Natural childbirth first attested 1933. Natural life, usually in reference to the duration of life, is from late 15c. Natural history is from 1560s (see history). To die of natural causes is from 1570s.
natural (n.): "person with a natural gift or talent," 1925, originally in prizefighting, from natural (adj.). In Middle English, the word as a noun meant "natural capacity, physical ability or power" (early 14c.), and it was common in sense "a native of a place" in Shakespeare's day. Also in 17c., "a mistress."

同义词辨析

normal, ordinary, regular, natural, typical

这些形容词均含"规则的，正常的，正规的"之意。

normal：指不超过某种限度、符合某种标准或常规。

ordinary：强调一般性和普通性，含不突出的意味。

regular：指已有模式、有规律或定期的。

natural：侧重某人或某物的行为符合其固有特性。

typical：指个体能体现出群体的特征。

考试真题

Their daily routine followed the rhythm of the natural cycle.

"right now, people think of aging as natural and something you can't control,'' he said.

Aging happens to all of us, and is generally thought of as a natural part of life.

But maybe what's inside is not so natural.

Commenting on the find, snake expert Robert Henderson, from the milwaukee Museum of Natural history, said: "Worldwide new species of frogs are being discovered and described quite regularly."

Earlier this year, Italy signed an accord with UNESCO to establish a task force of police art detectives and archaeologists (考古学家) to protect cultural heritage from natural disasters and terror groups, such as IsiS.

In 2018 alone, wildfires, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, mudslides, and other natural disasters cost at least $49 billion in the United States.

In other words, it refers to anything that is acquired or learnt, rather than instinctive or natural.

Natural disasters can have a long-lasting impact on community life.

Natural disasters can wreck a community 5s infrastructure, disrupting systems for months or years.

Starting April 28 of this year, the National Museum of Natural history will begin renovating its fossil hall.

The bear would do better in its natural habitat and the agency would step in if its condition deteriorated, they said.

There are still some public lands that contain oil, coal and other natural resources.

They are too often built around consuming natural resources.

USPS has sophisticated emergency plans for natural disasters.

Renewables account for only a small share of global primary energy consumption, which is still dominated by fossil fuels—30% each for coal and oil, 25% for natural gas.

Natural gas and coal—also fossil fuels—have similarly seen price declines that look to be long-lived.

Coal and natural gas are mainly used for electricity generation, whereas oil is used mostly to power transportation, yet the prices of all these energy sources are linked.

They also, however, use far more natural resources—fuel, water ( ' , all those baths and golf courses) and building materials.

One recent study warns us of the danger of the exhaustion of natural resources on Earth.

It is difficult to find solid evidence to prove environmental friendliness generates more profits than exploiting the natural environment.

In other words, poor and rich both over-exploit the natural world, but for different reasons.

If our economies are to flourish, if global poverty is to be eliminated and if the well-being of the world's people enhanced—not just in this generation but in succeeding generations—we must make sure we take care of the natural environment and resources on which our economic activity depends.

And the World Resources Institute ( ' , WRI) in its World Resources 2005 report, issued at the end of August, produced several such examples from Africa and Asia; it also demonstrated that environmental degradation affects the poor more than the rich, as poorer people derive a much higher proportion of their income directly from the natural resources around them.

A politician noted for being cautious asserts that sustainable human development depends on the natural environment.

The negative impacts of natural disasters can be seen everywhere.

A study by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters finds that, between 1980 and 2007, nearly 8,400 natural disasters killed more than twomillion people.

It is natural for students to make complaints about university education.

Antarctica's harsh natural conditions constitute huge obstacles to the exploitation of its resources.

And while assessments vary widely, geologists estimate that Antarctica holds at least 36 billion barrels of oil and natural gas.

According to geologists' estimates, Antarctica has enormous reserves of oil and natural gas.

Whether it is a transition from imported to domestic oil or from coal-powered electricity production to natural-gas power plants, politicians love to talk big.

But it is natural to desire to do so for special occasions.

However, a further increase in farming area without impacting unfavourably on what remains of the world's natural ecosystems appears unlikely.

Indeed, on a global scale, fertiliser manufacturing consumes about 3-5% of the world's annual natural gas supply

A further expansion of farming area will adversely impact on the world's natural ecosystems.

Dakota Gasification of North Dakota captures CO2 at a plant that converts coal into synthetic natural gas.

To increase the volume and the speed with which we move natural resources through the consumer economy to the junk pile or the waste heap.

Muir's learning in observation throughout his life led him to devote his last years to preserving the natural environment.

Explain certain natural phenomena

But there are a lot of products that we eat today that are considered natural that are produced in a similar manner," Genovese said.

They are not as natural as we believed

"It's nothing new, it's nothing too complicated and it's natural because lots of people have TV remotes," says Rodriguez.

Although the planned operation will be located more than miles away, drawing the soda ash in through pipelines, conservationists worry it could still upset the natural water cycle and breeding grounds.

And the World Resources Institute WR in its World Resources 2005 report, issued at the end of August, produced several such examples from Africa and Asia; It also demonstrated that environmental degradation affects the poor more than the rich, as poorer p

At a time when natural history was a valuable tool for discovery, Merian discovered facts about plants and Insects that were not previously known.

Basically we turned our skin darker to serve as a natural sun protector in the place of the hair we lost.

Feeling both positive and negative emotions is a natural part of being human.

It's in these populations that we begin to see real changes in the genetic makeup of natural coloring.

Maria Droujkova is a founder of Natural Math, and has taught basic calculus concepts to 5-year-olds.

Natural talent helps in some way, but at the end of the day you really do need to work hard and get really, really good at what you do.

Perhaps with the tools of this new technological revolution, we will be able to undo some of the damage done to the natural world by the last one—industrialization.

Psychologists call them "masters of deception", those rare individuals with a natural ability to tell, with complete confidence, when someone is telling a lie.

The World Meteorological Organization points to Cuba and Bangladesh as examples of countries that have successfully reduced the loss of life caused by natural disasters by taking preventive action.

These practices include grazing animals on grasses grown from the pastureland's natural seed bunk, and fertilized by the cows' own fertilizer.

They also, however, use far more natural resources—fuel, water all those baths and golf courses and building materials.

This is in comparison with a drop of just under 1% in the total yogurt and kefir market according to natural and organic market research company SpiNS.

What we did in our ancestry was to produce more permanent natural coloring in our skin cells.

Any smell might attract natural enemies that would try to eat the little comforting pats.

As natural architects, the pueblo Indians figured out exactly how thick the adobe walls needed to be to make the cycle work on most days.

Canning is a natural extension of the planting she does.

Consequently, she succeeded in making a kind of candy only using natural sweeteners, which can reduce oral bacteria.

Curiosity gave us all a natural awareness.

Dawson did not have any of the natural conveniences of cities like London or Paris.

Hearing these stories, I'm skeptical about the place — other destinations are described as "purer" natural experiences.

It allows one to work in the natural environment.

It is only natural that we lose faith, trust and confidence in a person who is tardy.

It starts with looking inside yourself and understanding who you are with respect to the natural world and how you approach the gardening process.

It's become natural to check facts as I write, taking a minute or two to dip into pubmed, wikipedia, or other websites.

Many animals give off pheromones — natural chemicals that can be detected by, and then can produce a response in, other animals of the same species.

Natural minerals contain more precious metals.

Others say it's only natural that newcomers learn the language of their host nation, seeing it as a condition to ensure they can contribute to society.

Perhaps evolution provided human babies with curiosity and a natural drive to explain their worlds, and adult scientists simply make use of the same drive that served them as children.

Recently, people have begun studying the connection between the natural world and healing.

Some of them are also later sold, in order to limit the number of ponies according to the rules set by natural england.

The natural beauty isn't attractive to them.

They pump out perfumes designed to attract different insects who are natural enemies to the attackers.

Unfortunately, you must carry the necessary equipment with you, since it's all but impossible to find natural substitutes.

We are surrounded by a natural playground just perfect for walking, caving, climbing and cycling.

Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering, malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London's ice trade grew.

Wherever human light spills into the natural world, some aspect or life is affected.

With their patience and efforts, they successfully developed a combination of artificial breeding and natural reproduction.

You could apply to be a stewardship youth ranger and work on local natural resource management projects for eight weeks this summer.

In the former case the education is incidental; it is natural and important, but it is not the express reason of the association.

This tendency in the natural sciences has long been evident in the social sciences too.

On display here are various fantasy elements whose reference, at some basic level, seems to be the natural world.

95 knit miniskirt in all its 2,300-pius stores around the world, it must rely on low-wage overseas labor, order in volumes that strain natural resources, and use massive amounts of harmful chemicals.

A century ago Octavia Hill launched the National Trust not to rescue stylish houses but to save“the beauty of natural places for everyone forever”.

To limit the number of telescopes on Mauna Kea, old ones will be removed at the end of their lifetimes and their sites returned to a natural state.

A recent paper, titled "The Natural Selection of Bad Science", published on the Royal Society's open science website, attempts to answer this intriguing and important question.

And after going to school for 12 years, it doesn't feel natural to spend a year doing something that isn't academic.

And in that, once more, we need to look to the example of our children, to whom happiness is not a goal but a natural byproduct of the way they live.

For H&M to offer a $5.95 knit miniskirt in all its 2,300 -plus stores around the world, it must rely on low-wage overseas labor, order in volumes that strain natural resources, and use massive amounts of harmful chemicals.

I had not realised how profoundly marketing trends dictated our perception of what is natural to kids, including our core beliefs about their psychological development.

That might seem rather an obscure point, but it sets the tone for an exhibition that contains a lot of black-and-white photographs and relatively few natural objects.

实用场景例句

natural disasters: 自然灾害

the natural world (= of trees, rivers, animals and birds): 自然界

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动植物

natural yogurt (= with no flavour added): 原味酸奶

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。

to die of natural causes (= not by violence, but normally, of old age): 自然死亡

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。

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

It's only natural to worry about your children.: 为孩子操心是很自然的。

It is only natural for youngsters to crave the excitement of driving a fast car...: 年轻人追求开快车的刺激是太正常不过的事情。

It is only natural that he should resent you...: 他怨恨你是很自然的事。

...the insect's natural instinct to feed...: 昆虫进食的本能

Anger is the natural reaction we experience when we feel threatened or frustrated.: 我们觉得受到威胁或遭受挫折时本能地会感到气愤。

She has a natural ability to understand the motives of others...: 她有一种洞察他人动机的天赋。

He had a natural flair for business.: 他有做生意的天分。

He's a natural with any kind of engine...: 他天生就会摆弄各种发动机。

She proved to be a natural on camera.: 事实证明她在镜头前很有表演天赋。

Bethan's sister was as friendly and natural as the rest of the family...: 贝唐的妹妹和她家的其他人一样友好、随意。

Hannah's natural manner reassured her, and she relaxed.: 汉娜轻松自然的举止消除了她的疑虑，于是她放松了下来。

It has called the typhoon the worst natural disaster in South Korea in many years...: 它称这次台风为韩国多年来最严重的自然灾害。

The gigantic natural harbour of Poole is a haven for boats.: 巨型天然港普尔港是船只的避风港。

She has been reunited with her natural mother...: 她和亲生母亲团聚了。

His commitments to the stepchildren will not reduce his obligation to his natural children.: 他对继子女的关爱和投入不会减少他对亲生孩子的责任。

...B natural. B: 本位音

According to the Home Office, your brother died of natural causes...: 根据内政部的调查，你哥哥属正常死亡。

A prisoner collapsed and died yesterday, apparently from natural causes.: 一名囚犯昨天突然倒下死了，看上去像是正常死亡。

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