natural

英[ˈnætʃrəl]美[ˈnætʃrəl]

adj.自然的，意料之中的，出于本性的，天赋的，轻松自如的，天然的，亲生的，非婚生的，本位音的；

n.有天赋的人；

复数：naturals;

例句

When the artificial flowers are contrasted with natural ones, you can hardly tell the difference.当人造花和自然花对比时, 你几乎不能辨出真假。

She has a natural, clear soprano voice.她有自然、清亮的女高音嗓音。

a natural brain opiate天然镇脑剂

the regenerative capacity of its natural resources自然资源的再生能力

We must preserve our natural resources.我们必须保护自然资源。

The trend at the moment is towards a more natural and less made-up look.现在流行的是外表上更注重少加装扮的自然美。

This country is rich in natural resources.该国自然资源丰富。

The natural paces of the horse include the walk, the trot and the gallop.马的自然溜蹄包括走步、小跑和飞奔。

Silver occurs natural.银是天然存在的。

I'm beyond my depth when it comes to natural sciences.谈到自然学科我就茫然。

英语六级真题

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.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

ADJ-GRADED

自然的;正常的;合乎常情的

If you say that it is natural for someone to act in a particular way or for something to happen in that way, you mean that it is reasonable in the circumstances.

例句

ADJ

(行为)出于本性的，生来就有的

Natural behaviour is shared by all people or all animals of a particular type and has not been learned.

例句

ADJ

(能力或技能)天赋的，天生的

Someone with a natural ability or skill was born with that ability and did not have to learn it.

例句

N-COUNT

天生的料子;天才

If you say that someone is a natural, you mean that they do something very well and very easily.

例句

ADJ-GRADED

轻松自如的;不*促的;不做作的

If someone's behaviour is natural, they appear to be relaxed and are not trying to hide anything.

例句

ADJ

非人为的;自然的;天然的

Natural things exist or occur in nature and are not made or caused by people.

例句

ADJ

(父母或子女)亲生的，有血缘关系的

Someone's natural parent is their biological father or mother, as opposed to an adult who is looking after them or has adopted them. Someone's natural child is their biological son or daughter, as opposed to a child they are looking after or have adopted.

例句

ADJ

(音符)本位音的，标有还原号的

In music, a natural note is the ordinary note, not its sharp or flat form.

例句

PHRASE

(死亡)出于自然原因

If someone dies of or from natural causes, they die because they are ill or old rather than because of an accident or violence.

例句

英汉词典释义

adj.

自然的, 天然的

表现自然的, 不做作的，不拘束的

天生的, 生来的，本来的，与生俱来的

正常的，自然的，意料之中的

天赋的，天生具有某种能力的

有血缘关系的，亲生的

非婚生的，私生的

符合人的理性的，正常的，自然的

本位音的，标有还原号的（书写符号为 L）

n.

非常适合或肯定成功的人或事物

有天赋的人，擅长做某事的人；本位音，还原音，本位号（书写符号为  L）

英英词典释义

Noun

1. someone regarded as certain to succeed;

2. a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

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

Adjective

1. in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature;

2. existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation;

3. existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical;

4. functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies;

5. of a key containing no sharps or flats;

6. unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct;

7. (used especially of commodities) in the natural unprocessed condition;

8. related by blood; not adopted;

9. being talented through inherited qualities;

10. unaffected and natural looking;

行业词典

体育： 原地右转；体质很好的运动员；

医学： 天然的，自然的：非人工的，非病理的；

物理学： 固有线宽；［line］ width 又称“自然线宽”。；