nurture
单词辨析：
通常指照顾生病、受伤、年迈的人。
After his injury, Mrs Miles nursed him back to health.
他受伤后，迈尔斯夫人照料他恢复了健康。
She spends all her time nursing her old mother.
她全部的时间都用来照料年迈的母亲。
指在一段时间内替他人照顾孩子，但法律上并未成为孩子的父母。
We fostered the young girl while her mother was in hospital.
她母亲住院时，我们照顾这个小女孩。
The couple adopted the black child they had been fostering.
那对夫妇收养了他们一直代养的黑人小孩。
指照料处于生长发育阶段的孩子或植物。
Those young parents often discuss the best way to nurture their children.
那些年轻的父母经常讨论养育孩子的最佳方法。
These plants should be nurtured in the greenhouse.
这些植物应该在温室里培育。
相关例句：
Groups require stroking and nurture and attention.
小组需要安抚、培育和关心。
We need to nurture tolerance by promoting cultural understanding and respect from parliaments to the playground.
我们要培育宽容精神，增进文化理解和尊重，从成人的议会到儿童的游乐场都不应例外。
She had always nurtured great ambitions for her son.
她总是鼓励儿子要树立远大抱负。
You want to nurture an inquiring mind with a fresh approach.
你希望用新的途径培养一个好问的头脑。
Religions, to survive, must make accommodations with the larger political structures that nurture them.
为了生存，宗教必须同其赖以存在的更大的政治体系相调和。
It takes time and patience to nurture a common strategic culture.
培养共同的战略文化需要时间和耐心。