v.滋养；给营养；培育；怀有

They needed good food to nourish their bodies. 他们需要好食品滋养身体。

Milk is all we need to nourish a small baby. 我们供给婴儿营养只需喂奶就够了。

Most plants are nourished by water drawn up through their roots. 多数植物是靠着根吸收水分来维持生命的。

The school's goal is to nourish young musical talent. 这个学校的目标是培育年轻的音乐人才。

She has nourished the dream of becoming a movie star. 她曾怀有成为电影明星的梦想。

nourish的基本意思是“使健壮,喂养”,指提供成长、健康、幸福或继续生存所必要的东西,其主语多为维持或增进健康的食物,而非提供食物者。引申可作“怀有,抱有”解。

nourish是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。