culture
noun
verb
ˈkʌltʃə noun
1
IN A SOCIETY
在社会中
the beliefs, way of life, art, and customs that are shared and accepted by people in a particular society 文化 C,U
We speak Danish at home so that the boys don’t lose touch with their language and culture.
我们在家说丹麦语，这样男孩子们就不会脱离他们的语言和文化。
In our culture, it is rude to ask someone how much they earn.
在我们的文化里，问别人收入多少是不礼貌的。
I love working abroad and meeting people from different cultures.
我喜欢在国外工作，认识来自不同文化的人。
Western/American/Japanese etc culture
A brief history of Western culture
西方文化简史
modern/contemporary culture
Business is one of the major forces in modern culture.
商业是现代文化的一股主要力量。
2
IN A GROUP
在一群人中
the attitudes and beliefs about something that are shared by a particular group of people or in a particular organization 〔团体或组织中共同的〕态度，信仰，习俗 C,U
Every government department has its own particular culture.
每个政府部门都有自己的独特文化。
corporate/business/company culture
Changing the corporate culture is a long and difficult process.
改变公司文化是一个长久而艰难的过程。
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In the field of drug development, the culture of secrecy is deep and strong.
在药品开发领域，秘而不宣的习惯是根深蒂固、牢不可破的。
modern American youth culture
现代美国青年文化
the drug culture that is destroying so many young lives today
毁掉当今这么多年轻生命的毒品文化
the German political culture
德国人的政治观
3
ART/MUSIC/LITERATURE
艺术/音乐/文学
activities that are related to art, music, literature etc 文化活动 U
If it’s culture you’re looking for, the city has plenty of museums and art galleries.
如果你要寻找文化，这个城市有很多博物馆和美术馆。
the Italian Ministry of Culture
意大利文化部
popular culture
4
SOCIETY
社会
a society that existed at a particular time in history 〔处于历史上特定时期的〕社会 C
This technique was then adapted and refined by the more sophisticated cultures of the ancient world.
这种技术后来被更先进的古代文明加以改进和升华。
primitive cultures
原始社会
5
MEDICINE/SCIENCE
医药/科学
BACTERIA or cells grown for medical or scientific use, or the process of growing them [术语] 培养出的细菌 （细胞 ）; 细菌 （细胞 ）培养 C,U | technical
It takes two to three weeks to grow the culture.
培养出这种细菌要两到三个星期。
tissue cultures
组织培养
6
CROPS
作物
the practice of growing crops [术语] 栽培，种植 U | technical
clearing forest for rice culture
为种植稻谷清除林地
verb
7 to grow BACTERIA or cells for medical or scientific use [术语] 培养〔细菌〕，培植〔细胞〕