natural
adj
noun
ˈnætʃərəl
adj
1
NATURE
自然
existing
in
nature
and
not
caused,
made,
or
controlled
by
people
自然的，天然的;
the
study
of
the
natural
world
(=trees,
rivers,
animals,
plants
etc)
对自然界的研究
an
area
of
spectacular
natural
beauty
自然风景秀丽的地区
natural
disasters
death
from
natural
causes
自然死亡
the
need
for
natural
light
in
offices
办公室内对自然光的需求
2
NORMAL
正常的
normal
and
as
you
would
expect
正常的; 自然的; 预料中的;
At
the
time,
accepting
his
offer
had
seemed
the
most
natural
thing
in
the
world.
当时，接受他的提议似乎是再自然不过的事了。
it
is
natural
(for
sb)
to
do
sth
It’s
not
natural
for
a
child
of
his
age
to
be
so
quiet.
像他这个年纪的孩子如此安静不正常。
It’s
only
natural
that
he
should
be
interested
in
what
happens.
他关注所发生的事情是很正常的。
It
was
a
perfectly
natural
(=not
surprising)
mistake
to
make.
犯这样的错误一点也不足为奇。
3
BEHAVIOUR
行为
a
natural
tendency
or
type
of
behaviour
is
part
of
your
character
when
you
are
born,
rather
than
one
that
you
learn
later
天生的; 本能的; 与生俱来的
Babies
have
a
natural
fear
of
falling.
婴儿本能地害怕跌倒。
4
ABILITY
能力
having
a
particular
quality
or
skill
without
needing
to
be
taught
and
without
needing
to
try
hard
天赋的; 天生具有某种能力的
a
natural
musician
天生的音乐家
Cheryl
has
a
natural
elegance
about
her.
谢丽尔身上具有一种与生俱来的优雅。
his
natural
ability
with
figures
他在数字方面的天赋
5
RELAXED
放松的
behaving
in
a
way
that
is
normal
and
shows
you
are
relaxed
and
not
trying
to
pretend
不拘束的，自然的，不做作的
Be
cool,
be
natural.
冷静点，别拘束。
6
PARENT/CHILD
父母/孩子
a.
someone’s
natural
parent
or
child
is
their
real
parent
or
child,
who
is
BIOLOGICALLY
related
to
them
b.
if
someone
is
the
natural
child
of
someone,
their
parents
were
not
married
to
each
other
非婚生的，私生的
only before noun 仅用于名词前 | old-fashioned
An
adopted
young
person
has
the
right
to
trace
his
natural
parents.
被收养的年轻人有权利寻找自己的亲生父母。
He
was
rumoured
to
be
the
natural
son
of
a
duke.
谣传他是某位公爵的私生子。
7
REAL
真实的
not
connected
with
gods,
magic,
or
SPIRITS
与神仙鬼怪无关的，自然科学的;
I’m
sure
there’s
a
perfectly
natural
explanation.
我相信一定有一种纯自然的解释。
8
natural justice/law
justice
that
is
based
on
human
reason
alone
自然公道/规律
9
FOOD
食物
FOOD
食物
with
nothing
added
to
change
the
taste
天然的，没有添加其他成分的
natural
yoghurt
原味酸奶
10
MUSIC
音乐
a
musical
note
that
is
natural
has
been
raised
from
a
FLAT
by
one
SEMITONE
or
lowered
from
a
SHARP
by
one
semitone
[术语] 〔音符〕本位音的，标明本位号的;
technical
Manufacturers
now
choose
to
emphasize
the
naturalness
of
the
ingredients
used
in
their
products.
生产商现在宁可注重其产品原料的天然性。
noun
11
be a natural
to
be
good
at
doing
something
without
having
to
try
hard
or
practise
是有天赋的人; 是天才
People
think
I
am
a
natural,
but
I’ve
had
to
work
at
it.
人们认为我是天才，可我也得努力钻研才行。
12
a.
a
musical
note
that
has
been
changed
from
a
FLAT
to
be
a
SEMITONE
higher,
or
from
a
SHARP
to
be
a
semitone
lower
b.
the
sign
in
written
music
that
shows
this
kind
of
musical
note
〔乐谱中的〕本位号
technical