nourishment

1. N-UNCOUNT If something provides a person, animal, or plant with nourishment, it provides them with the food that is necessary for life, growth, and good health. 營養(yǎng)

The mother provides the embryo with nourishment and a place to grow. 母親爲(wèi)胎兒提供營養(yǎng)和一個生長的地方。

2. N-UNCOUNT The action of nourishing someone or something, or the experience of being nourished, can be referred to as nourishment. 營養(yǎng)的供給; 營養(yǎng)的吸收

Sugar gives quick relief to hunger but provides no lasting nourishment. 糖能快速緩解飢餓感，但不提供持久的營養(yǎng)。