natural
adjective uk/ˈnætʃ.ər.əl/ us/ˈnætʃ.ɚ.əl/
(NOT ARTIFICIAL)
B1 天然的，非人为的;非人造的
as found in nature and not involving anything made or done by people
a natural substance 自然物质
People say that breast-feeding is better than bottle-feeding because it's more natural. 人们认为母乳喂养比用奶瓶喂养好，因为母乳更为天然。
He died from natural causes (= because he was old or ill). 他是自然死亡。
Floods and earthquakes are natural disasters. 洪水和地震是自然灾害。
C1 （能力）天生的;（特性）固有的
A natural ability or characteristic is one that you were born with.
natural beauty 自然美
a natural talent for sports 运动天赋
She's a natural blonde (= her real hair colour is blonde). 她天生一头金发。
（食物或饮品）天然的，纯的，无添加剂的
Natural food or drink is pure and has no chemical substances added to it and is therefore thought to be healthy.
natural mineral water 天然矿泉水
natural ingredients 天然成分
someone's natural mother/father/parent 某人的亲生母亲／父亲／父母
a parent who caused someone to be born, although possibly not their legal parent or the parent who raised them
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- A good diet helps build the body's natural defences.
- If we continue to deplete the earth's natural resources, we will cause serious damage to the environment.
- It was her natural elegance that struck me.
- The garden has been designed to harmonize with the natural landscape.
- She had died of natural causes.
(EXPECTED)
B2 正常的；平常的；当然的
normal or expected
Of course you're upset - it's only natural. 当然你会难受——这一点儿也不奇怪。
It's natural that you should feel anxious when you first leave home. 你第一次离开家感觉焦虑是很正常的。
It's quite natural to experience a few doubts just before you get married. 结婚前你会产生些许疑虑，这是很自然的。
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- Loss of memory is a natural concomitant of old age.
- Unhappiness was woven into the natural fabric of people's lives.
- It's only natural that you should worry about your children.
- She'd always worked with old people so becoming a nurse was a natural progression.
- I think a certain amount of worry about work is very natural, but you've got to keep it in proportion .
(MUSIC)
[ after noun ]（音符）还原的，本位音的
(of a musical note) not sharp or flat
E natural E 本位音
natural
noun [ C ] informal uk/ˈnætʃ.ər.əl/ us/ˈnætʃ.ɚ.əl/
天生具有…才能的人，有…天赋的人
someone who was born with the right characteristics or abilities for doing a particular thing
She won't have any troubles learning to ride a horse - you can see she's a natural. 她学习骑马不会有任何困难——可以看得出她天生就是个骑手。