nourish 1.向人或动植物提供食物营养使其保持健康的活着,即抚养,养育,偏物质方面
2.培养,助长某种情绪、观点等的形成和发展,较正式的说法
nurture 1.在人或动植物生长的过程中提供关心和保护,重点在关心和保护

2.扶持,帮助...的发展,使其成功
3.滋长,助长某一情感、想法、计划等,与nourish 2项意思相同,但通常这过程时间更长久
flourish和nourish的区别
nourish
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vt.
滋养, 使健壮, 怀有(希望,仇恨等)
nourish
nour.ish
v.tr.(及物动词)
nour.ished, nour.ish.ing, nour.ish.es
To provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth; feed.
养育:为生命和成长提供必须的食物或其它物质;喂养
To foster the development of; promote:
增进:加速发展;升级:
“Athens was an imperial city, nourished by the tribute of subjects”(V. Gordon Childe)

“雅典曾是一个帝国,靠附属国向其纳贡”(V.戈登·柴尔德)
To keep alive; maintain:
使生存;保持:
nourish a hope.
保持希望
nurture
n.养育, 教育, 教养, 营养品
vt.养育, 给与营养
Something that nourishes; sustenance.
营养物;食物
The act of bringing up.
养育,培养
Biology The sum of environmental influences and conditions acting on an organism.
生物学 环境因素:作用于生物的环境影响和条件的总称
v.tr.(及物动词)

nur.tured, nur.tur.ing, nur.tures
To nourish; feed.
给…营养物;喂养
To educate; train.
培育,教育;训练
To help grow or develop; cultivate:
培养:促进成长或发育;培养:
nurture a student's talent.
培养学生的才能物, 教养
flourish
英['fl?r?] 美[?fl?r?, ?fl?r-]
vi. 挥舞;茂盛,繁荣;活跃,蓬勃
vt. 挥动,挥舞
n. 挥舞,挥动;花样,华丽的辞藻;夸张的行为或手势;花式吹奏
nourish 英['n?r?] 美[?n?r?, ?n?r-]
vt. 滋养,施肥于;抚养,教养;怀抱(希望、怨恨)