raise，rear，feeding，raising，breed ；

[例句] 多数饲养家禽的农场主不得不依赖商业化生产的饲料。 Most poultry farmers have to rely on commercially manufactured feeds.

[例句] 他诸多爱好之一是饲养骏马良驹. Among his many hobbies was the breeding of fine horses.

nutrition，nourishment，pabulum，tropho-，alimentation ；

[例句] 在减肥过程中保持饮食的营养相对均衡是明智的。 It makes sense to eat a reasonably balanced diet when slimming.

[例句] 母亲为胎儿提供营养和成长的空间。 The mother provides the embryo with nourishment and a place to grow.

foster，train，[生] culture，develop，bring up ；

[例句] 他们将孩子培养成了虔诚的基督教徒。 They brought up their children to be God-fearing Christians.

[例句] 我们听到上面没完没了地讲要在员工中培养一种集体归属感。 We hear endless injunctions to build a sense of community among staff.

take good care of one's health，keep fit，keep in good repair，maintain ；

[例句] 这些机器将来会需要备件和维修保养。 In the future the machines will need spare parts and maintenance.

[例句] 除了给轮胎充气外，我没做过任何汽车保养。 Other than blowing up a tyre I hadn't done any car maintenance.

nourish，nutriment，nourishment ；

[例句] 雨水曾一度被认为可以滋养皮肤。 Rain water was once considered to be good for the complexion.

[例句] 他们需要好食品滋养身体. They needed good food to nourish their bodies.

recuperate，convalesce，recreation，relax，relaxation；

[例句] 我去了乡下休养。 I went away to the country to recuperate.

[例句] 手术后她正在家休养康复。 She is convalescing at home after her operation.

foster，raise，bring up，foster-mother ；

[例句] 是谁抚养孩子的，是谁赚钱养家的？ Who brings up the baby and who brings home the bacon?

[例句] 仍然有许多女性为了抚养孩子而离职。 Many women still take career breaks to bring up children.

bring up，train，upbringing，education，breeding ；

[例句] 他们每天都和保姆一起在公园里散步，表现得很有教养。 They go for decorous walks every day in parks with their nanny.

[例句] 英国人被认为缺乏教养、衣着邋遢、头脑简单。 The British are considered ill-mannered, badly dressed and unsophisticated.

nutrient ；

[例句] 土壤这样贫瘠，植物能获得足够的养分吗？ Can plants obtain adequate nourishment from such poor soil?

[例句] 植物从它们赖以生存的土壤中吸收养分. Plants get the nutrition from the soil in which they grow.

support，provide for ；

[例句] 他因赡养年迈的母亲而得以减税. He gets tax relief because he supports his old mother.

[例句] 她有义务赡养她的养父. She is under an obligation to her adoptive father.

cultivation，culture，breed ；

[例句] 他满脑子都是工厂化养殖的事儿。 He's got a bee in his bonnet about factory farming.

[例句] 有些商业化养殖的鹿肉味道和牛肉很相似。 Some of the commercially produced venison resembles beef in flavour.

take in and bring up，adopt，adoption，mother，[电影]The Adopted；

[例句] 这是条曾被收养的流浪狗。 The dog was a stray which had been adopted.

[例句] 大多数的收养都是成功的。 The majority of adoptions are successful.

feed，raise，keep，fledge ；

[例句] 乳牛的喂养方法发生了巨大的改变。 The feeding of dairy cows has undergone a revolution.

[例句] 母乳喂养有许多益处。 There are many advantages to breast-feeding.

maintain，conserve，curing ；

[例句] 英国轮胎与车辆养护公司是英国最有名的汽车养护企业，在全英国有400多家分店。 National is Britain's leading autocare service with over 400 branches nationwide.

[例句] 机器要不好好养护, 久而久之就要生锈. If the machinery were not maintained properly, It would get rusty as time passes.

fish-farming，fish farm，fish culture，pisciculture ；

[例句] 守着水的地方要多养鱼. Where there is water nearby, make a special effort to breed fish.

[例句] 淡水养鱼大有可为. There are bright prospects for freshwater fish farming.

bring up，rear，raising，breeding，foster ；

[例句] 养育孩子的现实经常与浪漫的理想大相径庭。 The reality of mothering is frequently very different from the romantic ideal.

[例句] 这些孩子生活中的哪个成人会为他们提供所需的养育呢？ Which adult in these children's lives will provide the nurturing they need?

autotrophy，autrophism，autotrophic nutrition ；

[例句] 自养突变体是从同株同核融合类群的6个不同的原种菌系制备的. Autotrophic mutants were prepared from six different stocks of the homoictic group.

[例句] 硝化细菌是化能合成的自养生物. The nitrifying bacteria are chemosynthetic autotrophs.

adopt ；

[例句] 领养小孩后怀孕的妇女比比皆是。 The number of women who become pregnant after adopting children is legion.

[例句] 鼓励无子女夫妇领养孩子的运动 a campaign to encourage childless couples to adopt

provide for (one's parents or elders)，provide for the need (of one's parents or elders)，support，fend；

[例句] 他得给你钱，还得供养你。 He should pay and maintain you as well.

[例句] 他叔叔供养这个孩子. His uncle found the boy in food and clothing.

accomplishment，training，mastery，（待人处事的态度） self-cultivation，culture ；

[例句] 对于修养心性有兴趣的人来说,巴黎是个好城市. Paris is a good city for people who are interested in culture.

[例句] 他很有修养. He is quite cultivated.