Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense cultures, present participle culturing, past tense, past participle cultured
1N-UNCOUNT 文化,文明(如艺术、哲学)Culture consists of activities such as the arts and philosophy, which are considered to be important for the development of civilization and of people's minds. 文化,文明(如艺术、哲学)
There is just not enough fun and frivolity in culture today.
当今的文化恰恰是不够轻松有趣。
...aspects of popular culture.
大众文化的方方面面
...France's Minister of Culture and Education.
法国文化和教育部部长
SYN the arts
2N-COUNT 文化(尤指拥有特定信仰、生活方式或艺术形式的社会或文明) A culture is a particular society or civilization, especially considered in relation to its beliefs, way of life, or art. 文化(尤指拥有特定信仰、生活方式或艺术形式的社会或文明)
...people from different cultures.
来自不同文化背景的人们
I was brought up in a culture that said you must put back into the society what you have taken out.
我成长于其中的那个社会文化认为,取之社会必须回报社会。
3N-COUNT 文化(某组织或群体的一致习惯和行为方式) The culture of a particular organization or group consists of the habits of the people in it and the way they generally behave. 文化(某组织或群体的一致习惯和行为方式)
But social workers say that this has created a culture of dependency, particularly in urban areas. [+ of]
然而社会工作者认为这使得人们普遍产生了依赖,尤其是在城市地区。
The institutions have realised they need to change their culture to improve efficiency and service.
4N-COUNT 培养物;培养菌;培养细胞 In science, a culture is a group of bacteria or cells which are grown, usually in a laboratory as part of an experiment. 培养物;培养菌;培养细胞 [technical]
...a culture of human cells. [+ of]
人类细胞的培养物
...a number of tissue culture experiments.
多次组织细胞培养实验
5VERB 培养(细菌);培植(细胞) In science, to culture a group of bacteria or cells means to grow them, usually in a laboratory as part of an experiment. 培养(细菌);培植(细胞) [technical]
To confirm the diagnosis, the hospital laboratory must culture a colony of bacteria. [VERB noun]