urs ing /'n3:sir); NAmE 'n3:rs-/ noun [u] the job or skill of
caring for people who are sick or injured ^ ;
#
; a career in nursing O nursing care #^0
the nursing profession
'nursing home noun a small private
hospital, especially one where old people live and are cared for /MS
'nursing officer noun (BrE) a senior nurse nurture /'n3:tja(r); NAmE'n3:rtj-/ verb, noun m verb [VN] (formal) 1 to care for and
protect sb/sth while they are growing and developing ; fp#:
These
delicate plants need careful nurturing, iA®
IS ty] M lc >6 ip W o 0 children nurtured by loving parents :SAiJMM^5t#fFW&tli£A2to help sb/sth to develop and be
successful I# ; W ; A t# Pm foster: It’s important to nurture a good working relationship. mW&i3 to have a feeling, an
idea, a plan, etc. for a long time and encourage it to develop M A ; Hi A : She secretly nurtured a hope of
becoming famous.
WIIo
■
noun [U] (formal) care, encouragement and
support given to sb/sth while they are growing ; JAA
nuts SH
Kb# mm iii mm
nut tHr /nAt/ noun, verb
a noun 1 (often in compounds il]) a small hard
fruit with a very hard
shell that grows on some trees M to crack a nut (= open it) o a
Brazil nut
ESf oa hazelnut j#A o nuts
and raisins %.{
A — see also monkey nut 2 a small piece of metal
with a hole through the centre that is screwed onto a bolt to hold pieces of wood, machinery, etc. together li#;
: to tighten a
nut 0 a wheel nut A
fktl# —picture o tool 3 (BrE, slang) a person’s head or
brain ( ^cAJ® ) 4 (informal) (BrE also nut ter)
a strange or crazy person
g A; ill A: He’s
a complete nut, if you ask me. ^ $ci5, ffeji A+JE.IKJSSC fo —see also nuts, nutty(2) 5 (informal) (in compounds VqiRM- If iaj) a person who is
extremely interested in a particular subject, activity, etc. lri£W A;
A ; ■■■ $.: a fitness/tennis/computer, etc. nut M A , lill 6 nuts [pi.] [slang) a man’s testicles ^ A fT»T71 do your 'nut (BrE, informal) to become very angry a hard/tough 'nut
(informal) a
person who is difficult to deal with or to influence A; A a hard/tough 'nut
(to 'crack) a difficult problem or
situation to deal with ffcAfHjBfli; the ,nuts and ’bolts
(of
sth) (informal) the
basic practical details of a subject or an activity 21 All A ,off your ’nut (BrE, informal) crazy iUff — more at sledgehammer, soup n. m verb [VN] (-tt-) (BrE, informal) to deliberately hit sb
hard with your head ( ) IA
AliA IdililM ,nut sth 'out
(AustralE,
NZE, informal) to
calculate sth or find the answer to sth if ; A • • • (ft A ^: I’m going to have to nut it out on
a piece of paper. To
,
nut-' brown adj. dark brown in colour M(ft;
:
nut-brown hair A
A
nut case /'nAtkeis/ noun (informal) a
crazy person III A
nut crack er /'nAtkraeka(r)/ noun (BrE also nut-crackers [pi.]) a tool for
cracking open the shells of nuts M
m
,nut 'cutlet noun nuts, bread and herbs mixed together and cooked in a
shape like a piece of meat A
&mm ( mam, )
'nut
loaf (also
'nut
roast) noun [U, C] a mixture of nuts,
vegetables and herbs, cooked in a
large tin and served
in slices ahhha (jta*v )
nut-meg /'nAtmeg/ noun [u, C] the hard seed of a
tropical tree originally from SE Asia, used in cooking as a spice, especially
to give flavour to cakes and sauces |^J 51 ( ) : freshly grated nutmeg fr05$$J
^|51^
nutra-ceut-ical /.njuitra'suitikl/ noun = functional
FOOD
nu-tri-ent /'njuitriant; NAmE 'nu:-/ noun (technical A iff) a substance
that is needed to keep a living thing alive and to help it to grow a lack of essential nutrients A i? #1$ 0 Plants draw minerals
and other nutrients from the soil.
0 0 children suffering from a serious nutrient
deficiency AlftJLli
nu tri tion /nju'trijn; NAmE nu-/ noun [U] the process by
which living things receive the food necessary for them to grow and be healthy
tt A ; li; Hr # (ft Ih it: advice on diet and nutrition o
to study food science and nutrition — compare malnutrition ► nu tri tion al /-Janl/ (also less frequent nu-tri-tive) adj.: the nutritional value of
milk A #5Eftff A Aft nu-tri-tion-al-ly /-Jonali / adv.: a nutritionally balanced
menu
nu tri tion ist /nju'trijamst; NAmE nu-/ noun a person who is an
expert on the relationship between food and health ##4^ — see also dietitian nu-tri-tious /nju'trijas; NAmE nu-/ adj. (approving) (of food fr$j) very good for you;
containing many of the substances which help the body to grow ^‘i|f
^fft; #-AlT(ft PETTI nourishing: tasty and nutritious meals
'nut
roast noun = nut loaf nuts /nAts/ adj. [not before noun] (informal) 1 crazy
My friends
think I’m nuts for saying yes. Ib ACliAAlbc A To 0 That phone ringing all the time is
driving me nuts! UPfciS#—Ac o note at mad 2 ~ about sb/sth very much in love with sb; very
enthusiastic about sth jAUf; He’s
absolutely nuts about her.
nut-shell /'nAtJel/ noun 1771771 (put sth) in a
nutshell (to
say or express sth) in a
very clear way, using few words bb itl lb (ft : To put it in a nutshell, we’re
bankrupt.
tU-iMfeift, #MAA0 nut ter /'nAta(r)/ noun (BrE, informal) = nut /7.(4) nutty /'nAti/ adj. 1 tasting
of or containing nuts MM A (ft ; a nutty taste M ^ P 5^ 2 (informal)
slightly crazy I® : She’s got some nutty friends.
0 He’s as nutty as a fruitcake (= completely crazy). fMlffif!] AM/A nuz zle /'nAzl/ verb to touch or rub sb/sth
with the nose or mouth, especially to show affection ( bl^A^c^
) 0jf,
M ( ) : [VN] She nuzzled his ear. M
o [V + adv./prep.] The child nuzzled
up against his mother.
A2ik#IRTlkAA^JiiEA ) : NVQ Level 3 in Catering
NW abbr. north-west;
north-western MbtA ( W SP ( W ) : NW Australia NY abbr.