Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study.
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adj. 自然的;物质的;天生的;不做作的;
n. 自然的事情;(生来的)白痴;[乐](风琴等的)白键;
💡 natur=nature自然+al...的 →自然(界)的
"She showed a natural aptitude for the work."
她表现出了做这工作的天赋。
近义:inherent, lifelike, unaffected, native, raw, unprocessed
反义:hypothetical, illusional, illusionary, illusive, illusory, imaginative
pruning
['pru:niŋ]
n. 修枝,剪枝,修剪;
v. 修剪(树木等)( prune的现在分词 );精简某事物,除去某事物多余的部分;
"In writing an essay one must do a lot of pruning."
写文章要下一番剪裁的工夫.
近义:scissoring, trimming
n. 学习,研究;课题;书房;结论;
vi. 考虑;沉思;默想;努力;
vt. 想出;详细地检查;背诵(台词等);为…费心思;
"The figures for 2001 were used as a baseline for the study."
这项研究以2001年的数据为基础。
近义:investigate, assay, peruse, probe, research, resolve