cultivate

nurse, tend, foster, cultivate, cherish

这些动词均含“照料、培育”之意。
nurse: 通常指对无力自顾的婴儿、病人等进行照料或护理。
tend: 指出于责任心、博爱心而不是私人感情去对人或物进行照顾。
foster: 指对孩子的关心、鼓励、供养及抚养其成长；也指鼓励、促进事物的增长与发展。
cultivate: 具体意义指耕耘、培育植物；抽象意义指培养兴趣或向往的理想事物。
cherish: 强调抚育或爱抚。

动词 cultivate:

1. foster the growth of
2. prepare for crops
   同义词：crop, work
3. train to be discriminative in taste or judgment
   同义词：educate, school, train, civilize, civilise
4. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
   同义词：domesticate, naturalize, naturalise, tame

1. The farmer still must cut down trees, clear a lot of land and cultivate the soil.
   农民们还必须砍倒树木，清理大片土地进行耕耘。
2. We must cultivate our own garden and find the joy of doing it in our own heart.
   我们都要做好自己工作，并且要在工作中找到精神上的乐趣。
3. John always tries to cultivate people who are useful to him.
   约翰经常设法和对他有用的人结交。