natural history

英 [ˌnætʃrəl ˈhɪstri]

美 [ˌnætʃrəl ˈhɪstri]

n.  博物学; (某地区的)动植物研究

Collins.1

牛津词典

noun

• 博物学；（某地区的）动植物研究
  the study of plants and animals; an account of the plant and animal life of a particular place
  1. the Natural History Museum
     自然历史博物馆
  2. He has written a natural history of Scotland.
     他写了一本苏格兰博物志。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 博物学
  Natural historyis the study of animals and plants and other living things.
  1. Schools regularly bring children to the beach for natural history lessons.
     学校经常安排孩子们去海滩上博物学课。

英英释义

noun

• the scientific study of plants or animals (more observational than experimental) usually published in popular magazines rather than in academic journals

双语例句

• But as with many such suppositions in natural history, no one had ever tested it.
  博物学中虽然有许多类似的假设，却从没人对此考证过。
• We will study their natural history in the field.
  我们将在实地研究它们的自然发展过程。
• Let's bend our way to the Museum of natural history.
  咱们改道往自然博物馆走吧。
• Peter Forey is curator of fossil fishes at the Natural History Museum.
  彼得·福雷是自然历史博物馆鱼类化石展厅的负责人。
• But the natural history tells a more pragmatic tale.
  但是，自然史讲述了一个更加实际的故事。
• The Natural History Museum is one of the most famous tourist attractions in New York City.
  自然历史博物馆是纽约市最有名的一个旅游景点。
• His bent for natural history directed him towards his first job.
  他选择第一份工作是出自对博物学的热爱。
• The wilderness is a living museum of natural history.
  这片荒野是一座活生生的自然历史博物馆。
• The American Museum of Natural History has the largest collection of vertebrate fossils in the world.
  美国自然历史博物馆搜集了全世界最多的脊椎动物化石。
• On his days off he takes them to the Museum of Natural History or the Planetarium.
  他休假的日子，就带他们去自然历史博物馆或是天文馆。