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

• This is one of the most important subjects in the whole round of natural history.
  这是自然史范围内最重要的学科之一。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 collection includes natural history specimens, Maori artifacts, and social history.
  收藏品包括自然史标本、毛利族的艺术品和社会历史。
• A biologist knowledgeable about natural history ( especially botany and zoology).
  通晓自然界历史（尤其是植物学和动物学）的生物学家。
• 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。
• The 16-foot skeleton of the northern bottlenose whale had been acquired by the Natural History Museum for scientific research.
  这具长16英尺的北巨齿槌鲸的骨架目前已被自然历史博物馆收藏起来进行科学研究。
• 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。
• The natural history museum has a special exhibition of dinosaur.
  自然历史博物馆专门搞了一次恐龙展览。