culture

noun

生活方式 way of life

1. 文化，文明（指国家或群体的风俗、信仰、艺术、生活方式及社会组织）
   the customs and beliefs, art, way of life and social organization of a particular country or group
   1. European/Islamic/African/American , etc. culture
      欧洲、伊斯兰、非洲、美国等文化
   2. working-class culture
      工人阶级的文化
2. 文化（指拥有特定信仰等的国家、群体等）
   a country, group, etc. with its own beliefs, etc.
   1. The children are taught to respect different cultures.
      孩子们受到的教育叫他们要尊重不同的文化。
   2. the effect of technology on traditional cultures
      技术对各种传统文化的影响

艺术；音乐；文学 art/music/literature

3. 文化（艺术、音乐、文学等的统称）
   art, music, literature, etc., thought of as a group
   1. Venice is a beautiful city full of culture and history.
      威尼斯是一座具有深厚文化和历史底蕴的美丽城市。
   2. popular culture (= that is enjoyed by a lot of people)
      大众文化
   3. the Minister for Culture
      文化部长

看法；态度 beliefs/attitudes

4. 文化（某群体或组织的一致看法和态度）
   the beliefs and attitudes about sth that people in a particular group or organization share
   1. The political cultures of the United States and Europe are very different.
      美国的政治观和欧洲的大不相同。
   2. A culture of failure exists in some schools.
      在某些学校中存在着失败文化。
   3. company culture
      企业文化
   4. We are living in a consumer culture.
      我们生活在一种消费文化之中。

种植；养殖 growing/breeding

5. 种植；栽培；养殖；培育
   the growing of plants or breeding of particular animals in order to get a particular substance or crop from them
   1. the culture of silkworms (= for silk)
      桑蚕养殖

细胞；细菌 cells/bacteria

6. 培养物；培养细胞；培养菌；（为医疗、科研或食品生产而作细胞或细菌的）培养
   a group of cells or bacteria, especially one taken from a person or an animal and grown for medical or scientific study, or to produce food; the process of obtaining and growing these cells
   1. a culture of cells from the tumour
      肿瘤细胞的培养
   2. Yogurt is made from active cultures.
      酸奶是由活性培养菌制成的。
   3. to do/take a throat culture
      采集喉部培养细胞

verb

1. 培养（细胞或细菌）
   to grow a group of cells or bacteria for medical or scientific study

1. N-UNCOUNT 文化，文明(如艺术、哲学)
   Culture consists of activities such as the arts and philosophy, which are considered to be important for the development of civilization and of people's minds.
   1. There is just not enough fun and frivolity in culture today.
      当今的文化恰恰是不够轻松有趣。
   2. ...aspects of popular culture.
      大众文化的方方面面
   3. ...France's Minister of Culture and Education.
      法国文化和教育部部长
2. N-COUNT 文化(尤指拥有特定信仰、生活方式或艺术形式的社会或文明）
   A culture is a particular society or civilization, especially considered in relation to its beliefs, way of life, or art.
   1. ...people from different cultures...
      来自不同文化背景的人们
   2. I was brought up in a culture that said you must put back into the society what you have taken out.
      我成长于其中的那个社会文化认为，取之社会必须回报社会。
3. N-COUNT 文化(某组织或群体的一致习惯和行为方式)
   The culture of a particular organization or group consists of the habits of the people in it and the way they generally behave.
   1. But social workers say that this has created a culture of dependency, particularly in urban areas...
      然而社会工作者认为这使得人们普遍产生了依赖，尤其是在城市地区。
   2. The institutions have realised they need to change their culture to improve efficiency and service.
      这些机构已经意识到需要改变他们的内部文化以提高效率、改进服务。
4. N-COUNT 培养物;培养菌;培养细胞
   In science, a culture is a group of bacteria or cells which are grown, usually in a laboratory as part of an experiment.
   1. ...a culture of human cells.
      人类细胞的培养物
   2. ...a number of tissue culture experiments.
      多次组织细胞培养实验
5. VERB 培养(细菌);培植(细胞)
   In science, to culture a group of bacteria or cells means to grow them, usually in a laboratory as part of an experiment.
   1. To confirm the diagnosis, the hospital laboratory must culture a colony of bacteria.
      为进一步确诊，医院实验室必须培养一个细菌菌落。
   2. ...cultured human blood cells.
      培养的人体血细胞

1. The aim of the festival is to increase awareness of Hindu culture and traditions.
   该节庆日的目的在于增强人们对印度文化和传统的认识。
2. Anybody interested in pop culture at all should buy 'Pure Cult'.
   任何对流行文化有一点兴趣的人都应该买《完全崇拜》这张专辑。
3. French Jews generally had been assimilated into the nation's culture.
   法裔犹太人已经被这个国家的文化同化了。
4. In our culture we tend to be bashful about our talents and skills.
   在我们的文化中，我们往往羞于谈论自己的才干和技能。
5. Elvis Presley was the true begetter of modern youth culture.
   埃尔维斯·普雷斯利是现代青年文化的真正奠基人。
6. Mr Rich will be writing a twice-weekly commentary on American society and culture.
   里奇先生每周将就美国社会与文化发表两篇评论文章。
7. There is just not enough fun and frivolity in culture today.
   当今的文化恰恰是不够轻松有趣。
8. I was brought up in a culture that said you must put back into the society what you have taken out.
   我成长于其中的那个社会文化认为，取之社会必须回报社会。
9. But social workers say that this has created a culture of dependency, particularly in urban areas
   然而社会工作者认为这使得人们普遍产生了依赖，尤其是在城市地区。
10. The institutions have realised they need to change their culture to improve efficiency and service.
    这些机构已经意识到需要改变他们的内部文化以提高效率、改进服务。
11. To confirm the diagnosis, the hospital laboratory must culture a colony of bacteria.
    为进一步确诊，医院实验室必须培养一个细菌菌落。
12. I feel this signals the degradation of American culture.
    我觉得这标志了美国文化的没落。
13. The nine republics are immensely disparate in size, culture and wealth.
    这9个共和国在面积、文化和财富上迥然不同。
14. He also spoke of his fears for the future of his country's culture.
    他也谈到了对祖国文化前途的担忧。
15. He was one of the world's foremost scholars of ancient Indian culture
    他是世界上最杰出的古印第安文化研究者之一。
16. The family were deeply involved in Jewish culture.
    这家人非常注重学习犹太文化。
17. When the government had come to power, he had been named minister of culture
    这届政府开始执政的时候，他被任命为文化部部长。
18. She had a kind of missionary zeal about bringing culture to the masses.
    她对于向大众传播文化有着满腔的热忱。
19. Culture plays a large part in non-verbal communication
    文化在非语言交流中起着很大的作用。
20. The culture minister once ran a theatre
    这位文化部长曾经经营过一家剧院。
21. The city of Memphis is promoting a populist approach to culture.
    孟菲斯市在推行文化的民粹主义道路。
22. In social politics, too, the city's contribution to 20th century thought and culture was no less portentous
    同样从社会政治学上看，城市对20世纪思想、文化的贡献也意义重大。
23. If you had never seen a telly ad, you would be all at sea with popular culture.
    如果你从没看过电视广告，你就搞不懂什么是大众文化。
24. The intellectual and moral potential of the world's culture must be put at the service of politics.
    世界文化潜在的知识和道德力量一定要为政治所用。
25. My mother was ahead of her time. She surrounded me with culture and art.
    我母亲思想前卫，给予了我文化和艺术的熏陶。
26. She speaks no Japanese and is unfamiliar with Japanese culture.
    她不会说日语，也不了解日本文化。
27. It demonstrated the brilliance of China's ancient culture.
    它显示了中国古代文化的光辉。
28. We shall take our place in the world as a nation with an advanced culture.
    我们将以一个具有高度文化的民族出现于世界。
29. Any given culture is a reflection of the politics and economics of a given society.
    一定的文化是一定社会的政治和经济的反映。
30. Through the medium of the Syrians Greek culture penetrated Persia.
    通过叙利亚人作媒介，希腊文化渗透到波斯。

  civilization culture【导航词义：文明】

  civilization n. 文明

〔辨析〕指人类社会发达、有序的运行状态，侧重物质方面，尤指某一时期或地域的文明。

  culture n. 文化，文明

〔辨析〕指某一社会的人们所共有的观念、生活方式、艺术和风俗习惯等。