Definition of culture in English:

culture

noun ˈkʌltʃəˈkəltʃər

mass noun

1The arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.
文化，文明
20th century popular culture
二十世纪的大众文化。
Example sentencesExamples
- The breakthrough of punk internationally put rock music and popular culture back in the hands of fans and amateurs.
- Music was a vital part of human culture long before anyone was able to mass reproduce and sell recordings of it.
- Those topics are the impact of technology and popular mass culture, both elusive subjects with which to deal in general terms.
- Like others, she is also against the misogyny in so much of our popular and intellectual culture.
- Sport, and its relationship with the media, have become key markers of late - 20th century popular culture.
- The auteur's true genius lies in his ability to combine high art with popular culture.
- Cultural boundaries - between east and west, popular culture and high art - are dissolved.
- You are most likely to have come across the UK's popular culture through its pop music, television and films.
- The absence of a sustained analysis on the role of literature and popular culture in the shaping of national identity is more serious.
- Music, and popular culture as we knew it, would never be the same again.
- He remains an aesthete, but his appreciation of culture is now spiritually empty.
- It seeks to impose ever-greater restrictions on a broad range of human knowledge and culture.
- As so often these days, a study of the past of archaeology throws up revealing insights into modern intellectual culture.
- It has often been regarded, like folk music, as a genuine popular culture, in danger of extinction.
- I have a lot of respect for him, particularly regarding his place in popular culture.
- Their chief concern was mass culture and popular art and their topics included cinema, pop music, cars and science fiction.
- This is not fringe culture, but rather intelligent, mature art that can appeal to a much larger audience than it currently receives.
- Scott has always been preoccupied with diffusing the distinction between high art and popular culture.
- Links are made to the fields of history, literature, music and popular culture.
- This juxtaposition is exemplary of the divide and attempted dialogue between contemporary art and popular culture.
Synonyms
the arts, the humanities
intellectual achievement(s), intellectual activity
literature, music, painting, philosophy
1. 1.1 A refined understanding or appreciation of culture.
  修养
  men of culture
  有修养的人们。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Like Flaubert and Proust, he was the son of a doctor, in that era a profession of wide culture and learning.
  Synonyms
  intellectual/artistic awareness, education, cultivation, enlightenment, discernment, discrimination, good taste, taste, refinement, polish
  sophistication, urbanity, urbaneness
  erudition, learning, letters
  French belles-lettres
2The ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or society.
Afro-Caribbean culture
非洲-加勒比文化。
count noun people from many different cultures
来自不同文化背景的人。
Example sentencesExamples
- These quotations highlight the role of culture and society in shaping the behavior of both men and women.
- Two fundamental social cleavages of Canadian society are language and culture.
- After all, what good is all the technical knowledge without an appreciation and understanding of our culture?
- He embraced new ideas and technology, yet cherished his people's culture and customs.
- If we don't attend to our moral traditions - to our culture - then our society could come apart at the seams.
- It has played a huge role in the development of human culture, and for centuries has contributed in the most fundamental way to philosophy.
- We have expertise in understanding culture, conflict resolution and capacity building.
- One is to recommend that immigrants conform to the customs, habits and culture of their host country.
- Their customs and culture are part of the rich heritage of our country.
- They have been studied extensively and figure prominently in human culture and mythology.
- Many will say that we as a society have lost our culture and tradition, and there is no longer a sense of respect or care.
- Even two people in the same culture will make different connections between sets of ideas.
- It suggests the mythical dimension inherent in all genuine expressions of human culture and literature.
- Our customs, culture, and societal structure demands the presence of the father.
- We have all the laws and ordinances but these are pre-empted by culture and social values.
- He repeatedly celebrated the revival of the Hebrew culture and the cultural achievements of the Jews.
- While the study of Aboriginal art and culture is now regarded as important, this was not always the case.
- For him the work involves appreciating another culture and understanding how it thinks.
- As a result, much of traditional Azande culture and custom has ceased to exist.
- This primarily involves questions about a society's culture, social life, and public sphere.
Synonyms
civilization, society, way of life, lifestyle
customs, traditions, heritage, habits, ways, mores, values
1. 2.1with modifier The attitudes and behaviour characteristic of a particular social group.
  （特定社会团体特有的）态度和行为
  the emerging drug culture
  正在出现的毒品文化。
  Example sentencesExamples
  What is the special relationship between youth culture and popular music?
  The defining characteristic of network culture is speed; only the quick survive.
  You should be somewhat familiar with the company's philosophies and corporate culture.
  They skilfully adapted traditional beliefs and customs to European material culture and economic realities.
  Television was the perfect mainline to pump the West's veins full of the consumer culture drug.
  They also felt there was a need to instill in new labour market entrants a greater appreciation of the work culture.
  Based on the movie of the same title, the show is about drug dealers, users, and the position of cash at the center of drug culture lifestyles.
  Moyles is renowned for his near the knuckle humour, laddish chat and his appreciation of pub culture.
  This mandates a proper understanding of the work culture and wise utilization of available resources.
  In many inner-city neighbourhoods, children emulate gangster culture and profess scorn for those who succeed in school.
  I don't think that people in general are so dumb as to buy into consumer culture without having any idea of what is going on.
  Journalism's culture of professionalization has stayed the news industry's own hand.
  Kids appreciate hip hop culture over there and it's a fun place to be.
  The bootleg culture has tuned the collective ear to genre-fusing experiments.
  The emergence of Britain's drug and gun culture had impacted on his force to such an extent that ‘something had to give’.
  Western consumer culture has fostered an attitude of ‘I want it and I want it now’.
  The flip side is the work culture and manager's attitude to the uncovering of errors.
  People involved in a drug culture tend to gravitate toward others who are doing the same thing.
  The professional culture of journalism further impedes the public's interest in elections.
  He then accused the powers that be of failing to appreciate younger people's culture.
3Biology
The cultivation of bacteria, tissue cells, etc. in an artificial medium containing nutrients.
〔生〕（细菌，细胞组织等的）培养
the cells proliferate readily in culture
这种细胞培养起来极易增殖。
Example sentencesExamples
- A feature shared by senescent cells in culture and in vivo is shortening of the telomeres.
- Circadian rhythms are known to be exhibited by all peripheral tissues and mammalian cells in culture.
- The ratio of percent binucleate to mononucleate cells was used as a parameter of cell proliferation in culture.
- Imagine the ability to grow human cells in culture to grow muscle tissue.
- Chromosome analysis requires growing cells in culture and harvesting dividing cells.
1. 3.1count noun A preparation of cells obtained by culture.
  培养物
  the bacterium was isolated in two blood cultures
  这种细菌是从两种血液培养物中分离出来的。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Slides from the same blood cultures were later prepared for automated analysis.
  Lab mice and chick embryos infected with the virus died quickly, and it also grew rapidly in cultures of human lung cells.
  The vaccine continued to be used for many years, until replaced by a vaccine prepared in cell cultures.
  We presume this reduction reflects dead cells in the mutant cultures, as noted above.
  Samples from three independently grown cell cultures were analyzed in parallel.
4The cultivation of plants.
（植物的）栽培
this variety of lettuce is popular for its ease of culture
这种莴苣因容易栽种而广受欢迎。
Example sentencesExamples
- However, this approach has so far failed because of failure to regenerate plants from culture.
- During plant culture, young roots were harvested at the end of the light period on 4-week-old plants.
- Plants were cultivated under the same conditions as in hydroponic culture.
- A flexible tube connected the bottoms of the two chambers during plant culture, but the tube was blocked during treatments.
- It is important to buy from a grower who gives you good culture directions for the plant you buy.
Synonyms
cultivation, growing, farming
agriculture, husbandry, agronomy

verb ˈkʌltʃəˈkəltʃər

[with object]Biology

Maintain (tissue cells, bacteria, etc.) in conditions suitable for growth.
〔生〕培养（组织细胞，细菌等）
several investigators have attempted to culture biliary cells
Example sentencesExamples
- The dissociated epithelial cells were cultured in a serum-free hormone supplement medium according to a technique described previously.
- The bone explants were then cultured in the presence or absence of the agents to be tested for 2 days.
- The tumor cell line was directly cultured on the coverslips.
- Bovine aortic endothelial cells were cultured in complete growth medium as described previously.
- Microspores cultured in vitro in a rich medium develop into mature pollen grains, which are fertile upon pollination in vivo.

Origin

Middle English (denoting a cultivated piece of land): the noun from French culture or directly from Latin cultura 'growing, cultivation'; the verb from obsolete French culturer or medieval Latin culturare, both based on Latin colere 'tend, cultivate' (see cultivate). In late Middle English the sense was 'cultivation of the soil' and from this (early 16th century), arose 'cultivation (of the mind, faculties, or manners'); sense 1 of the noun dates from the early 19th century.

This goes back to Latin colere ‘cultivate’, a word that appeared from the same source in the mid 17th century. In early examples, a culture was ‘a cultivated piece of land’. In late Middle English the meaning was ‘cultivation of the soil’ and this developed during the early 16th century into ‘cultivation of the mind or manners’. Reference to the arts and other examples of human achievement dates from the early 19th century.

Rhymes

vulture

Definition of culture in US English:

culture

nounˈkəltʃərˈkəlCHər

1The arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.
文化，文明
20th century popular culture
二十世纪的大众文化。
Example sentencesExamples
- Links are made to the fields of history, literature, music and popular culture.
- This juxtaposition is exemplary of the divide and attempted dialogue between contemporary art and popular culture.
- It seeks to impose ever-greater restrictions on a broad range of human knowledge and culture.
- It has often been regarded, like folk music, as a genuine popular culture, in danger of extinction.
- The absence of a sustained analysis on the role of literature and popular culture in the shaping of national identity is more serious.
- As so often these days, a study of the past of archaeology throws up revealing insights into modern intellectual culture.
- Music was a vital part of human culture long before anyone was able to mass reproduce and sell recordings of it.
- The breakthrough of punk internationally put rock music and popular culture back in the hands of fans and amateurs.
- Music, and popular culture as we knew it, would never be the same again.
- He remains an aesthete, but his appreciation of culture is now spiritually empty.
- Cultural boundaries - between east and west, popular culture and high art - are dissolved.
- Those topics are the impact of technology and popular mass culture, both elusive subjects with which to deal in general terms.
- Sport, and its relationship with the media, have become key markers of late - 20th century popular culture.
- You are most likely to have come across the UK's popular culture through its pop music, television and films.
- Their chief concern was mass culture and popular art and their topics included cinema, pop music, cars and science fiction.
- This is not fringe culture, but rather intelligent, mature art that can appeal to a much larger audience than it currently receives.
- Like others, she is also against the misogyny in so much of our popular and intellectual culture.
- The auteur's true genius lies in his ability to combine high art with popular culture.
- I have a lot of respect for him, particularly regarding his place in popular culture.
- Scott has always been preoccupied with diffusing the distinction between high art and popular culture.
Synonyms
the arts, the humanities
1. 1.1 A refined understanding or appreciation of culture.
  修养
  men of culture
  有修养的人们。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Like Flaubert and Proust, he was the son of a doctor, in that era a profession of wide culture and learning.
  Synonyms
  artistic awareness, intellectual awareness, education, cultivation, enlightenment, discernment, discrimination, good taste, taste, refinement, polish
2The customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group.
（特定国家、民族或社会团体的）文化，文明
Caribbean culture
非洲-加勒比文化。
people from many different cultures
来自不同文化背景的人。
Example sentencesExamples
- They have been studied extensively and figure prominently in human culture and mythology.
- It suggests the mythical dimension inherent in all genuine expressions of human culture and literature.
- Even two people in the same culture will make different connections between sets of ideas.
- After all, what good is all the technical knowledge without an appreciation and understanding of our culture?
- This primarily involves questions about a society's culture, social life, and public sphere.
- For him the work involves appreciating another culture and understanding how it thinks.
- We have all the laws and ordinances but these are pre-empted by culture and social values.
- He repeatedly celebrated the revival of the Hebrew culture and the cultural achievements of the Jews.
- We have expertise in understanding culture, conflict resolution and capacity building.
- While the study of Aboriginal art and culture is now regarded as important, this was not always the case.
- Two fundamental social cleavages of Canadian society are language and culture.
- Many will say that we as a society have lost our culture and tradition, and there is no longer a sense of respect or care.
- One is to recommend that immigrants conform to the customs, habits and culture of their host country.
- Our customs, culture, and societal structure demands the presence of the father.
- These quotations highlight the role of culture and society in shaping the behavior of both men and women.
- Their customs and culture are part of the rich heritage of our country.
- He embraced new ideas and technology, yet cherished his people's culture and customs.
- If we don't attend to our moral traditions - to our culture - then our society could come apart at the seams.
- As a result, much of traditional Azande culture and custom has ceased to exist.
- It has played a huge role in the development of human culture, and for centuries has contributed in the most fundamental way to philosophy.
Synonyms
civilization, society, way of life, lifestyle
1. 2.1with modifier The attitudes and behavior characteristic of a particular social group.
  （特定社会团体特有的）态度和行为
  the emerging drug culture
  正在出现的毒品文化。
  Example sentencesExamples
  They skilfully adapted traditional beliefs and customs to European material culture and economic realities.
  The professional culture of journalism further impedes the public's interest in elections.
  Western consumer culture has fostered an attitude of ‘I want it and I want it now’.
  People involved in a drug culture tend to gravitate toward others who are doing the same thing.
  The defining characteristic of network culture is speed; only the quick survive.
  In many inner-city neighbourhoods, children emulate gangster culture and profess scorn for those who succeed in school.
  What is the special relationship between youth culture and popular music?
  The bootleg culture has tuned the collective ear to genre-fusing experiments.
  Based on the movie of the same title, the show is about drug dealers, users, and the position of cash at the center of drug culture lifestyles.
  I don't think that people in general are so dumb as to buy into consumer culture without having any idea of what is going on.
  The emergence of Britain's drug and gun culture had impacted on his force to such an extent that ‘something had to give’.
  Moyles is renowned for his near the knuckle humour, laddish chat and his appreciation of pub culture.
  The flip side is the work culture and manager's attitude to the uncovering of errors.
  You should be somewhat familiar with the company's philosophies and corporate culture.
  They also felt there was a need to instill in new labour market entrants a greater appreciation of the work culture.
  Television was the perfect mainline to pump the West's veins full of the consumer culture drug.
  He then accused the powers that be of failing to appreciate younger people's culture.
  This mandates a proper understanding of the work culture and wise utilization of available resources.
  Journalism's culture of professionalization has stayed the news industry's own hand.
  Kids appreciate hip hop culture over there and it's a fun place to be.
3Biology
The cultivation of bacteria, tissue cells, etc. in an artificial medium containing nutrients.
〔生〕（细菌，细胞组织等的）培养
the cells proliferate readily in culture
这种细胞培养起来极易增殖。
Example sentencesExamples
- Chromosome analysis requires growing cells in culture and harvesting dividing cells.
- Circadian rhythms are known to be exhibited by all peripheral tissues and mammalian cells in culture.
- Imagine the ability to grow human cells in culture to grow muscle tissue.
- The ratio of percent binucleate to mononucleate cells was used as a parameter of cell proliferation in culture.
- A feature shared by senescent cells in culture and in vivo is shortening of the telomeres.
1. 3.1 A preparation of cells obtained from a culture.
  培养物
  the bacterium was isolated in two blood cultures
  这种细菌是从两种血液培养物中分离出来的。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Slides from the same blood cultures were later prepared for automated analysis.
  Lab mice and chick embryos infected with the virus died quickly, and it also grew rapidly in cultures of human lung cells.
  Samples from three independently grown cell cultures were analyzed in parallel.
  The vaccine continued to be used for many years, until replaced by a vaccine prepared in cell cultures.
  We presume this reduction reflects dead cells in the mutant cultures, as noted above.
4The cultivation of plants.
（植物的）栽培
this variety of lettuce is popular for its ease of culture
这种莴苣因容易栽种而广受欢迎。
Example sentencesExamples
- Plants were cultivated under the same conditions as in hydroponic culture.
- During plant culture, young roots were harvested at the end of the light period on 4-week-old plants.
- A flexible tube connected the bottoms of the two chambers during plant culture, but the tube was blocked during treatments.
- However, this approach has so far failed because of failure to regenerate plants from culture.
- It is important to buy from a grower who gives you good culture directions for the plant you buy.
Synonyms
cultivation, growing, farming

verbˈkəltʃərˈkəlCHər

[with object]Biology

Maintain (tissue cells, bacteria, etc.) in conditions suitable for growth.
〔生〕培养（组织细胞，细菌等）
Example sentencesExamples
- The dissociated epithelial cells were cultured in a serum-free hormone supplement medium according to a technique described previously.
- The bone explants were then cultured in the presence or absence of the agents to be tested for 2 days.
- Bovine aortic endothelial cells were cultured in complete growth medium as described previously.
- Microspores cultured in vitro in a rich medium develop into mature pollen grains, which are fertile upon pollination in vivo.
- The tumor cell line was directly cultured on the coverslips.

Origin

Middle English (denoting a cultivated piece of land): the noun from French culture or directly from Latin cultura ‘growing, cultivation’; the verb from obsolete French culturer or medieval Latin culturare, both based on Latin colere ‘tend, cultivate’ (see cultivate). In late Middle English the sense was ‘cultivation of the soil’ and from this (early 16th century), arose ‘cultivation (of the mind, faculties, or manners’); culture (sense 1 of the noun) dates from the early 19th century.

词汇	culture
释义	Definition of culture in English: culture noun ˈkʌltʃəˈkəltʃər mass noun 1The arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively. 文化，文明 20th century popular culture 二十世纪的大众文化。 Example sentencesExamples The breakthrough of punk internationally put rock music and popular culture back in the hands of fans and amateurs. Music was a vital part of human culture long before anyone was able to mass reproduce and sell recordings of it. Those topics are the impact of technology and popular mass culture, both elusive subjects with which to deal in general terms. Like others, she is also against the misogyny in so much of our popular and intellectual culture. Sport, and its relationship with the media, have become key markers of late - 20th century popular culture. The auteur's true genius lies in his ability to combine high art with popular culture. Cultural boundaries - between east and west, popular culture and high art - are dissolved. You are most likely to have come across the UK's popular culture through its pop music, television and films. The absence of a sustained analysis on the role of literature and popular culture in the shaping of national identity is more serious. Music, and popular culture as we knew it, would never be the same again. He remains an aesthete, but his appreciation of culture is now spiritually empty. It seeks to impose ever-greater restrictions on a broad range of human knowledge and culture. As so often these days, a study of the past of archaeology throws up revealing insights into modern intellectual culture. It has often been regarded, like folk music, as a genuine popular culture, in danger of extinction. I have a lot of respect for him, particularly regarding his place in popular culture. Their chief concern was mass culture and popular art and their topics included cinema, pop music, cars and science fiction. This is not fringe culture, but rather intelligent, mature art that can appeal to a much larger audience than it currently receives. Scott has always been preoccupied with diffusing the distinction between high art and popular culture. Links are made to the fields of history, literature, music and popular culture. This juxtaposition is exemplary of the divide and attempted dialogue between contemporary art and popular culture. Synonyms the arts, the humanities intellectual achievement(s), intellectual activity literature, music, painting, philosophy 1.1 A refined understanding or appreciation of culture. 修养 men of culture 有修养的人们。 Example sentencesExamples Like Flaubert and Proust, he was the son of a doctor, in that era a profession of wide culture and learning. Synonyms intellectual/artistic awareness, education, cultivation, enlightenment, discernment, discrimination, good taste, taste, refinement, polish sophistication, urbanity, urbaneness erudition, learning, letters French belles-lettres 2The ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or society. Afro-Caribbean culture 非洲-加勒比文化。 count noun people from many different cultures 来自不同文化背景的人。 Example sentencesExamples These quotations highlight the role of culture and society in shaping the behavior of both men and women. Two fundamental social cleavages of Canadian society are language and culture. After all, what good is all the technical knowledge without an appreciation and understanding of our culture? He embraced new ideas and technology, yet cherished his people's culture and customs. If we don't attend to our moral traditions - to our culture - then our society could come apart at the seams. It has played a huge role in the development of human culture, and for centuries has contributed in the most fundamental way to philosophy. We have expertise in understanding culture, conflict resolution and capacity building. One is to recommend that immigrants conform to the customs, habits and culture of their host country. Their customs and culture are part of the rich heritage of our country. They have been studied extensively and figure prominently in human culture and mythology. Many will say that we as a society have lost our culture and tradition, and there is no longer a sense of respect or care. Even two people in the same culture will make different connections between sets of ideas. It suggests the mythical dimension inherent in all genuine expressions of human culture and literature. Our customs, culture, and societal structure demands the presence of the father. We have all the laws and ordinances but these are pre-empted by culture and social values. He repeatedly celebrated the revival of the Hebrew culture and the cultural achievements of the Jews. While the study of Aboriginal art and culture is now regarded as important, this was not always the case. For him the work involves appreciating another culture and understanding how it thinks. As a result, much of traditional Azande culture and custom has ceased to exist. This primarily involves questions about a society's culture, social life, and public sphere. Synonyms civilization, society, way of life, lifestyle customs, traditions, heritage, habits, ways, mores, values 2.1with modifier The attitudes and behaviour characteristic of a particular social group. （特定社会团体特有的）态度和行为 the emerging drug culture 正在出现的毒品文化。 Example sentencesExamples What is the special relationship between youth culture and popular music? The defining characteristic of network culture is speed; only the quick survive. You should be somewhat familiar with the company's philosophies and corporate culture. They skilfully adapted traditional beliefs and customs to European material culture and economic realities. Television was the perfect mainline to pump the West's veins full of the consumer culture drug. They also felt there was a need to instill in new labour market entrants a greater appreciation of the work culture. Based on the movie of the same title, the show is about drug dealers, users, and the position of cash at the center of drug culture lifestyles. Moyles is renowned for his near the knuckle humour, laddish chat and his appreciation of pub culture. This mandates a proper understanding of the work culture and wise utilization of available resources. In many inner-city neighbourhoods, children emulate gangster culture and profess scorn for those who succeed in school. I don't think that people in general are so dumb as to buy into consumer culture without having any idea of what is going on. Journalism's culture of professionalization has stayed the news industry's own hand. Kids appreciate hip hop culture over there and it's a fun place to be. The bootleg culture has tuned the collective ear to genre-fusing experiments. The emergence of Britain's drug and gun culture had impacted on his force to such an extent that ‘something had to give’. Western consumer culture has fostered an attitude of ‘I want it and I want it now’. The flip side is the work culture and manager's attitude to the uncovering of errors. People involved in a drug culture tend to gravitate toward others who are doing the same thing. The professional culture of journalism further impedes the public's interest in elections. He then accused the powers that be of failing to appreciate younger people's culture. 3Biology The cultivation of bacteria, tissue cells, etc. in an artificial medium containing nutrients. 〔生〕（细菌，细胞组织等的）培养 the cells proliferate readily in culture 这种细胞培养起来极易增殖。 Example sentencesExamples A feature shared by senescent cells in culture and in vivo is shortening of the telomeres. Circadian rhythms are known to be exhibited by all peripheral tissues and mammalian cells in culture. The ratio of percent binucleate to mononucleate cells was used as a parameter of cell proliferation in culture. Imagine the ability to grow human cells in culture to grow muscle tissue. Chromosome analysis requires growing cells in culture and harvesting dividing cells. 3.1count noun A preparation of cells obtained by culture. 培养物 the bacterium was isolated in two blood cultures 这种细菌是从两种血液培养物中分离出来的。 Example sentencesExamples Slides from the same blood cultures were later prepared for automated analysis. Lab mice and chick embryos infected with the virus died quickly, and it also grew rapidly in cultures of human lung cells. The vaccine continued to be used for many years, until replaced by a vaccine prepared in cell cultures. We presume this reduction reflects dead cells in the mutant cultures, as noted above. Samples from three independently grown cell cultures were analyzed in parallel. 4The cultivation of plants. （植物的）栽培 this variety of lettuce is popular for its ease of culture 这种莴苣因容易栽种而广受欢迎。 Example sentencesExamples However, this approach has so far failed because of failure to regenerate plants from culture. During plant culture, young roots were harvested at the end of the light period on 4-week-old plants. Plants were cultivated under the same conditions as in hydroponic culture. A flexible tube connected the bottoms of the two chambers during plant culture, but the tube was blocked during treatments. It is important to buy from a grower who gives you good culture directions for the plant you buy. Synonyms cultivation, growing, farming agriculture, husbandry, agronomy verb ˈkʌltʃəˈkəltʃər [with object]Biology Maintain (tissue cells, bacteria, etc.) in conditions suitable for growth. 〔生〕培养（组织细胞，细菌等） several investigators have attempted to culture biliary cells Example sentencesExamples The dissociated epithelial cells were cultured in a serum-free hormone supplement medium according to a technique described previously. The bone explants were then cultured in the presence or absence of the agents to be tested for 2 days. The tumor cell line was directly cultured on the coverslips. Bovine aortic endothelial cells were cultured in complete growth medium as described previously. Microspores cultured in vitro in a rich medium develop into mature pollen grains, which are fertile upon pollination in vivo. Origin Middle English (denoting a cultivated piece of land): the noun from French culture or directly from Latin cultura 'growing, cultivation'; the verb from obsolete French culturer or medieval Latin culturare, both based on Latin colere 'tend, cultivate' (see cultivate). In late Middle English the sense was 'cultivation of the soil' and from this (early 16th century), arose 'cultivation (of the mind, faculties, or manners'); sense 1 of the noun dates from the early 19th century. This goes back to Latin colere ‘cultivate’, a word that appeared from the same source in the mid 17th century. In early examples, a culture was ‘a cultivated piece of land’. In late Middle English the meaning was ‘cultivation of the soil’ and this developed during the early 16th century into ‘cultivation of the mind or manners’. Reference to the arts and other examples of human achievement dates from the early 19th century. Rhymes vulture Definition of culture in US English: culture nounˈkəltʃərˈkəlCHər 1The arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively. 文化，文明 20th century popular culture 二十世纪的大众文化。 Example sentencesExamples Links are made to the fields of history, literature, music and popular culture. This juxtaposition is exemplary of the divide and attempted dialogue between contemporary art and popular culture. It seeks to impose ever-greater restrictions on a broad range of human knowledge and culture. It has often been regarded, like folk music, as a genuine popular culture, in danger of extinction. The absence of a sustained analysis on the role of literature and popular culture in the shaping of national identity is more serious. As so often these days, a study of the past of archaeology throws up revealing insights into modern intellectual culture. Music was a vital part of human culture long before anyone was able to mass reproduce and sell recordings of it. The breakthrough of punk internationally put rock music and popular culture back in the hands of fans and amateurs. Music, and popular culture as we knew it, would never be the same again. He remains an aesthete, but his appreciation of culture is now spiritually empty. Cultural boundaries - between east and west, popular culture and high art - are dissolved. Those topics are the impact of technology and popular mass culture, both elusive subjects with which to deal in general terms. Sport, and its relationship with the media, have become key markers of late - 20th century popular culture. You are most likely to have come across the UK's popular culture through its pop music, television and films. Their chief concern was mass culture and popular art and their topics included cinema, pop music, cars and science fiction. This is not fringe culture, but rather intelligent, mature art that can appeal to a much larger audience than it currently receives. Like others, she is also against the misogyny in so much of our popular and intellectual culture. The auteur's true genius lies in his ability to combine high art with popular culture. I have a lot of respect for him, particularly regarding his place in popular culture. Scott has always been preoccupied with diffusing the distinction between high art and popular culture. Synonyms the arts, the humanities 1.1 A refined understanding or appreciation of culture. 修养 men of culture 有修养的人们。 Example sentencesExamples Like Flaubert and Proust, he was the son of a doctor, in that era a profession of wide culture and learning. Synonyms artistic awareness, intellectual awareness, education, cultivation, enlightenment, discernment, discrimination, good taste, taste, refinement, polish 2The customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group. （特定国家、民族或社会团体的）文化，文明 Caribbean culture 非洲-加勒比文化。 people from many different cultures 来自不同文化背景的人。 Example sentencesExamples They have been studied extensively and figure prominently in human culture and mythology. It suggests the mythical dimension inherent in all genuine expressions of human culture and literature. Even two people in the same culture will make different connections between sets of ideas. After all, what good is all the technical knowledge without an appreciation and understanding of our culture? This primarily involves questions about a society's culture, social life, and public sphere. For him the work involves appreciating another culture and understanding how it thinks. We have all the laws and ordinances but these are pre-empted by culture and social values. He repeatedly celebrated the revival of the Hebrew culture and the cultural achievements of the Jews. We have expertise in understanding culture, conflict resolution and capacity building. While the study of Aboriginal art and culture is now regarded as important, this was not always the case. Two fundamental social cleavages of Canadian society are language and culture. Many will say that we as a society have lost our culture and tradition, and there is no longer a sense of respect or care. One is to recommend that immigrants conform to the customs, habits and culture of their host country. Our customs, culture, and societal structure demands the presence of the father. These quotations highlight the role of culture and society in shaping the behavior of both men and women. Their customs and culture are part of the rich heritage of our country. He embraced new ideas and technology, yet cherished his people's culture and customs. If we don't attend to our moral traditions - to our culture - then our society could come apart at the seams. As a result, much of traditional Azande culture and custom has ceased to exist. It has played a huge role in the development of human culture, and for centuries has contributed in the most fundamental way to philosophy. Synonyms civilization, society, way of life, lifestyle 2.1with modifier The attitudes and behavior characteristic of a particular social group. （特定社会团体特有的）态度和行为 the emerging drug culture 正在出现的毒品文化。 Example sentencesExamples They skilfully adapted traditional beliefs and customs to European material culture and economic realities. The professional culture of journalism further impedes the public's interest in elections. Western consumer culture has fostered an attitude of ‘I want it and I want it now’. People involved in a drug culture tend to gravitate toward others who are doing the same thing. The defining characteristic of network culture is speed; only the quick survive. In many inner-city neighbourhoods, children emulate gangster culture and profess scorn for those who succeed in school. What is the special relationship between youth culture and popular music? The bootleg culture has tuned the collective ear to genre-fusing experiments. Based on the movie of the same title, the show is about drug dealers, users, and the position of cash at the center of drug culture lifestyles. I don't think that people in general are so dumb as to buy into consumer culture without having any idea of what is going on. The emergence of Britain's drug and gun culture had impacted on his force to such an extent that ‘something had to give’. Moyles is renowned for his near the knuckle humour, laddish chat and his appreciation of pub culture. The flip side is the work culture and manager's attitude to the uncovering of errors. You should be somewhat familiar with the company's philosophies and corporate culture. They also felt there was a need to instill in new labour market entrants a greater appreciation of the work culture. Television was the perfect mainline to pump the West's veins full of the consumer culture drug. He then accused the powers that be of failing to appreciate younger people's culture. This mandates a proper understanding of the work culture and wise utilization of available resources. Journalism's culture of professionalization has stayed the news industry's own hand. Kids appreciate hip hop culture over there and it's a fun place to be. 3Biology The cultivation of bacteria, tissue cells, etc. in an artificial medium containing nutrients. 〔生〕（细菌，细胞组织等的）培养 the cells proliferate readily in culture 这种细胞培养起来极易增殖。 Example sentencesExamples Chromosome analysis requires growing cells in culture and harvesting dividing cells. Circadian rhythms are known to be exhibited by all peripheral tissues and mammalian cells in culture. Imagine the ability to grow human cells in culture to grow muscle tissue. The ratio of percent binucleate to mononucleate cells was used as a parameter of cell proliferation in culture. A feature shared by senescent cells in culture and in vivo is shortening of the telomeres. 3.1 A preparation of cells obtained from a culture. 培养物 the bacterium was isolated in two blood cultures 这种细菌是从两种血液培养物中分离出来的。 Example sentencesExamples Slides from the same blood cultures were later prepared for automated analysis. Lab mice and chick embryos infected with the virus died quickly, and it also grew rapidly in cultures of human lung cells. Samples from three independently grown cell cultures were analyzed in parallel. The vaccine continued to be used for many years, until replaced by a vaccine prepared in cell cultures. We presume this reduction reflects dead cells in the mutant cultures, as noted above. 4The cultivation of plants. （植物的）栽培 this variety of lettuce is popular for its ease of culture 这种莴苣因容易栽种而广受欢迎。 Example sentencesExamples Plants were cultivated under the same conditions as in hydroponic culture. During plant culture, young roots were harvested at the end of the light period on 4-week-old plants. A flexible tube connected the bottoms of the two chambers during plant culture, but the tube was blocked during treatments. However, this approach has so far failed because of failure to regenerate plants from culture. It is important to buy from a grower who gives you good culture directions for the plant you buy. Synonyms cultivation, growing, farming verbˈkəltʃərˈkəlCHər [with object]Biology Maintain (tissue cells, bacteria, etc.) in conditions suitable for growth. 〔生〕培养（组织细胞，细菌等） Example sentencesExamples The dissociated epithelial cells were cultured in a serum-free hormone supplement medium according to a technique described previously. The bone explants were then cultured in the presence or absence of the agents to be tested for 2 days. Bovine aortic endothelial cells were cultured in complete growth medium as described previously. Microspores cultured in vitro in a rich medium develop into mature pollen grains, which are fertile upon pollination in vivo. The tumor cell line was directly cultured on the coverslips. Origin Middle English (denoting a cultivated piece of land): the noun from French culture or directly from Latin cultura ‘growing, cultivation’; the verb from obsolete French culturer or medieval Latin culturare, both based on Latin colere ‘tend, cultivate’ (see cultivate). In late Middle English the sense was ‘cultivation of the soil’ and from this (early 16th century), arose ‘cultivation (of the mind, faculties, or manners’); culture (sense 1 of the noun) dates from the early 19th century.
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