1 [U] all the plants, animals, etc in the universe and all the things that happen in it that are not made or caused by people 大自然；自然界: the forces of nature (for example volcanoes, hurricanes, etc) 大自然的力量（如火山、飓风等）the wonders/beauties of nature 大自然的奇观╱美景

2 [C,U] the qualities or character of a person or thing （人的）天性，性情；（事物的）本质，性质: He's basically honest by nature. 他基本上是个品性老实的人。It's not in his nature to be unkind. 他生来为人温和。It's human nature never to be completely satisfied. 永远不会完全满足是人的天性。

3 [sing] a type or sort of sth 种类；类型: I'm not very interested in things of that nature. 我对那种东西没有太大兴趣。books of a scientific nature 科学类书籍

4 -natured (used to form compound adjectives 用于构成复合形容词) having a particular quality or type of character 有…性质或性格的: a kind-natured man 本性善良的人