nourishment

/ˈnʌrɪʃmənt/
food that is needed to stay alive, grow and stay healthy 营养；营养品
Can plants obtain adequate nourishment from such poor soil?
土壤这样贫瘠，植物能获得足够的养分吗？

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As a child, she was starved of intellectual nourishment.
她小时候缺乏汲取知识的机会。