INDEX:
1. plants/animals/places/substances
2. food/drink
RELATED WORDS
opposite
↑ ARTIFICIAL
land where there are trees and fields and not many buildings : ↑ COUNTRY
feelings that are natural and normal : ↑ NORMAL/ORDINARY
see also
↑ FALSE
↑ NORMAL/ORDINARY
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1. plants/animals/places/substances
▷ natural /ˈnætʃ ə rəl/ [adjective usually before noun]
not made, caused, or changed by humans :
▪ It was fascinating to see the elephants in their natural environment.
▪ The river had worn away the rock to form a natural bridge.
▪ A pipeline carries natural gas from under the sea to the refinery inland.
natural resources
useful or valuable substances such as oil, coal etc that exist naturally in a particular country
▪ Zaire is a country with substantial natural resources.
naturally [adverb]
▪ Is your hair naturally curly
do you do anything to it to make it curly?
▷ wild /waɪld/ [adjective usually before noun]
wild flowers, plants, and animals are in their natural state and have not been changed or controlled by humans :
▪ There were lots of wild flowers growing by the roadside.
▪ Wild strawberries are much smaller than the kind you get in shops.
▪ In my opinion, wild animals should not be kept in zoos.
wildlife
wild animals, plants etc
▪ The island has an abundance of wildlife - animals, birds and fish.
grow wild
▪ Banana trees were growing wild on the edge of the forest.
▷ in the wild /ɪn ðə ˈwaɪld/ [adverb]
if animals live in the wild, they live in their natural state, not in a place such as a farm :
▪ There are only about 5000 white rhino left living in the wild.
▷ raw /rɔː/ [adjective usually before noun]
raw sugar, silk, tobacco etc is in its natural state before or without being changed by a chemical process :
▪ Ghana still imports both raw and processed tobacco.
▪ The Princess was wearing a dark green dress made of raw silk.
raw materials
basic natural materials that are needed to produce things
▪ Japan depends on the outside world for virtually all of its raw materials, including oil.
▷ virgin /ˈvɜːʳdʒɪn, ˈvɜːʳdʒən/ [adjective only before noun]
virgin forest, land etc is still in its natural state and has not been spoiled or changed by human beings :
▪ Here we find immense virgin forests, similar to those of the Amazon and Indonesia.
▪ In front of them were 500 miles of virgin plains almost uninhabited by white people.
▷ untamed /ˌʌnˈteɪmd◂/ [adjective]
an animal or place that is untamed has not been trained, controlled, or changed in any way by people, so that it is still completely wild :
▪ Untamed horses roamed free in the wilds of the American plains.
▪ These were the first railways, the first means of crossing wide open spaces that are still vast and untamed, even today.
▷ unspoiled also unspoilt British /ˌʌnˈspɔɪld◂, ˌʌnˈspɔɪlt◂/ [adjective]
a place that is unspoiled is still in its beautiful natural state because no-one has built roads, buildings etc on it - use this especially about a place that has not been developed for tourists :
▪ With its largely unspoiled natural beauty, Vietnam is rapidly becoming a destination for more and more foreign visitors.
▪ The path leads eventually to a vast expanse of unspoilt woodland.
▪ If you go further into the countryside, you will come across a number of unspoilt medieval walled villages.
2. food/drink
▷ natural /ˈnætʃ ə rəl/ [adjective usually before noun]
produced without using chemicals :
▪ The manufacturers claim that only natural ingredients are used in their products.
▪ Today’s consumers prefer drinks that contain natural flavourings.
▷ organic /ɔːʳˈgænɪk/ [adjective usually before noun]
organic fruit, vegetables etc have been grown without using chemicals to help them grow :
▪ Most supermarkets now sell organic produce.
▪ Organic fruit is generally more expensive.
▪ Nowadays I only buy meat that is organic.
▷ pure /pjʊəʳ/ [adjective only before noun]
pure food or drink has not had anything added to it :
▪ pure orange juice
▪ Our burgers are made of 100% pure beef.