culture/ˋkʌltʃɚ; ˈkʌltʃə/n 1 [C,U] the ideas, way of life, traditions etc of a particular society〔某一社会的〕文化: You have to spend time in a country to understand its culture. 你必须在一个国家住上一段时间才能了解它的文化。the differences between the two cultures 这两种文化之间的差异Western/American/Japanese etc culture 西方/美国/日本等文化2 [U] art, music, literature etc 文化(艺术): If it's culture you’re looking for, the city has several museums. 如果你要寻找的是文化﹐这个城市有几家博物馆。popular culture (=the music, films etc that are liked by a lot of people) 大众文化3 [C,U] technical BACTERIA or cells grown for scientific use, or the process of growing them【术语】培养出的细菌[细胞]﹔细菌[细胞]培养