cultivate培养;陶冶,很多情况下培养的是抽象的东西.
例如---She cultivated her mind by reading.
她以阅读来修身养性.
foster
养育,抚养
We fostered the little girl while her mother was in hospital.
这小姑娘的母亲住院时,我们领养了她.
当然二者也经常可以互换的.界限不明显的.