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fertilize

英  [ˈfɜːtɪlaɪz]
    

[VERB]

又拼作 fertilise  
    VERB. 动词
  • fertilizes , fertilizing , fertilized

    1[T 及物动词] 使受精 , 为···授粉

    When an egg from the ovary of a woman or female animal is fertilized, a sperm from the male joins with the egg, causing a baby or young animal to begin forming. A female plant is fertilized when its reproductive parts come into contact with pollen from the male plant.

    近义词

    inseminate

    双语例句

    例:

    Certain varieties cannot be fertilized with their own pollen.

    某些品种不能自花授粉。

    例:

    the normal sperm levels needed to fertilize the egg.

    使卵子受精所需的正常精子水平。

    例:

    Pregnancy begins when the fertilized egg is implanted in the wall of the uterus.

    妊娠是从受精卵被植入子宫壁里的时候开始的。

    2[T 及物动词] 使肥沃

    To fertilize land means to improve its quality in order to make plants grow well on it, by spreading solid animal waste or a chemical mixture on it.

    近义词

    enrich

    双语例句

    例:

    The faeces contain nitrogen which fertilizes the soil.

    排泄物含有使土壤肥沃的氮。

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