['kʌltiveit]
cultivate
v. 培养,耕作,栽培

词形变化:

动词过去式:cultivated 过去分词:cultivated 现在分词:cultivating 第三人称单数:cultivates 形容词:cultivatable

例句与用法:

  1. The farmer still must cut down trees, clear a lot of land and cultivate the soil.
    农民们还必须砍倒树木,清理大片土地进行耕耘。
  2. We must cultivate our own garden and find the joy of doing it in our own heart.
    我们都要做好自己工作,并且要在工作中找到精神上的乐趣。
  3. John always tries to cultivate people who are useful to him.
    约翰经常设法和对他有用的人结交。

英英解释:

动词 cultivate:

  1. foster the growth of
  2. prepare for crops
  3. 同义词:crop, work
  4. train to be discriminative in taste or judgment
  5. 同义词:educate, school, train, civilize, civilise
  6. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
  7. 同义词:domesticate, naturalize, naturalise, tame