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cultivate

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vt.培养,耕作

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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

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cult=to till(耕种)

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condition  develop  improve  prepare  train    

cultivate


/'kʌltɪveɪt; `kʌltə,vet/
v [Tn]
1 (a) prepare and use (land, soil, etc) for growing crops 耕(地等); 耕作.
(b) grow (crops) 种植(庄稼).
2 (a) make (the mind, feelings, etc) more educated and refined 陶冶(思想、感情等)
*reading the best authors in an attempt to cultivate her mind 她为陶冶情操而阅读最优秀作家的作品.
(b) (sometimes derog 有时作贬义) (try to) acquire or develop (a relationship, an attitude, etc) (力求)建立或发展(某种关系)、采取(某种态度)
*cultivating the friendship of influential people 巴结有权势的人
* cultivate an air of indifference 采取无动于衷的态度.
(c) (sometimes derog 有时作贬义) (try to) win the friendship or support of (sb) (力求)获得(某人)的友谊或支持
*You must cultivate people who can help you in business. 你得结交在业务上对你有用的人.

cultivate


v [T]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Medieval Latin;Origin: , past participle of cultivare, from cultivus 'used for crops', from Latin cultus, past participle of colere 'to cultivate']
to prepare and use land for growing crops and plants
 The land was too rocky to cultivate.
formal to plant and take care of a particular crop
= grow
 We cultivated maize and watermelons.
to work hard to develop a particular skill, attitude, or quality
 Try to cultivate a more relaxed and positive approach to life.
 The company has been successful in cultivating a very professional image.
to make an effort to develop a friendly relationship with someone, especially someone who can help you
 Professor Gladwyn would be an acquaintance worth cultivating.
1. You learn to cultivate the callers who increase your average as they take you through long stories of crisis and loneliness.
    你得学会培养电话来访人,因为正是他们向你倾诉他们的危机和孤独时,那冗长的故事才能增加你的平均通话长度。

2. On the other hand, parents happy to take a child step by step through an argument, encouraging him or her to explore ideas, will cultivate an open and creative thinking style.
    从另一方面来说,乐意与孩子作一步一步深入的论证,鼓励子女探索各种想法,这样的父母会培养出开放的、有创见的思维方式。

3. If the evolutionary pressures of the marketplace are making EQ, not IQ, the hot ticket for business success, it seems likely that individuals will want to know how to cultivate it.
    如果说市场的进化发展所造成的压力使得情商,而不是智商,成为企业走向成功的通行证,那么,人们似乎很可能希望懂得如何培养情商。

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