/grɑ:ft; [US] græft; ˇræft/
n
1 piece cut from a living plant and fixed in a cut made in another plant, to form a new growth; process or result of doing this 接穗; 嫁接
*A healthy shoot should form a strong graft. 健康的嫩枝可作强壮的接穗.
2 (medical 医) piece of skin, bone, etc removed from a living body and attached to another body or another part of the same body, usu to replace unhealthy or damaged tissue; process or result of doing this （皮肤、骨骼等的）移植物, 移植
*a `skin graft 移植的皮肤.

v [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth onto sth; ~ sth in/on attach sth as a graft （将某物作为移植物）移植, 嫁接
*graft one variety of apple onto another 把一种苹果树嫁接到另一种苹果树上
* New skin had to be grafted on. 需移植新皮肤.
* (fig 比喻) trying to graft some innovations onto an outdated system 试将某些改革引进到一落伍的体制中.

/grɑ:ft; [US] græft; ˇræft/ n [U]
1 (esp US)
(a) use of illegal or unfair means (esp bribery) to gain an advantage in business, politics, etc 行贿; 贿赂
*graft and corruption 行贿和贪污.
(b) profit obtained in this way 行贿得到的利益.
2 (Brit) hard work 艰巨的工作
*Hard graft is the only way to succeed in business. 艰苦奋斗是在事业上成功的唯一途径.

v
1 [I] (esp US) practice graft2(1a) 行贿; 贿赂.
2 [I, Ip] ~ (away) (Brit) work hard 努力工作
*grafting (away) all day 苦干终日. grafter n hard worker 努力工作的人.