irrigate
美音:
[´ıərə´geıt
]英音:
[´ıərə´geıt
]vt.灌溉,修水利,冲洗伤口,使潮湿 vi.进行灌溉
难易程度:
irrigate为高中词汇
词形变化:
形容词:irrigational 名词:irrigation 动词过去式:irrigated 过去分词:irrigated 现在分词:irrigating 第三人称单数:irrigates
词根
in-=in,into,on 变化型 il-,im-,ir-
irrigate
/'ɪrɪgeɪt; `ɪrə,ˇet/
v [Tn]
1 supply (land or crops) with water (by means of streams, reservoirs, channels, pipes, etc) 灌溉(田地或作物)
*irrigate desert areas to make them fertile 灌溉荒芜地区使之肥沃.
2 (medical 医) wash (a wound, etc) with a constant flow of liquid 冲洗(伤口等).
irrigate
v [T]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin;Origin: , past participle of irrigare, from rigare 'to water']
to supply land or crops with water
The water in Lake Powell is used to irrigate the area.
irrigated land/farms/crops
technical to wash a wound with a flow of liquid
>irrigation [,ɪrɪ'geɪʃən/