Word
afforest
造林
to make land into forest by planting trees
- 1.
To make into forest
造林
造林于空地
In use
The government plans to afforest the barren hillsides over the next decade.
They have successfully afforested the former mining area, turning it into a lush forest.
The organization focuses on afforesting degraded land to combat desertification.
afforest + noun (place)
直接接地点名词，表示在某地造林。
They plan to afforest the barren hills.
他们计划在荒山上造林。
be afforested
被动语态，强调动作承受者。
The area was afforested last year.
该地区去年被造林。
afforest + noun (place) + with + noun (trees)
用with引出所种植的树木种类。
The government decided to afforest the desert with pine trees.
政府决定用松树在沙漠造林。
Verb forms
base afforest · third person afforests · -ing afforesting · past afforested · past participle afforested
Common mistakes
The government plans to afforest many trees on the hills.The government plans to afforest the hills.
动词"afforest"的宾语应为土地（如荒地、山坡），而非树木；"植树造林"在英语中对应"plant trees"而非"afforest"。
After the wildfire, they afforested the area.After the wildfire, they reforested the area.
"afforest"专指在从前没有森林的土地上造林，而"reforest"指在曾经有森林的地区重新造林。火灾后的区域原本有森林，应使用"reforest"。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- afforestation
- 造林；植树成林 · n.
- afforested
- 已植林的；有林木覆盖的 · adj.
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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