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。
造林
afforests — third person singular of afforest
造林于空地
to make land into forest by planting trees
造林
To make into forest
一般现在时
They afforest the barren hills.
他们在荒山上造林。
一般过去时
The government afforested the area last year.
政府去年在该地区造林。
现在进行时
They are afforesting the desert region.
他们正在沙漠地区造林。
现在完成时
They have afforested many acres.
他们已经造林很多英亩。
The government plans to afforest the barren hillsides over the next decade.
政府计划在未来十年内绿化那些荒芜的山坡。
用法提示：不定式短语 'to afforest' 作宾语，表示造林于空地。
They have successfully afforested the former mining area, turning it into a lush forest.
他们已成功在以前的矿区造林，将其变成茂密的森林。
用法提示：现在完成时被动语态 'have afforested'，强调造林行为已完成。
The organization focuses on afforesting degraded land to combat desertification.
该组织专注于在退化的土地上造林，以对抗沙漠化。
用法提示：动名词 'afforesting' 作介词 'on' 的宾语，表示造林这一活动。
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。
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。
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。
grammar · medium
易错句子The government plans to afforest many trees on the hills.
正确表达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"。
grammar · medium
易错句子After the wildfire, they afforested the area.
正确表达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"。
afforest指在原本无林的土地上造林，而reforest指在原本有林但被砍伐或破坏的土地上重新造林。
afforest与deforest相反，deforest指砍伐森林，使土地变为无林状态。
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