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cultivate sth
直接接宾语，表示种植或培养具体事物。
Farmers cultivate crops in the fields.
农民在田地里耕作庄稼。
培养
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培养
foster the growth of
Farmers cultivate crops in the fields.
农民在田地里耕作庄稼。
种植植物,尤其是作物。
To grow plants, notably crops.
培育；培养；照料。
To nurture; to foster; to tend.
翻土或松土以准备种植,或在作物生长期间作为除草方法。
To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting or as a method of weed control between growing crop plants.
cultivate
Base
原形
cultivates
3rd person
第三人称单数
cultivating
-ing
现在分词
cultivated
Past
过去式
cultivated
Past participle
过去分词
They cultivate vegetables in the garden.
他们在菜园里种植蔬菜。
She cultivated a friendship with her neighbor.
她与邻居培养了友谊。
He is cultivating his skills in photography.
他正在培养摄影技能。
We have cultivated many new talents.
我们培养了许多新人才。
Farmers cultivate the land in spring to prepare for planting.
农民在春天耕作土地，为播种做准备。
She cultivated a habit of reading every night before bed.
她培养了每晚睡前阅读的习惯。
The school aims to cultivate students' critical thinking skills.
学校旨在培养学生的批判性思维能力。
直接接宾语，表示种植或培养具体事物。
Farmers cultivate crops in the fields.
农民在田地里耕作庄稼。
表示将某人或某物培养成某种角色。
She cultivated her son as a future musician.
她把儿子培养成未来的音乐家。
常用于抽象事物，如友谊、爱好等。
He cultivated a friendship with his neighbor.
他与邻居培养了友谊。
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种植作物
Farmers cultivate crops like wheat and rice.
农民种植小麦和水稻等作物。
耕种土地
They spent years cultivating the barren land.
他们花了多年时间耕种这片贫瘠的土地。
培养习惯
You should cultivate the habit of reading daily.
你应该养成每天阅读的习惯。
培养关系
It is important to cultivate good relationships with colleagues.
与同事培养良好的关系很重要。
培养人才
The school aims to cultivate young talent in the arts.
这所学校旨在培养艺术方面的年轻人才。
培养品味
She cultivated a taste for classical music over the years.
她多年来培养了对古典音乐的品味。
专注于自己的事务
After the scandal, he decided to cultivate his garden and stay out of politics.
丑闻之后，他决定专注于自己的事务，远离政治。
培养对……的品味/兴趣
She cultivated a taste for classical music after attending a concert.
参加了一场音乐会后，她培养了对古典音乐的品味。
塑造形象
The celebrity carefully cultivates an image of kindness and generosity.
这位名人精心塑造一个善良慷慨的形象。
我们必须耕耘自己的花园。
Voltaire's famous line 'We must cultivate our garden' is often interpreted as a metaphor for tending to one's own responsibilities.
伏尔泰的名言'我们必须耕耘自己的花园'常被解读为处理自身责任的隐喻。
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想象农民在田里耕作（cult-与agriculture相关），同时老师培养学生——‘耕作’与‘培养’合一。
“cultivate” 表示‘培养’时，常用于正式或半正式场合，如培养技能、关系等，多用于书面语。
All listed words share the same stress pattern (primary on first syllable, secondary on the -ate ending) and thus rhyme with 'cultivate'. Note that other -ate words like 'create' or 'translate' have different stress and are not rhymes.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.