Word · Frequency #983
culturing
培养；培植
culturing is the present participle of culture.
to grow and maintain something, such as bacteria or cells, in a suitable environment
- 1.
to maintain in an environment suitable for growth (especially of bacteria) (compare cultivate)
在适合生长的环境中维持(尤其是细菌)(比较栽培)。
- 2.
to increase the artistic or scientific interest (in something) (compare cultivate)
增加对艺术或科学的兴趣(比较栽培)。
培养（兴趣）；陶冶；在适合生长的环境中维持(尤其是细菌)(比较栽培)。；增加对艺术或科学的兴趣(比较栽培)。；耕种；培养
In use
The biology student cultures bacteria in a Petri dish for her class project.
We cultured the cells in the incubator for two days before examining them.
The dairy often cultures milk with friendly bacteria to make yogurt.
Verb forms
base culture · third person cultures · -ing culturing · past cultured · past participle cultured
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- culture bacteria
- 培养细菌
- The lab technicians culture bacteria in petri dishes.实验室技术人员在培养皿中培养细菌。
- culture cells
- 培养细胞
- They culture cells at a controlled temperature.他们在受控温度下培养细胞。
- culture tissue
- 培养组织
- Biologists culture tissue to observe how it develops.生物学家培养组织以观察其发育过程。
- culture an interest in something
- 培养对某事物的兴趣
- She tries to culture an interest in art among her students.她努力在学生中培养对艺术的兴趣。
Synonyms
- cultivate
- 培育 · 在生物学语境中可与 culture 互换，但 cultivate 还可用于农业和抽象事物，适用范围更广。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 cultivate 的“耕作/培养”：culture 就是在培养皿里培育菌群，也培育艺术兴趣。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：laboratory、academic writing、education 作为动词的 culture 通常用于正式或专业语境：在生物学/医学中表示培养细菌或细胞；在较书面化的表达中表示培养兴趣或素养。日常口语中较少使用，常用 cultivate 或 grow 代替。
Pronunciation & Spelling
culture 和 vulture 押韵，二者都包含 /-ʌltʃɚ/ 这一结尾。其他词（lecture、picture、nature、future、capture）虽也以 -ture 拼写，并以 /tʃɚ/ 结尾，但重读元音不同（/ɛ/、/ɪ/、/eɪ/、/juː/、/æ/），因此不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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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