Word · Frequency #26536
irrigate
灌溉
to supply water to land or crops to help them grow
可指给土地或作物浇水；也可作不及物动词。
- 1.
To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc.
灌溉(农田),通过修建水渠、管道等
- 2.
To clean (a wound) with a fluid.
用液体冲洗(伤口)
冲洗（伤口）；使清新；使湿润；灌溉(农田),通过修建水渠、管道等；用液体冲洗(伤口)；冲洗伤口
In use
Farmers irrigate their fields early in the morning to reduce water loss.
This dry soil needs to be irrigated before we plant anything.
Irrigating the vegetable garden every day keeps the plants healthy.
irrigate sth
及物用法，宾语可以是土地、作物或伤口。
They irrigate the fields every morning.
他们每天早上灌溉田地。
irrigate sth with sth
介词with引出所用水或药液，常见于医疗场景。
The doctor irrigated the wound with a saline solution.
医生用生理盐水冲洗伤口。
irrigate
不及物用法，不接宾语，表示进行灌溉。
Connections
Collocations
- irrigate crops
- 灌溉庄稼
- Farmers use water from the river to irrigate their crops.农民用河水灌溉庄稼。
- irrigate fields
- 灌溉田地
- The canal was built to irrigate the surrounding fields.修建这条运河是为了灌溉周围的田地。
- irrigate the desert
- 灌溉沙漠；使沙漠变成农田
- They hope to irrigate the desert and turn it into farmland.他们希望灌溉沙漠，把它变成农田。
- irrigate a wound
- 冲洗伤口
- The nurse gently irrigated the wound with sterile saline.护士用无菌生理盐水轻轻冲洗伤口。
- irrigate nasal passages
- 冲洗鼻腔
- You can irrigate your nasal passages to relieve allergies.你可以冲洗鼻腔来缓解过敏。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
词尾藏着gate（闸门）：想象田地边一座水闸，打开闸门引水浇灌——irrigate就是灌溉，冲洗伤口也是同一动作。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：农田灌溉、医学伤口冲洗 irrigate 为较正式的书面/科技术语，通常用于农业灌溉（如农田、园林）和医学上的伤口冲洗；日常口语中更常说 water 或 wash out。作不及物动词时较少见，多指灌溉。专业语境中使用更自然。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见单词与 /ˈɪrɪɡeɪt/ 完全押韵。带 -igate 拼写的单词（如 navigate、investigate、mitigate）只是拼写相似，重音元音不同，并不押韵。irritate 与 irrigate 外形很像，但发 /t/ 而非 /ɡ/，意思也完全不同（刺激）。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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