Word · Frequency #26536
irrigate
灌溉
核心释义
可指给土地或作物浇水;也可作不及物动词。
to supply water to land or crops to help them grow
- 1.
灌溉(农田),通过修建水渠、管道等
To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc.
- 2.
用液体冲洗(伤口)
To clean (a wound) with a fluid.
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
用法In use
Farmers irrigate their fields early in the morning to reduce water loss.
用法提示:irrigate 在此为及物动词原形,用于一般现在时,表示“灌溉”田地。
This dry soil needs to be irrigated before we plant anything.
用法提示:irrigated 是 irrigate 的过去分词,与 be 构成被动语态,表示“被灌溉”。
Irrigating the vegetable garden every day keeps the plants healthy.
用法提示:Irrigating 是 irrigate 的动名词形式,在此作主语,表示“灌溉”这个行为。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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)。
用法优先级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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