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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。
灌溉
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
灌溉
to supply water to land or crops to help them grow
They irrigate the fields every morning.
他们每天早上灌溉田地。
可指给土地或作物浇水；也可作不及物动词。
灌溉(农田),通过修建水渠、管道等
To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc.
用液体冲洗(伤口)
To clean (a wound) with a fluid.
irrigate
Base
原形
irrigates
3rd person
第三人称单数
irrigating
-ing
现在分词
irrigated
Past
过去式
irrigated
Past participle
过去分词
Farmers irrigate their fields in the dry season.
农民在旱季灌溉他们的田地。
The nurse irrigated the wound with saline solution.
护士用生理盐水冲洗了伤口。
They are irrigating the new crops right now.
他们现在正在给新作物浇水。
规则动词；常用于灌溉田地或冲洗伤口。
Farmers irrigate their fields early in the morning to reduce water loss.
农民们清晨灌溉田地，以减少水分流失。
This dry soil needs to be irrigated before we plant anything.
这片干燥的土壤在我们种植之前需要先灌溉。
Irrigating the vegetable garden every day keeps the plants healthy.
每天给菜园浇水灌溉能保持植物健康。
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。
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。
不及物用法，不接宾语，表示进行灌溉。
In this dry region, farmers must irrigate regularly.
在这个干旱地区，农民必须定期灌溉。
Not this
The smoke irrigated my eyes.
Use this
The smoke irritated my eyes.
irrigate 意为“灌溉/冲洗”，irritate 意为“刺激、使难受”；烟雾刺激眼睛应用 irritate，二者形近易混。
Not this
Farmers irrigate water into the fields.
Use this
Farmers irrigate the fields.
irrigate 是及物动词，宾语应为被灌溉的田地，而不是水；“水”可用 with 短语补充，如 irrigate the fields with water。中文“把水灌溉到田里”直译成英语是错误的。
Not this
The irrigate of the farmland takes a lot of water.
Use this
The irrigation of the farmland takes a lot of water.
主语位置需要名词 irrigation，不是动词原形 irrigate。中文“灌溉”可兼作动词和名词，但英语中作主语时要用名词形式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
灌溉庄稼
Farmers use water from the river to irrigate their crops.
农民用河水灌溉庄稼。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Use irrigate naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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）。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.