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irrigation of [something]
of 后接被灌溉的对象，如田地、庄稼。
The irrigation of the fields is done every morning.
每天早晨都要灌溉农田。
灌溉
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
灌溉
supplying dry land with water through ditches or pipes
The irrigation of the fields is done every morning.
每天早晨都要灌溉农田。
灌溉的行为或过程；被灌溉的状态；尤指引水浇灌土地以滋养作物的作业。
The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.
The farmer installed a new irrigation system to water the crops.
这位农民安装了新的灌溉系统来给庄稼浇水。
Regular irrigation keeps the vegetables healthy during the dry months.
定期灌溉能让蔬菜在干旱月份保持良好生长。
They are digging a channel for irrigation across the field.
他们正在田间挖一条用于灌溉的水渠。
of 后接被灌溉的对象，如田地、庄稼。
The irrigation of the fields is done every morning.
每天早晨都要灌溉农田。
for 表示目的或受益对象，常用于说明灌溉服务的范围。
This channel provides irrigation for the entire valley.
这条水渠为整个山谷提供灌溉。
with 后接冲洗所用的液体，常见于医疗语境。
The nurse performed irrigation with a sterile saline solution.
护士用无菌生理盐水进行了冲洗。
Not this
The farmers irrigation the fields every morning.
Use this
The farmers irrigate the fields every morning.
irrigation 是名词，动词形式是 irrigate。这里需要谓语动词，所以用 irrigate。
Not this
We need an irrigation for the crops.
Use this
We need irrigation for the crops.
irrigation 表示“灌溉”这一概念时为不可数名词，不能加不定冠词 an。
Not this
The irrigation to the fields is important.
Use this
The irrigation of the fields is important.
表示“对……的灌溉”时，介词用 of 引出被灌溉的对象，不用 to。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
灌溉系统
The new irrigation system helps farmers save water.
新的灌溉系统帮助农民节约用水。
滴灌
Drip irrigation delivers water directly to the roots.
滴灌将水直接输送到根部。
灌溉用水
The quality of irrigation water affects crop growth.
灌溉用水的水质影响作物生长。
灌溉渠
Workers are repairing the irrigation canal.
工人们正在修理灌溉渠。
灌溉工程
The government funded a large irrigation project.
政府资助了一个大型灌溉工程。
伤口冲洗
The doctor used saline for wound irrigation.
医生用生理盐水进行伤口冲洗。
Use irrigation naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
irrigation 里有三个 i，像三滴水珠；把水珠送到干田里，就是灌溉。
语域：formal 常见场景：农业灌溉、医学冲洗 irrigation 属于较正式的书面或技术用语，通常多用于农业水利和医学冲洗等专业语境，日常口语中较少使用。
These words share the final /eɪʃən/ sound, so they rhyme with the stressed syllable of 'irrigation' /ˌɪrɪˈɡeɪʃən/. Beware the lookalikes 'irrigate' /ˈɪrɪɡeɪt/ and 'irritating' /ˈɪrɪteɪtɪŋ/, which look similar but have different endings and do not rhyme.
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