Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #690
plant
植物
A living organism that grows in the ground and typically makes its own food using sunlight.
- 1.
An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis, and typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.
植物,尤其是能进行光合作用的生物,通常指小型或草本植物,而非树木
- 2.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
工厂,工业建筑
- 3.
An organism of the kingdom Plantae, and now specifically, a living organism of the Embryophyta (land plants) or of the Chlorophyta (green algae), a eukaryote that includes double-membraned chloroplasts in its cells containing chlorophyll a and b, or any organism closely related to such an organism.
植物界生物,特指含双层膜叶绿体及叶绿素a和b的真核生物,包括陆生植物和绿藻等,或与之密切相关的生物。
- 4.
(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
(植物学)缺乏移动能力的生物体
- 5.
Now specifically, a multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells, which have a cell wall.
多细胞真核生物,细胞含叶绿体并有细胞壁。
- 6.
an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience
安插在观众中的演员,表演经过排练但显得自然
- 7.
A factory or other industrial or institutional building or facility.
工厂或其他工业或机构建筑/设施。
- 8.
Machinery and other supplies and equipment, such as the kind used in heavy industry, light industry, earthmoving, or construction.
重型工业、轻工业、土方工程或建筑中使用的机械及其他设备。
- 9.
An object placed surreptitiously in order to cause suspicion to fall upon a person.
暗中放置以使人怀疑某人的物品。
- 10.
Anyone assigned to behave as a member of the public during a covert operation (as in a police investigation).
在秘密行动(如警方调查)中被安排冒充公众的人。
- 11.
A person, placed amongst an audience, whose role is to cause confusion, laughter etc.
安插在观众中制造混乱或笑声的人。
- 12.
A play in which the cue ball knocks one (usually red) ball onto another, in order to pot the second; a set.
台球中主球将一颗(通常是红色)球撞向另一颗球以将后者击入袋中的打法。
- 13.
An oyster which has been bedded, in distinction from one of natural growth.
养殖的牡蛎,区别于天然生长的牡蛎。
- 14.
A system, such as a motor, whose behaviour is being regulated or controlled by a control system.
被控制系统调节或控制的对象(如电动机等系统)。
工厂；设备；机械；卧底；托儿；栽赃物；组合球
In use
The new car plant will create thousands of jobs.
A chemical plant nearby was fined for pollution.
Workers at the power plant went on strike for better pay.
they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles
Connections
Collocations
- power plant
- 发电厂
- The new power plant will provide electricity to the entire region.新发电厂将为整个地区供电。
- manufacturing plant
- 制造厂
- They built a manufacturing plant for automobile parts.他们建了一家汽车零部件制造厂。
- plant manager
- 工厂经理
- The plant manager oversees daily operations.工厂经理负责日常运营。
- house plant
- 室内盆栽植物
- Water your house plant once a week.每周给你的室内盆栽植物浇一次水。
- flowering plant
- 开花植物
- Most flowering plants rely on insects for pollination.大多数开花植物依赖昆虫授粉。
- plant species
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：植物（plant）在工厂（plant）里生长。
Context & Register
作为名词，'plant'有多个常用含义，如'植物'和'工厂'，语域通常为中性，具体取决于语境。特殊含义（如'内应'）则多见于特定场景。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the rime /-ænt/ with the target word 'plant', making them genuine rhymes. No spelling lookalikes that sound different are included.
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 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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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