Word · Frequency #28166
pollinate
授粉；给……授粉
to fertilize a plant by transferring pollen to it
- 1.
To apply pollen to (a stigma).
给(柱头)授粉。
给(柱头)授粉。；对...授粉
In use
Bees pollinate many flowers when they collect nectar.
These apple trees were pollinated by insects last spring.
The farmer is pollinating the tomato plants by hand today.
pollinate something
pollinate 是及物动词，直接接宾语，表示给某物授粉。
Bees pollinate many fruit trees.
蜜蜂为许多果树授粉。
be pollinated by something
被动语态中 by 引出授粉的媒介。
These flowers are pollinated by insects.
这些花由昆虫授粉。
pollinate something with something
with 后接授粉工具或花粉来源，常用于人工授粉。
Gardeners pollinate the flowers with a small brush.
园丁用小刷子给花朵授粉。
Verb forms
base pollinate · third person pollinates · -ing pollinating · past pollinated · past participle pollinated
规则动词：过去式和过去分词均为 pollinated；常用于描述蜜蜂等传播花粉。
Common mistakes
Bees pollinate for the flowers.Bees pollinate the flowers.
pollinate 是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要介词 for；中文“给……授粉”的“给”不能直译为 for。
The flowers are pollinate by bees.The flowers are pollinated by bees.
被动语态要用 be 加上过去分词，pollinate 的过去分词是 pollinated。
The bees pollen the flowers.The bees pollinate the flowers.
pollen 是名词“花粉”，表示“授粉”时动词应用 pollinate。
Connections
Collocations
- pollinate crops
- 给庄稼授粉
- Many farmers depend on insects to pollinate their crops.许多农民依赖昆虫给庄稼授粉。
- pollinate flowers
- 给花授粉
- Butterflies and bees pollinate flowers in the garden.蝴蝶和蜜蜂为花园里的花授粉。
- pollinate by hand
- 人工授粉
- In greenhouses, workers pollinate tomatoes by hand.在温室里，工人给番茄人工授粉。
- pollinating insects
- 传粉昆虫
- Pollinating insects are essential for a healthy ecosystem.传粉昆虫对健康的生态系统至关重要。
- pollinate fruit trees
- 给果树授粉
- The farmer introduced beehives to pollinate the fruit trees.农场主引进蜂箱给果树授粉。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
看到pollinate就想到pollen(花粉)，蜜蜂把花粉从雄蕊送到雌蕊=授粉。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：植物学、农业、园艺 pollinate 通常用于植物学、农业和园艺等说明性语境，属于中性常用词；口语中也不生僻，但多见于涉及传粉、种植或生态的叙述。
Grammar Note
及物动词，宾语通常为花或植物。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 pollinate /ˈpɒlɪneɪt/ 完全押韵的常用词很少。dominate、eliminate 都带 -ate 后缀并读 /eɪt/，但重音前部分不同，不算押韵；fortunate 的 -ate 拼写相同却读 /ət/，是拼写假朋友。polite /pəˈlaɪt/ 以 'pol' 开头但读音完全不同；poll /pɒl/ 和 pollen /ˈpɒlən/ 开头读音一致，但词尾不同。
Learn the forms together
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