plant

noun

/plɑːnt/

/plænt/

living thing生物

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[countable] a living thing that grows in the earth and usually has a stem, leaves and roots, especially one that is smaller than a tree or bush植物；花草

All plants need light and water.一切植物都需要阳光和水。
flowering plants显[开]花植物
native/medicinal/wild plants天然/药用/野生植物
a tomato/potato plant番茄秧；马铃薯秧
It's becoming more popular to grow plants organically.有机种植植物越来越受欢迎。
The area is home to many rare plant species.这个地区是许多稀有植物物种的家园。
the animal and plant life of the area本地区的动植物

see also air plant, bedding plant, houseplant, rubber plant, specimen plant

Collocations The living worldThe living world生物界Animals动物

animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on something)动物交配／繁育／繁殖／以…为食
fish/amphibians swim/spawn (= lay eggs)鱼／两栖动物游动／产卵
birds fly/migrate/nest/sing鸟飞翔／迁徙／筑巢／啼叫
insects crawl/fly/bite/sting昆虫爬／飞／咬／叮
insects/bees/locusts swarm昆虫／蜜蜂／蝗虫成群地飞来飞去
bees collect/gather nectar/pollen蜜蜂采蜜／花粉
spiders spin/weave a web蜘蛛结网／织网
snakes/lizards shed their skins蛇／蜥蜴蜕皮
bears/hedgehogs/frogs hibernate熊／刺猬／青蛙冬眠
insect larvae grow/develop/pupate昆虫的幼虫生长／发育／化蛹
an egg/a chick/a larva hatches卵孵化；小鸡出壳；幼虫孵出
attract/find/choose a mate吸引／找到／选择配偶
produce/release eggs/sperm产卵；排卵；产生／释放精子
lay/fertilize/incubate/hatch eggs产卵；使卵受精；孵卵
inhabit a forest/a reef/the coast栖居于森林／礁石／海岸
mark/enter/defend (a) territory标出／进入／保卫领地
stalk/hunt/capture/catch/kill prey悄悄接近／猎杀／捕获／杀死猎物

Plants and fungi植物和真菌

trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower树木／植物生长／开花
a seed germinates/sprouts种子发芽
leaves/buds/roots/shoots appear/develop/form叶子／花蕾／根茎／幼苗长出来／长大／成形
flower buds swell/open花蕾含苞欲放／绽放
a fungus grows/spreads/colonizes something菌类生长／扩散／长满…
pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant给花／植物授粉
produce/release/spread/disperse pollen/seeds/spores长出／传播花粉／种子／孢子
produce/bear fruit结果
develop/grow/form roots/shoots/leaves长出根茎／嫩芽／叶子
provide/supply/absorb/extract/release nutrients提供／吸收／提取／释放营养物
perform/increase/reduce photosynthesis进行／增加／减少光合作用

Bacteria and viruses细菌和病毒

bacteria/microbes/viruses grow/spread/multiply细菌／微生物／病毒生长／扩散／繁殖
bacteria/microbes live/thrive in/on something细菌／微生物在…中存活／大量生长
bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize something/cause disease细菌／微生物／病毒进化／长满…／引发疾病
bacteria break something down/convert something (into something)细菌（将某物）分解／转化（成某物）
a virus enters/invades something/the body病毒进入／侵入某物／身体
a virus mutates/evolves/replicates (itself)病毒变异／演化／（自我）复制
be infected with/contaminated with/exposed to a new strain of a virus/drug-resistant bacteria感染上／接触到一种新病毒／抗药性细菌
contain/carry/harbour bacteria/a virus带有细菌／病毒
kill/destroy/eliminate harmful/deadly bacteria杀灭有害的／致命的细菌

Plants absorb carbon in the form of carbon dioxide.植物吸收二氧化碳中的碳。
The butterfly's sole food plant is wild lupine.这种蝴蝶的唯一食用植物是野生羽扇豆。
food plants of rare butterflies可作珍稀蝴蝶食物的植物

Topics Plants and treesa1

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

delicate
wild
native
…

verb + plant

cultivate
grow
water
…

plant + verb

develop
grow
flourish
…

plant + noun

roots
growth
life
…

factory工厂

[countable] a factory or place where power is produced or an industrial process takes place发电厂；工厂

a nuclear power plant核电厂
a processing/manufacturing plant加工/制造厂
Japanese car plants日本汽车制造厂
a water treatment plant水处理厂
a chemical/steel/coal plant化工厂/钢铁厂/煤厂

machines机器

[uncountable] the large machines that are used in industrial processes（工业用的）大型机器，设备

The company has been investing in new plant and equipment.这家公司一直在投资购置新机器和设备。

something illegal不合法的事物

[countable, usually singular] (informal) something that somebody has deliberately placed among another person’s clothes or possessions in order to make them appear guilty of a crime栽赃物品

He claimed that the drugs found in his house were a plant.他声称在他家里发现的毒品是一种植物。

person人

[countable] a person who joins a group of criminals or enemies in order to get and secretly report information about their activities坐探；内线；卧底

词源Old English plante ‘seedling’, plantian (verb), from Latin planta ‘sprout, cutting’ (later influenced by French plante) and plantare ‘plant, fix in a place’.

plant

verb

/plɑːnt/

/plænt/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they plant	/plɑːnt/ /plænt/
he / she / it plants	/plɑːnts/ /plænts/
past simple planted	/ˈplɑːntɪd/ /ˈplæntɪd/
past participle planted	/ˈplɑːntɪd/ /ˈplæntɪd/
-ing form planting	/ˈplɑːntɪŋ/ /ˈplæntɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

seeds/plants种子；植物

plant something to put plants, seeds, etc. in the ground to grow栽种；种植；播种

to plant a tree/seed/crop种植一棵树/种子/作物
to plant and harvest rice栽种并收割水稻
Plant the bulbs in pots for a spring display.把球茎种在花盆里，以备春季展示。

Carefully plant your cutting in the soil.将插条小心地栽种到土里。
Zinfandel is California's most widely planted red grape.仙粉黛是加州种植最广泛的红葡萄。
recently planted maples最近栽种的枫树
weeds that had not been deliberately planted并非有意种植的草
Plant these shrubs in full sun.把这些灌木栽在阳光充足的地方。

Topics Farminga2, Gardensa2

Collocations Dictionaryadverb

carefully
deliberately

preposition

in
with

phrases

densely planted
newly planted
recently planted
…

[often passive] to cover or supply a garden, area of land, etc. with plants在（某处）栽种

plant something The children are planting a garden next to the school.孩子们正在学校旁边种一个花园。
They have planted five acres of vines.他们种了五英亩的葡萄藤。
a densely planted orange grove栽植稠密的橘树林
be planted with something The field had been ploughed and planted with corn.这块地已犁过并种上了玉米。

The garden was planted with roses and other shrubs.花园里种着玫瑰和其他灌木。
The Bordeaux area is densely planted with vine.波尔多地区密集种植着葡萄。

Topics Farminga2, Gardensa2

Collocations Dictionaryadverb

carefully
deliberately

preposition

in
with

phrases

densely planted
newly planted
recently planted
…

put in position安放

plant something/yourself + adv./prep. to place something or yourself in a particular place or position立稳；竖立；安放

They planted a flag on the summit.他们在山顶上插了一面旗子。
He planted himself squarely in front of us.他稳稳地站在我们面前。
She was determined to keep both feet firmly planted on dry land.她决心在旱地上站稳脚跟。

She planted a kiss squarely on his cheek.她郑重地在他面颊上印上一个吻。
Demonstrators planted themselves right in front of the convoy of trucks.示威者站在卡车车队的正前方。

Collocations Dictionaryadverb

firmly
squarely

preposition

bomb炸弹

plant something (+ adv./prep.) to hide something such as a bomb in a place where it will not be found（秘密）放置，安置

something illegal不合法的事物

plant something (on somebody) to hide something, especially something illegal, in somebody’s clothing, possessions, etc. so that when it is found it will look as though they committed a crime（给某人）栽（赃）

He claims that the drugs were planted on him.他声称这些毒品是别人给他栽的赃。

person人

plant somebody (in something) to send somebody to join a group, etc., especially in order to make secret reports on its members使卧底；安插（密探）

The police had planted an informer in the gang.警方在该团伙中安插了一名告密者。

thought/idea思想；意见

plant something (in something) to make somebody think or believe something, especially without them realizing that you gave them the idea使（思想、信念等）植根于

He planted the first seeds of doubt in my mind.是他最初启发我起疑心的。

词源Old English plante ‘seedling’, plantian (verb), from Latin planta ‘sprout, cutting’ (later influenced by French plante) and plantare ‘plant, fix in a place’.