irrigate

英 [ˈɪrɪɡeɪt]

美 [ˈɪrɪɡeɪt]

v.  灌溉; 冲洗(伤口或身体部位)

过去分词：irrigated　现在分词：irrigating　过去式：irrigated　第三人称单数：irrigates　

高考考研TOEFLGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.26536 / COCA.16313

牛津词典

verb

• 灌溉
  to supply water to an area of land through pipes or channels so that crops will grow
  1. irrigated land/crops
     经过灌溉的土地 / 农作物
• 冲洗（伤口或身体部位）
  to wash out a wound or part of the body with a flow of water or liquid

柯林斯词典

• VERB 灌溉
  Toirrigateland means to supply it with water in order to help crops grow.
  1. None of the water from Lake Powell is used to irrigate the area.
     鲍威尔湖的水一滴都没有用于灌溉该地区。
  2. ...strips of cultivated land irrigated by a maze of interconnected canals.
     由纵横交错的运河灌溉的一条条狭长耕地区域

英英释义

verb

• supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting
  1. irrigate the wound
• supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
  1. Water the fields
  Synonym:water

双语例句

• None of the water from Lake Powell is used to irrigate the area.
  鲍威尔湖的水一滴都没有用于灌溉该地区。
• These floods have been very useful because they irrigate the Nile Delta and deposit a rich layer of topsoil used for growing crops.
  这些洪水一直非常有用，因为它们灌溉着尼罗河三角洲，沉积下厚厚的一层表土，可以用来种庄稼。
• You can't irrigate an orange grove with it.
  不能用它浇灌桔子林。
• The order includes a ban on using drinking water to irrigate ornamental landscaping on public streets.
  该命令包括一项禁止使用饮用水灌溉公共街道上装饰性园林的禁令。
• Let's carry the spring water of heart to irrigate the flower of forgiveness and love, and to water the tree of respect and honesty.
  让我们提着来自心灵的泉水，永远去灌溉宽恕和友爱之花，灌溉尊敬和忠诚之树。
• Mosque water is reused to irrigate Yemen's dry fields.
  将清真寺的水重新用于灌溉也门干涸的田地。
• Digging into the sand, they sought for fresh-water springs to irrigate the saplings.
  他们在沙里挖下去，想找到清水来浇树苗。
• The money can be used to drill deeper wells and pay farmer to not grow and irrigate.
  这些钱可以用来钻更深的井，并补偿农民因无法种植和灌溉所造成的损失。
• We at FAO recognize that the agriculture sector must take the lead in coping with water scarcity by finding more effective ways to conserve rain-fed moisture and irrigate farmlands.
  我们粮农组织认为，农业部门必须带头，通过确定雨育田保墒和农田灌溉的更有效办法来应对水短缺问题。
• Spray or irrigate with a syringe, as part of the body.
  用注射器注入或灌溉作为身体的一部分。