当前位置:首页 > 英语单词
vegetate是什么意思

vegetate

美['vedʒəteɪt]  英['vedʒəteɪt]
v.  生长;无所事事;使像植物般生长
  过去式:vegetated  过去分词:vegetated  现在分词:vegetating  第三人称单数:vegetates
  近义词:vegout,stagnate,twiddleyourthumbs,loaf,killtime,

英英释义

Verb
  1. lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind
  2. establish vegetation on;

    "They vegetated the hills behind their house"

  3. produce vegetation;

    "The fields vegetate vigorously"

  4. grow like a plant;

    "This fungus usually vegetates vigorously"

  5. grow or spread abnormally;

    "warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed"

  6. propagate asexually;

    "The bacterial growth vegetated along"

  7. engage in passive relaxation;

    "After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television"

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. This kind of fruit vegetates in many areas.这种水果香甜可口,生长在世界上许多地方。
  2. The vegetables in the garden vegetate vigorously.园子里的植物在茁壮成长。
THE END