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irrigate

/ˈɪɹəˌɡeɪt/

Meanings
verb

灌溉，浇灌

To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc.

Examples :

"We need to irrigate the land before we plant the crops."
我们需要在种庄稼之前灌溉土地。
agriculture technology environment

Related Words

Illustration ditches

ditches noun

/ˈdɪtʃɪz/

污垢, 脏污

"After a long day of gardening, the worker washed his hands, but some ditches of dirt remained ingrained under his fingernails. "

忙碌了一整天园艺工作后，工人洗了手，但指甲缝里仍然残留着一些顽固的脏污。

Illustration building

building noun

/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/

建造，建设。

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

这座桥的建造工程将在几周内完工。

Illustration clean

clean noun

/kleːn/ /kliːn/ /klin/

清洁，打扫。

"This place needs a clean."

这个地方需要打扫一下了。

Illustration crops

crops noun

/kɹɒps/ /kɹɑps/

农作物，庄稼

"the farmer had lots of crops to sell at the market"

农夫有很多庄稼要拿到市场上去卖。

Illustration pipes

pipes noun

/paɪps/

管乐器，风管乐器。

"The band played lively tunes on their bagpipes, filling the stadium with music. "

乐队用他们的风笛演奏着欢快的曲子，音乐充满了整个体育场。

Illustration supply

supply noun

/səˈplaɪ/ /ˈsʌpli/

供应，供给。

"supply and demand"

供求关系

Illustration farmland

farmland noun

/ˈfɑːmlænd/ /ˈfɑːɹmlænd/

农田，耕地。

"The new houses were built on what used to be valuable farmland. "

新建的房子盖在了以前宝贵的农田上。

Illustration prevent

prevent verb

/pɹəˈvɛnt/

预防，阻止.

"I brush my teeth regularly to prevent them from turning yellow."

我定期刷牙是为了预防牙齿变黄。

Illustration before

before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

以前，事先

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

晚饭前，我做完了作业。

Illustration water

water noun

/ˈwoːtə/ /ˈwɑtəɹ/ [woːʔɐ] [ˈwaːʈər] /ˈwoːtɘ/ /ˈwɔːtə/ /ˈwɔtəɹ/

水，水分，液体。

"By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen."

通过电的作用，水被分解成了它的两个组成部分，氧气和氢气。

Illustration plant

plant noun

/plænt/ /plɑːnt/

植物，草木。

"The garden had a couple of trees, and a cluster of colourful plants around the border."

花园里有几棵树， 边缘还簇拥着一些色彩鲜艳的草本植物。

Illustration infection

infection noun

/ɪnˈfɛkʃən/

感染，传染。

"The infection spread quickly through the classroom after one student got sick. "

一个学生生病后，感染很快就在教室里蔓延开来。