单词 | irrigate |
释义 | irrigate (ɪrɪgeɪt ) Word forms: irrigates , irrigating , irrigated verb To irrigate land means to supply it with water in order to help crops grow. None of the water from Lake Powell is used to irrigate the area. [VERB noun] ...strips of cultivated land irrigated by a maze of interconnected canals. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: water, wet, moisten, flood irrigation (ɪrɪgeɪʃən ) uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun] The agricultural land is hilly and the irrigation poor. ...a sophisticated irrigation system. Collocations: irrigate a field A huge metal arm sweeps around, irrigating the fields. Times, Sunday Times But farmers had dammed up drainage ditches to irrigate their fields and water had flooded the road. Times, Sunday Times Primitive water wheels irrigated the fields. Times, Sunday Times For example, farmers build channels to irrigate their fields. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He made every effort to help the people by providing canals to irrigate the fields. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The roof collects rainwater to irrigate the garden. Times, Sunday Times I irrigate my garden and grow vegetables for me to eat... such a life suits a retired official like me well. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There were no visitors last week to admire the giant 14thcentury waterwheels that irrigate the gardens. Times, Sunday Times This week the state voted to get tough, approving fines of up to $500 a day on those who waste water washing cars or irrigating their gardens. Times, Sunday Times A suspended pipeline crossing the river was built and the water was pumped over to the river left to irrigate the gardens and provide fresh drinking water. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Between the 1940s and the 1970s, various projects were developed to irrigate land. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, irrigated land, and canals and ditches. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A problem throughout the valley occurred as farmers irrigated land, which dropped the water table and caused alkali in the soil to rise. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As of 2009, irrigated land covers 3,800 km. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, ponds, irrigated land, and canals and ditches. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 灌溉 Japanese: 灌漑する |
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