| 单词 | irrigating |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈirrigating ˈirrigating adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > [adjective] > wetting moistinga1382 moistening1580 watering1581 madefying1646 humectant1659 wetting1661 irrigating1669 irriguous1684 humectating1738 1669 W. Simpson Hydrologia Chymica 287 The earth becomes again satiated by irrigating showers. 1866 Rep. Indian Affairs 120 The first thing necessary to insure success is an irrigating canal. 1866 Rep. Indian Affairs 121 After the ground was broken an irrigating ditch was opened. 1877 Rep. Indian Affairs 47 The irrigating dam referred to above is to save the waters of a small creek. 1885 Rep. Indian Affairs 123 We must have many more miles of irrigating ditches. 1892 Athenæum 30 July 153/3 He..set them to work digging an irrigating canal. 1895 Westm. Gaz. 1 July 1/3 The fertilising and irrigating effect which the Darwinian hypothesis has exercised in all departments of contemporary thought. < as lemmas |
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