| 单词 | cultivate |
| 释义 | cultivate (once / 124 pages) 1v 2v 3v To cultivate is to nurture and help grow. Farmers cultivate crops, fundraising professionals cultivate donors, and celebrities cultivate their images. When you cultivate something, you work to make it better. Originally, the word referred only to crops that required tilling, but the meaning has widened. No matter what is being cultivated, the word implies a level of care that is reminiscent of gardening. Sometime friendships come naturally and sometimes you have to cultivate them. To cultivate anything requires an attention to detail, an understanding of what is being cultivated, and a lot of patience. WORD FAMILYcultivate: cultivable, cultivatable, cultivated, cultivates, cultivating, cultivation, cultivator, overcultivate+/cultivable: uncultivable/cultivatable: uncultivatable/cultivated: uncultivated/cultivation: cultivations, self-cultivation/cultivator: cultivators/overcultivate: overcultivated USAGE EXAMPLESPeople who live and die by their reputations and therefore cultivate those reputations. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) As chief minister of Gujarat, one of India’s wealthier states, Modi cultivated a reputation as a master administrator. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) In a global age, should we cultivate national solidarity or aspire to a cosmopolitan ethic of universal human concern? The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) 1 1v adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment Syn|Hyper domesticate, naturalise, naturalize, tame accommodate, adapt make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose 2v prepare for crops 2cultivate the land Syn|Hypo|Hyper crop, work knead, work make uniform overcrop, overcultivate to exhaust by excessive cultivation fix, gear up, prepare, ready, set, set up make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc v foster the growth of 3Hypo farm, grow, produce, raise cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques carrybear (a crop) overproduceproduce in excess; produce more than needed or wanted keepraise v teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment Cultivate your musical taste Syn|Hypo|Hyper civilise, civilize, educate, school, train sophisticate make less natural or innocent down, fine-tune, polish, refine improve or perfect by pruning or polishing |
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