| 单词 | cultivation |
| 释义 | cultivation (once / 417 pages) 1n 2n Cultivation is the act of caring for or raising plants. Your desire to grow your own fruits and vegetables in the backyard means you'll be engaged in some heavy cultivation. The word cultivation is most often used to talk about the ways that farmers take care of crops. However, in a more general sense, the verb cultivate means to improve or train someone or something. You could participate in the cultivation of your little brother by paying for him to take tango lessons and teaching him how to play chess. Or perhaps you might start by simply teaching him how to sip and not slurp his soup. WORD FAMILYcultivation: cultivations, self-cultivation+/cultivable: uncultivable/cultivatable: uncultivatable/cultivate: cultivable, cultivatable, cultivated, cultivates, cultivating, cultivation, cultivator, overcultivate/cultivated: uncultivated/cultivator: cultivators/overcultivate: overcultivated USAGE EXAMPLESThey were also supposed to encourage farmers to abandon the cultivation of opium poppy, the region’s most lucrative cash crop. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) One goal is to meet the need in the state for cultivation of honeybee populations. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) The Maine Brewers’ Guild says more research would help boost local hop cultivation. Seattle Times(Dec 26, 2016) 1 1n (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale) Hypo|Hyper aquaculture rearing aquatic animals or cultivating aquatic plants for food apiculture, beekeepingthe cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey agriculture, farming, husbandrythe practice of cultivating the land or raising stock culturethe raising of plants or animals tillingcultivation of the land in order to raise crops animal husbandrybreeding and caring for farm animals arboriculture, tree farmingthe cultivation of tree for the production of timber cranberry culturethe cultivation of cranberries monoculturethe cultivation of a single crop (on a farm or area or country) tillagethe cultivation of soil for raising crops dairy farming, dairyingthe business of a dairy gardening, horticulturethe cultivation of plants ploughing, plowingtilling the land with a plow aquiculture, hydroponics, tank farminga technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients mixed farminggrowing crops and feed and livestock all on the same farm plantingputting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow ranchingfarming for the raising of livestock (particularly cattle) strip croppingcultivation of crops in strips following the contours of the land to minimize erosion subsistence farmingfarming that provides for the basic needs of the farmer without surpluses for marketing truck farminggrowing vegetables for the market viniculture, viticulturethe cultivation of grapes and grape vines; grape growing production (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale 2n the act of raising or growing plants Hyper production (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale 3n the process of fostering the growth of something 2the cultivation of bees for honey Hyper development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level 1n socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners her cultivation was remarkable Hyper acculturation, enculturation, socialisation, socialization the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture 2n a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality Syn|Hyper culture, finish, polish, refinement flawlessness, ne plus ultra, perfection the state of being without a flaw or defect |
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