| 单词 | vegetate |
| 释义 | vegetate (once / 574 pages) v When plants vegetate, they spread. When people vegetate, they relax. After a long day, if you want to vegetate or exert no effort in your body or mind, try sitting in front of the TV for hours. The word vegetate has opposite meanings depending on whether you're talking about plants or people. When vegetables vegetate, they proliferate or spread really quickly. When a person vegetates, he remains completely idle. A person in a vegetative state is not able to function, only to vegetate or remain completely inactive. WORD FAMILYvegetate: vegetated, vegetates, vegetating, vegetation, vegetative+/vegetation: vegetational, vegetations/vegetative: vegetatively USAGE EXAMPLESIn 19 years, Ramu Gaviti’s six acres of land have gone from barren, dry and sparsely vegetated to fertile, moist and thick with biomass. The Guardian(Oct 29, 2016) Today salmonberry and snowberry, cedars, Sitka spruce and red osier dogwood, even skunk cabbage create a densely vegetated red cedar swamp worthy of Sasquatch. Seattle Times(Oct 21, 2016) Vegetate in the sand or also enjoy the options. New York Times(Aug 25, 2016) 1v produce vegetation The fields vegetate vigorously Hyper grow increase in size by natural process 2v establish vegetation on They vegetated the hills behind their house Hyper grow cause to grow or develop 3v grow like a plant This fungus usually vegetates vigorously Hyper grow increase in size by natural process 4v grow or spread abnormally warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed Hyper grow become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain 5v propagate asexually The bacterial growth vegetated along Hyper propagate multiply sexually or asexually 6v lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind Hyper live lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style 7v engage in passive relaxation After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television Syn|Hyper vege out decompress, loosen up, relax, slow down, unbend, unwind become less tense, rest, or take one's ease |
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