英语词汇“fertilize”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	fertilize
释义	fer·til·ize \ˈfər]d.^əlˌīz, ˈfə̄], ˈfəi], ]t^əl-\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Usage: see -ize Etymology: probably from French fertilizer, from Middle French, from fertile, adjective + -iser -ize *transitive verb* : to make fertile: as a. (1) : to apply compost, manure, or commercial fertilizer to (a growing medium) in order to supply nutriments or make available nutriments already present < fertilize the fishpond with commercial fertilizer to promote plankton growth > (2) : to stimulate, supply, or enrich the development of < the struggles of the war had … fertilized and quickened the thinking and feeling of the region — Van Wyck Brooks > < fertilize the country's economy with foreign capital > < reading that will fertilize his vocabulary > b. (1) : to cause or tend to cause fertilization in (as by pollinating or inseminating) < the wind fertilizes many plants > — not used technically (2) : to participate with (a germ cell of the opposite sex) in fertilization < under certain circumstances spermatozoa from one species may fertilize ova from another > *intransitive verb* : to make something fertile; specifically : to apply fertilizer to soil < who raise grain but do not fertilize >
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