cultivate

['kʌltiveit]

vt.栽培, 耕作, 培养, 陶冶, 结交(朋友)

vt.

1. 耕种, 耕作

Only one third of the land can be cultivated.

只有三分之一的土地可以耕种。

2. 栽培(作物等); 养殖(鱼等); 培育

They succeeded in cultivating fine breeds of silkworms.

他们成功地培育了优良的蚕种。

3. 培养; 陶冶

She cultivated her mind by reading.

她以阅读来修身养性。

4. 建立, 加强(友谊); 结交(朋友等)

He always tries to cultivate famous people.

他总是结交名人。

词形变化

形容词: cultivatable | 动词过去式: cultivated | 动词过去分词: cultivated | 动词现在分词: cultivating | 动词第三人称单数: cultivates |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.栽培; 培养; 陶冶

condition  prepare  develop  train  improve  

同义参见:

foster  grow  garden  till  breed  plow  farm  refine  civilize  promote  culture  plough  

英英释义

动词 cultivate:

foster the growth of

prepare for crops

同义词：crop, work

train to be discriminative in taste or judgment

同义词：educate, school, train, civilize, civilise

adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

同义词：domesticate, naturalize, naturalise, tame

补充

cultivatecultivate英:[ˈkʌltiveit] 美:[ˈkʌltəˌvet]vt.1.耕作, 种植The farmer is cultivating his land.农民在耕耘土地。This field has not been cultivated for years.这片土地已荒废多年了。2.陶冶思想[感情]She cultivated her mind by reading many books.她博览群书, 修身养性。One should cultivate good manners from childhood.一个人从小要学讲礼貌。3.培养(友谊)John always tries to cultivate people who might be able to help him.约翰总是试图结识能给予他帮助的人。

例句

1. She also cultivated a small garden of her own.她还耕种了一片属于自己的小园子。 2. He has cultivated the image of an elder statesman.他树立起了政界元老的形象。 3. Wilson carefully cultivated a reputation for moderation.威尔逊潜心经营了自己温和克制的名声。 4. Nicaragua made a point of cultivating the friendship of Fidel Castro.尼加拉瓜特别重视发展同菲德尔•卡斯特罗的友谊。 5. Their cooperation is vital, so cultivate them assiduously.与他们的合作至关重要, 所以要坚持不懈地拉近与他们的关系。 6. One should cultivate a sense of humour about one's importance.人们应该培养对自己重要性的幽默感。 7. Cultivating a positive mental attitude towards yourself can reap tremendous benefits.培养积极看待自己的心态会让人受益无穷。 8. Millet is cultivated on some farms here.这里有些农场种小米。 9. Every morning you can see him cultivating the corn.每天早晨你都可以看见他在给玉米锄草松土。 10. They hope to cultivate a new strain that combines all these merits but does not have the defects.他们希望培育出一种新的品种，兼有所有这些优点，而没有缺点。 11. They cultivated kelp off the seashore of their village.他们在他们村庄附近的海面上养殖海带。 12. You should cultivate the habit of listening to what you are told.你应当养成倾听别人对你讲话的习惯。 13. to cultivate the arts发展人文学科 14. to cultivate a love of art建立热爱艺术的感情 15. He always tries to cultivate rich and famous people.他总想结识富人和名人。 16. he cultivated an air of indifference.他养成了一副淡漠的神态。 17. it helps if you go out of your way to cultivate the local people.主动与当地人交往会对你有好处的。 18. he was a remarkably cultivated and educated man.他是一个情趣高尚，教养极好的人。 19. to cultivate the soil耕地 20. Olives have been cultivated for centuries in Mediterranean countries.地中海国家种植橄榄树已有数百年的历史。 21. He cultivated links with colleagues abroad.他努力跟国外的同事建立良好联系。 22. Prehistoric peoples settled the area and began to cultivate the land.史前先民在这一地区安顿下来后开始开垦土地。 23. Some of the fields are cultivated while others lie fallow.有些土地在耕作，而其他一些土地则在休耕。 24. a plant that is cultivated for its fruit用来培育果实的植物 25. They survived by cultivating vegetables and grain.他们靠种植蔬菜和粮食生存了下来。 26. pearls from cultivated oysters采自养殖牡蛎的珍珠 27. He has carefully cultivated his image/reputation.他认真塑造自己的形象/提高自己的声望。 28. She cultivated a taste for fine wines.她养成了对美酒的爱好。 29. They're always looking for influential people to cultivate as friends.他们总是寻找有影响力的人结交为友。 30. the cultivation of crops庄稼的种植