Irrigate Irrigation Water Land ˈɪrɪɡeɪt ˌɪrɪˈɡeɪʃn Supply Crops
The word "irrigate" means to supply land or crops with water, typically through pipes or canals, to help them grow. It can also refer to the medical process of washing out a wound or body part with liquid.
[VERB 动词]灌溉 To irrigate land means to supply it with water in order to help crops grow.
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None of the water from Lake Powell is used to irrigate the area.
鲍威尔湖的水一滴都没有用于灌溉该地区。
...strips of cultivated land irrigated by a maze of interconnected canals.
由纵横交错的运河灌溉的一条条狭长耕地区域
irrigation
The agricultural land is hilly and the irrigation poor.
农田多为丘陵地，灌溉不足。
...a sophisticated irrigation system.
先进的灌溉系统
Oxford
ir·ri·gate/ˈɪrɪɡeɪt; NAmEˈɪrɪɡeɪt/verb1irrigatesth to supply water to an area of land through pipes or channels so that crops will grow 灌溉◆irrigated land/crops经过灌溉的土地╱农作物2irrigatesth ( medical 医) to wash out a wound or part of the body with a flow of water or liquid 冲洗（伤口或身体部位）▶ir·ri·ga·tionirrigationirrigations/ˌɪrɪˈɡeɪʃn; NAmEˌɪrɪˈɡeɪʃn/noun[uncountable ]◆irrigation channels灌溉渠irrigateirrigatesirrigatedirrigatingir·ri·gate/ˈɪrɪɡeɪt; NAmEˈɪrɪɡeɪt/ir·ri·ga·tion/ˌɪrɪˈɡeɪʃn; NAmEˌɪrɪˈɡeɪʃn/
LDC
irrigateir‧ri‧gate /ˈɪrɪɡeɪt/ verb [transitive]
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1to supply land or crops with water: The water in Lake Powell is used to irrigate the area.irrigated land/farms/crops2technical to wash a wound with a flow of liquid—irrigation /ˌɪrəˈɡeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]: major irrigation projects
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irrigate
[ˈɪrɪgeɪt]irrigated, irrigating, irrigates
CET4TEM4考研GRETOEFLIELTS
v17029
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173
124
228
VERB20675
11957
Spoken:
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灌溉(98%)，进行灌溉(2%)
vt.灌溉；冲洗；使清新
vi.灌溉；冲洗
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