The word "plant" has multiple meanings. As a noun, it refers to a living organism with roots and leaves (like a flower or tree) or a factory/industrial facility. As a verb, it means to put seeds or plants into the ground to grow, to place something firmly, to hide something illegally (like a bomb or drugs), to send someone as a spy, to place a kiss, or to instill an idea into someone's mind.
plant /plɑːnt, plænt/
1. [可数名词] 茎、叶和根的生物，生长在土里。
- Water each plant as often as required. 按要求经常给每一株植物浇水。
- exotic plants 异域植物
2. [动词] 播（种）；种植；栽种。将种子、植物或幼树放入土中使其生长。
- He says he plans to plant fruit trees and vegetables. 他说他打算种植果树和蔬菜。
- planting 播种
- Extensive flooding in the country has delayed planting and many crops are still under water. 这个国家大面积的水灾已延误了播种，而很多农作物还浸在水下。
3. [动词] 在…种上植物（或农作物）。将植物、种子或幼树植入土地使其生长。
- They plan to plant the area with grass and trees... 他们计划在这一地区种草植树。
- ...newly planted fields. 刚栽种完的田地
4. [可数名词] 工厂；发电厂。生产动力的地方。
- Ford's British car assembly plants 福特公司在英国的汽车装配厂
- The plant provides forty per cent of the country's electricity. 全国总电量的40%是这家发电厂提供的。
5. [不可数名词] 成套机械；成套设备；成套装置。工业生产所需的机器。
- investment in plant and equipment. 对机械设备的投资
6. [动词] 安放；放置；使固定。将某物牢固地放在某处。
- She planted her feet wide and bent her knees slightly. 她双脚宽分站稳，膝盖微屈。
7. [动词] 藏放；埋设。将炸弹等藏匿起来以便爆炸或起作用。
- So far no one has admitted planting the bomb. 到目前为止，还没有人承认是自己放了炸弹。
8. [动词] 把（武器、毒品等）栽赃（于某人）。将某物放在某人财物中或家中，使其被错误地指控犯罪。
- He claimed that the drugs had been planted to incriminate him. 他声称毒品是有人栽赃陷害他。
9. [动词] 派遣；安插。派某人去某地获取信息或秘密监视。
- Journalists informed police who planted an undercover detective to trap Smith. 记者通知了警方，后者于是为诱捕史密斯而安插了一名卧底侦探。
10. [动词] 给，对着（某人一吻）。亲吻某人。
- She planted a kiss on each of his leathery cheeks. 她在他粗糙的面颊上左右各吻了一下。
11. [动词] 灌输（思想）。让某人开始接受某个主意，而不让他们意识到这个主意最初来自你。
；植物 A plant is a living thing that grows in the earth and has a stem, leaves, and roots.
Water each plant as often as required.
按要求经常给每一株植物浇水。
...exotic plants.
异域植物
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[VERB 动词]播（种）；种植；栽种 When you plant a seed, plant, or young tree, you put it into the ground so that it will grow there.
[V n]
He says he plans to plant fruit trees and vegetables.
他说他打算种植果树和蔬菜。
planting
Extensive flooding in the country has delayed planting and many crops are still under water.
这个国家大面积的水灾已延误了播种，而很多农作物还浸在水下。
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[VERB 动词]在…种上植物（或农作物） When someone plants land with a particular type of plant or crop, they put plants, seeds, or young trees into the land to grow them there.
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They plan to plant the area with grass and trees...
他们计划在这一地区种草植树。
Recently much of their energy has gone into planting a large vegetable garden.
最近他们把很多精力投在种植大菜园上了。
...newly planted fields.
刚栽种完的田地
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]工厂；发电厂 A plant is a factory or a place where power is produced.
...Ford's British car assembly plants...
福特公司在英国的汽车装配厂
The plant provides forty per cent of the country's electricity.
全国总电量的40%是这家发电厂提供的。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]成套机械；成套设备；成套装置Plant is large machinery that is used in industrial processes.
...investment in plant and equipment.
对机械设备的投资
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[VERB 动词]安放；放置；使固定 If you plant something somewhere, you put it there firmly.
[V n adv/prep]
[V-ed adv/prep]
She planted her feet wide and bent her knees slightly.
她双脚宽分站稳，膝盖微屈。
...with his enormous feet planted heavily apart.
他的大脚重重地分开站好
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[VERB 动词]藏放；埋设 To plant something such as a bomb means to hide it somewhere so that it explodes or works there.
[V n]
So far no one has admitted planting the bomb.
到目前为止，还没有人承认是自己放了炸弹。
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[VERB 动词]把（武器、毒品等）栽赃（于某人） If something such as a weapon or drugs is planted on someone, it is put among their possessions or in their house so that they will be wrongly accused of a crime.
[be V-ed]
[oft passive]
He claimed that the drugs had been planted to incriminate him.
他声称毒品是有人栽赃陷害他。
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[VERB 动词]派遣；安插 If an organization plants someone somewhere, they send that person there so that they can get information or watch someone secretly.
[V n]
Journalists informed police who planted an undercover detective to trap Smith.
记者通知了警方，后者于是为诱捕史密斯而安插了一名卧底侦探。
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[VERB 动词]给，对着（某人一吻） If you plant a kiss on someone, you give them a kiss.
[V n on n]
She planted a kiss on each of his leathery cheeks.
她在他粗糙的面颊上左右各吻了一下。
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[VERB 动词]灌输（思想） If you plant an idea in someone's mind, they begin to accept the idea without realizing that it has originally come from you and not from them.
[V n]
He hoped that he could plant the idea in such a way that Abramov would believe it was his own.
他希望能把这个想法注入阿布拉莫夫的头脑，但要让他相信这是他自己的念头。
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plant★/plɑːnt; NAmEplænt/
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plantplantsplantedplantingnoun★ _plantlabels_plants_comp.jpg _plant.jpg living thing 生物1★[countable ]a living thing that grows in the earth and usually has a stem,leaves and roots, especially one that is smaller than a tree or bush 植物◆All plants need light and water.一切植物都需要阳光和水。◆flowering/garden/indoor plants开花╱花园╱室内植物◆a tomato/potato plant番茄秧；马铃薯秧◆the animal and plant life of the area本地区的动植物☞collocationsat
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bedding plant
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house plant
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pot plant
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rubber plant
factory 工厂2★[countable ]a factory or place where power is produced or an industrial process takes place 发电厂；工厂◆a nuclear reprocessing plant核物质再处理厂◆Japanese car plants日本汽车制造厂◆a chemical plant化工厂☞see also
sewage plant
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factory
machinery 机械3[uncountable ]the large machinery that is used in industrial processes （工业用的）大型机器，设备◆The company has been investing in new plant and equipment.这家公司一直在投资购置新机器和设备。sth illegal 不合法的东西4[countable , usually singular ]( informal) something that sb has deliberately placed among another person's clothes or possessions in order to make them appear guilty of a crime 栽赃物品person 人5[countable ]a person who joins a group of criminals or enemies in order to get and secretly report information about their activities 坐探；内线；卧底verb★seeds/plants 种子；植物1★plantsth to put plants, seeds, etc. in the ground to grow 栽种；种植；播种◆to plant and harvest rice栽种并收割水稻◆Plant these shrubs in full sun.把这些灌木栽在阳光充足的地方。2★to cover or supply a garden/yard, area of land, etc. with plants 在（某处）栽种plantsth ◆a densely planted orange grove栽植稠密的橘树丛plantsth with sth ◆The field had been ploughed and planted with corn.这块地已犁过并种上了玉米。put in position 安放3plantsth/yourself + adv./prep. to place sth or yourself firmly in a particular place or position 立稳；竖立；安放◆They planted a flag on the summit.他们在山顶上插了一面旗子。◆He planted himself squarely in front of us.他稳稳地站在我们面前。bomb 炸弹4plantsth (+ adv./prep.) to hide sth such as a bomb in a place where it will not be found （秘密）放置，安置sth illegal 不合法的东西5plantsth (on sb) to hide sth, especially sth illegal, in sb's clothing, possessions, etc. so that when it is found it will look as though they committed a crime （给某人）栽（赃）◆He claims that the drugs were planted on him.他声称这些毒品是别人给他栽的赃。person 人6plantsb (in sth) to send sb to join a group, etc, especially in order to make secret reports on its members 使卧底；安插（密探）thought/idea 思想；意见7plantsth (in sth) to make sb think or believe sth, especially without them realizing that you gave them the idea （使思想、信念等）植根于◆He planted the first seeds of doubt in my mind.是他最初启发我起疑心的。PHRASAL VERBˌplant sth↔ˈoutto put plants in the ground so that they have enough room to grow 均匀栽植（彼此保持适当距离以利生长）plant/plɑːnt; NAmEplænt/
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plantplant1 /plɑːnt $ plænt/ ●●●S2W1 noun
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1living thing [countable] a living thing that has leaves and roots and grows in earth, especially one that is smaller than a tree: Don’t forget to water the plants. →
houseplant
2factory [countable] a factory or building where an industrial process happens: a huge chemical plant →
power plant
3machinery [uncountable] British English heavy machinery that is used in industrial processes: a plant hire business4something hidden [countable usually singular] something illegal or stolen that is hidden in someone’s clothes or possessions to make them seem guilty of a crime5person [countable] someone who is put somewhere or sent somewhere secretly to find out informationCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + plantrare· Many rare plants were collected from India and China.common· These plants are common in British gardens.wild plants· Many wild plants are in danger of dying out.garden plants (=plants that are grown in gardens)· These butterflies feed on the flowers of several garden plants.exotic/tropical plants· Exotic plants can be grown in a greenhouse.medicinal plants (=plants that can be used in medicine)· A lot of research into medicinal plants and traditional remedies has now been carried out.a potted/pot plant British English (=a plant that is grown in a container)· He leaves his house key under the potted plant on the porch.a house plant (=a plant grown in a pot in the house)· These make excellent house plants.a climbing plant (=one that grows up things)· The wall was covered with climbing plants.a trailing plant (=one that grows along the ground or hangs down)a tomato/potato/bean etc plant· Bean plants are easy to grow.poisonous· What should you do if your child has eaten a poisonous plant?verbsa plant grows· The plant grows to a height of about 20 inches.a plant thrives/flourishes (=grows well)· A lot of plants thrive in partial shade.a plant flowers· The plants are flowering earlier this year.grow a plant· It is not an easy plant to grow.water a plant· He could see her watering the plants in her small garden.a plant withers (=becomes drier and starts to die)plant + NOUNplant life (=plants)· All but the dirtiest of rivers support some plant life.plant material· They feed on decaying plant material.THESAURUSplant a living thing that has leaves and roots and grows in earth, especially one that is smaller than a tree: · Don’t forget to water the plants.· Plants grow towards the sun.· Botanists examined plant species from around the world.herb a small plant that is used to improve the taste of food, or to make medicine: · Sprinkle the dish with chopped fresh herbs.· medicinal herbs (=used as medicine)· The shop sells an interesting range of herbs and spices.weed a wild plant growing where it is not wanted that prevents crops or garden flowers from growing properly: · She was pulling up weeds in her garden.· Herbicides can be used to prevent and control weeds.bulb a root shaped like a ball that grows into a flower or plant: · She planted hundreds of daffodil bulbs.shrub a small bush with several woody stems: · flowering shrubs· Rosemary is an evergreen shrub.
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1plant (1)plants/seeds to put plants or seeds in the ground to grow: Residents have helped us plant trees. We’ve planted tomatoes and carrots in the garden.plant a field/garden/area etc (with something) a hillside planted with fir trees2put something somewhere [always + adverb/preposition] informal to put something firmly in or on something elseplant something in/on etc something He came up to her and planted a kiss on her cheek. She planted her feet firmly to the spot and refused to move.3hide illegal goods informal to hide stolen or illegal goods in someone’s clothes, bags, room etc in order to make them seem guilty of a crimeplant something on somebody She claims that the police planted the drugs on her.4bomb plant a bomb to put a bomb somewhere: Two men are accused of planting a bomb on the plane.5person to put or send someone somewhere, especially secretly, so that they can find out information: The police had planted undercover detectives at every entrance.6plant an idea/doubt/suspicion (in somebody’s mind) to make someone begin to have an idea, especially so that they do not realize that you gave them the idea: Someone must have planted the idea of suicide in his mind.plant out phrasal verbto put a young plant into the soil outdoors, so that it has enough room to grow: The seedlings should be planted out in May.