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fertile adj.肥沃的；富饶的；能繁殖的；多产的；（创造力）丰富的 (1) 尼罗河三角洲土地肥沃。(2) 我们已经灌溉了荒芜地区使它肥沃。(3) 那是一个富饶的，使人愉快的地方，材木苍然，牧草丰富。(4) 这块富饶的土地,孕育着庄稼人的希望！(5) 罗非鱼一年能够繁殖数代,生殖能力很强。(6) 谷物轮种使土壤保持了肥力和高质。(7) 他的评论异常简单而且内容丰富。 The distance between fertile's literal meaning (able to make babies) and its figurative ones (productive, prolific, full of potential) is small. A child's mind is a fertile place; an idea can grow there very easily. Rabbits are famously fertile creatures; they can spawn several generations in a matter of months. And "fertile ground" can be arable land or a situation that provides the perfect opportunity. The Latin root, fertilis, means "bearing in abundance, fruitful, or productive," from ferre, "to bear."

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英 ['fɜːtaɪl] 美 ['fɜːrtl] (1) There are fertile fields in the Nile Delta.(2) We have irrigated the desert area to make it fertile.(3) It was a pleasant fertile spot, well wooded and rich in pasture.(4) This fertile land bears the hopes of the farmers.(5) Tilapia are very fertile, and reproduce several offspring every year.(6) The rotation of crops keeps the soil healthy and fertile.(7) His paper was remarkably simple and fertile. The word fertile means "able to reproduce," but like so many words, that's just the beginning. The fact that she gave birth to eight kids was proof that she was fertile; her fertile imagination explained their unusual names. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](土地、土壤)肥沃的，丰腴的 Land or soil that is fertile is able to support the growth of a large number of strong healthy plants. ...fertile soil.肥沃的土地...the rolling fertile countryside of East Cork.科克郡东部起伏的乡间沃土fertilityHe was able to bring large sterile acreages back to fertility.他能将大片的不毛之地重新变为沃土。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]主意多的；富有创意的 A fertile mind or imagination is able to produce a lot of good, original ideas.   [usu ADJ n]...a product of Flynn's fertile imagination...弗林丰富想象力的产物A chess player must have a fertile imagination and rich sense of fantasy.一个棋手必须有丰富的想象力，并善于奇思妙想。3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](环境或条件)易于…的，有助于…的，适于…的 A situation or environment that is fertile in relation to a particular activity or feeling encourages the activity or feeling.   [ADJ n]...a fertile breeding ground for this kind of violent racism.易于滋生这种极端种族主义的温床4[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]能生育的；可繁殖的 A person or animal that is fertile is able to reproduce and have babies or young. The operation cannot be reversed to make her fertile again.手术结果不可逆转，无法让她恢复生育能力。fertilityDoctors will tell you that pregnancy is the only sure test for fertility.医生会告诉你怀孕是检测生育能力的唯一可靠方法。

英语单词	fertile
英美音标	英 ['fɜːtaɪl] 美 ['fɜːrtl]
中文释义	adj.肥沃的；富饶的；能繁殖的；多产的；（创造力）丰富的
英语例句	(1) There are fertile fields in the Nile Delta. (2) We have irrigated the desert area to make it fertile. (3) It was a pleasant fertile spot, well wooded and rich in pasture. (4) This fertile land bears the hopes of the farmers. (5) Tilapia are very fertile, and reproduce several offspring every year. (6) The rotation of crops keeps the soil healthy and fertile. (7) His paper was remarkably simple and fertile.
中文例句	(1) 尼罗河三角洲土地肥沃。 (2) 我们已经灌溉了荒芜地区使它肥沃。 (3) 那是一个富饶的，使人愉快的地方，材木苍然，牧草丰富。 (4) 这块富饶的土地,孕育着庄稼人的希望！ (5) 罗非鱼一年能够繁殖数代,生殖能力很强。 (6) 谷物轮种使土壤保持了肥力和高质。 (7) 他的评论异常简单而且内容丰富。
vocabulary简明	The word fertile means "able to reproduce," but like so many words, that's just the beginning. The fact that she gave birth to eight kids was proof that she was fertile; her fertile imagination explained their unusual names.
vocabulary扩展	The distance between fertile's literal meaning (able to make babies) and its figurative ones (productive, prolific, full of potential) is small. A child's mind is a fertile place; an idea can grow there very easily. Rabbits are famously fertile creatures; they can spawn several generations in a matter of months. And "fertile ground" can be arable land or a situation that provides the perfect opportunity. The Latin root, fertilis, means "bearing in abundance, fruitful, or productive," from ferre, "to bear."
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](土地、土壤)肥沃的，丰腴的 Land or soil that is fertile is able to support the growth of a large number of strong healthy plants. ...fertile soil. 肥沃的土地 ...the rolling fertile countryside of East Cork. 科克郡东部起伏的乡间沃土 fertility He was able to bring large sterile acreages back to fertility. 他能将大片的不毛之地重新变为沃土。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]主意多的；富有创意的 A fertile mind or imagination is able to produce a lot of good, original ideas. [usu ADJ n] ...a product of Flynn's fertile imagination... 弗林丰富想象力的产物 A chess player must have a fertile imagination and rich sense of fantasy. 一个棋手必须有丰富的想象力，并善于奇思妙想。 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](环境或条件)易于…的，有助于…的，适于…的 A situation or environment that is fertile in relation to a particular activity or feeling encourages the activity or feeling. [ADJ n] ...a fertile breeding ground for this kind of violent racism. 易于滋生这种极端种族主义的温床 4 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]能生育的；可繁殖的 A person or animal that is fertile is able to reproduce and have babies or young. The operation cannot be reversed to make her fertile again. 手术结果不可逆转，无法让她恢复生育能力。 fertility Doctors will tell you that pregnancy is the only sure test for fertility. 医生会告诉你怀孕是检测生育能力的唯一可靠方法。

Fertile Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Make Land Imagination Rich Reproduce