afforest

动词 v.
/əˈfɒɹɪst/    /əˈfɔɹɪst/|/əˈfɒɹɪst/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make into forest transitive
    — After we leave the quarry, we intend to afforest the land and turn it into a nature reserve.

词形变化

afforests present,singular,third-person afforesting participle,present afforested participle,past afforested past

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反义词

词源

First attested in the 16th century. From Medieval Latin afforēstō, from Latin ad (“towards”) + forēsta (“forest”).
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