irrigate

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc. transitive
    — We need to irrigate the land before we plant the crops.
  2. To clean (a wound) with a fluid. transitive
    — The nurse will show you how to irrigate the wound to prevent infection.

词形变化

irrigates present,singular,third-person irrigating participle,present irrigated participle,past irrigated past

词汇关系

衍生词
bioirrigate bioirrigated bioirrigating irrigable irrigatable nonirrigated nonirrigating overirrigate reirrigate subirrigate underirrigate unirrigated
相关词
irrigation irrigator

词源

First attested in 1615; borrowed from Latin irrigātus, perfect passive participle of irrigō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). See also Middle English irrigat(e) (“watered, irrigated”).
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