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in·sem·i·nate /ɪnˈsemɪneɪt/
vt.
1. 播种于；播(种)
2. 使怀孕；使受精；对…施人工授精
One male fox could easily inseminate twenty and more females. 一只雄狐少说也能使20多只雌狐受精。
3. 灌输
inseminate a group with new ideas 向一群人灌输新思想
4. 〈喻〉为…提供养料；哺育
Egyptian culture inseminated Crete and Greece. 埃及文化哺育了克里特和希腊。
[< L insēmināre < IN-¹ + sēmināre to sow < sēmen seed]in·sem·i·na·tionɪnˌsemɪˈneɪʃən n. |