| 释义 |
veg·e·tate /ˈvedʒɪteɪt/ vi. | vt.
❶ vi.
1. 如植物那样生长；(植物)生长
The plants in our garden vegetate vigorously. 我家园子里的草木在茁壮生长。
2. 过呆板单调的生活；无所事事地生活
Many elderly folk vegetate and die in loneliness. 许多老人过着呆板单调的生活并在孤寂中死去。
3. 【医】(瘤、赘疣等)生长，增殖
❷ vt.
使植物定植于
vegetate a hillside 使植物定植于山坡
[< L vegetāre to invigorate < vegetus lively, vigorous < vegēre to quicken, wake¹] |