in BRIT, use 英国英语用 fertilise
1 VERB 使受精;为…授粉 When an egg from the ovary of a woman or female animal is fertilized, a sperm from the male joins with the egg, causing a baby or young animal to begin forming. A female plant is fertilized when its reproductive parts come into contact with pollen from the male plant. 使受精;为…授粉 [Also V n with n]
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Certain varieties cannot be fertilised with their own pollen. [be VERB-ed + with]
某些物种只能异花授粉。
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...the normal sperm levels needed to fertilise the female egg. [VERB noun]
能让卵子受孕所需的正常精子水平
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Pregnancy begins when the fertilized egg is implanted in the wall of the uterus. [VERB-ed]
当受精卵植入子宫壁时，妊娠就开始了。
SYN inseminate, impregnate, pollinate, make pregnant
2 VERB 给…施肥;使肥沃 To fertilize land means to improve its quality in order to make plants grow well on it, by spreading solid animal waste or a chemical mixture on it. 给…施肥;使肥沃
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