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单词 cross-fertilize
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Definition of cross-fertilize in English:

cross-fertilize

(British cross-fertilise)
verbkrɒsˈfəːtɪlʌɪzˈkrɔs ˈfərdlˌaɪz
  • 1with object Fertilize (a plant) using pollen from another plant of the same species.

    使(植物)异花受精

    he cross-fertilized some batches of plants
    Example sentencesExamples
    • These controlled environments allow growers to use natural predators to fight pests and use bumble bees to cross-fertilise the plants.
    • In a typical experiment he cross-fertilized plants grown from green seeds with plants grown from yellow seeds and found that the resulting hybrid seeds were all yellow.
    • For example, he cites their unwillingness to concede that pollen from GM crops could cross-fertilize nearby conventional or organic varieties.
    • Canola pollen can also cross-fertilise related plants such as broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and many common weed species.
    Synonyms
    hybridize, cross-breed, interbreed, cross-pollinate, intercross, mix, intermix, blend
    1. 1.1no object (of two plants) fertilize each other.
      (两种植物)异花受精
      fennel should not be grown near to dill, otherwise the two will cross-fertilize
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Botanists have classically viewed this polymorphism as an outcrossing mechanism, since in most situations reciprocal morphs can only cross-fertilize.
      • The potential for hybridization is supported by the fact that the three species cross-fertilize in the lab.
      • In contrast, the sequences that were sampled from the cross-fertilizing species C. remanei did not cluster into low-diversity groups of haplotypes for either of the nuclear genes sampled.
      • But the ecosystem is too interdependent for GM and non-GM crops to coexist without cross-fertilising.
      • Physid snails usually cross-fertilize but are capable of occasional self-fertilization.
      • In some cases, he found that species were divided up into structurally distinctive groups which could freely cross-fertilize between groups but were nearly or completely sterile within a group.
      • Previous studies suggest inbred green-veined-orchid embryos are twice as likely to abort as those arising from cross-fertilized flowers.
      • Sweet peas had little tendency to cross-fertilize.
      • The two cross-fertilise easily to form a hybrid, which is apparently often sold to un-suspecting buyers who simply ask for bluebells.
  • 2Stimulate the development of (something) with an exchange of ideas or information.

    〈喻〉通过交换意见(或信息)促进(某事物)的发展

    sessions between the two groups cross-fertilize ideas and provide insights

    两个团体的联席会议通过交流丰富了思想,提供了深刻的见解。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Inevitably she broadened her repertoire to take in mainstream as well as early works and now admits that the two disciplines have cross-fertilised.
    • This is precisely how astrological ideas cross-fertilise each other and grow.
    • Another concept which intrigues and impresses the author is the simple idea of London, a large cosmopolitan city which is culturally dominant, a teeming hive where words and ideas rub off each other and cross-fertilise.
    • Thus, despite the black church's disdain for blues music, it is not surprising that black sacred and secular forms have cross-fertilized each other.
    • I'm not aware of organized attempts to cross-fertilize east and west with each other's prayer traditions, but that doesn't mean it's not happening.
    • First, do the different organizations that are discussed in the various chapters cross-fertilize one another?
    • This pairing of allied opposites enabled writers to cross-fertilise the two disciplines and personalities to help build on-screen tensions.
    • Ethnomusicology has continued to cross-fertilize in intra and interdisciplinary ways.
    • In no other part of the world have religious and cultural plurality co-existed and cross-fertilized each other so creatively.
    • Music defines place not by isolating it, but rather by opening its borders so that different genres, styles, and repertories cross the borders and cross-fertilize one another.

Derivatives

  • cross-fertilization

  • nounˌkrɒsˌfəːtɪlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n
    • Indeed, program sponsors and resource sponsors can also affect cross-fertilization of efforts within their domains.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Flowers of this species are protogynous, visited by a good variety of insects, and capable of both self-and cross-fertilization.
      • In this case it appears that male sterility caused self-fertilization to fail but some days later cross-fertilization took place.
      • While the flower is fully capable of cross-fertilization, the tree is so self-compatible that the majority of the fruits are usually self-fertilized.
      • A lot of ideas in science come when people come together, from cross-fertilization of ideas.

Definition of cross-fertilize in US English:

cross-fertilize

(British cross-fertilise)
verbˈkrɔs ˈfərdlˌaɪz
[with object]
  • 1Fertilize (a plant) using pollen from another plant of the same species.

    使(植物)异花受精

    Example sentencesExamples
    • For example, he cites their unwillingness to concede that pollen from GM crops could cross-fertilize nearby conventional or organic varieties.
    • These controlled environments allow growers to use natural predators to fight pests and use bumble bees to cross-fertilise the plants.
    • Canola pollen can also cross-fertilise related plants such as broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and many common weed species.
    • In a typical experiment he cross-fertilized plants grown from green seeds with plants grown from yellow seeds and found that the resulting hybrid seeds were all yellow.
    Synonyms
    hybridize, cross-breed, interbreed, cross-pollinate, intercross, mix, intermix, blend
    1. 1.1no object (of two plants) fertilize each other.
      (两种植物)异花受精
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In contrast, the sequences that were sampled from the cross-fertilizing species C. remanei did not cluster into low-diversity groups of haplotypes for either of the nuclear genes sampled.
      • In some cases, he found that species were divided up into structurally distinctive groups which could freely cross-fertilize between groups but were nearly or completely sterile within a group.
      • But the ecosystem is too interdependent for GM and non-GM crops to coexist without cross-fertilising.
      • The two cross-fertilise easily to form a hybrid, which is apparently often sold to un-suspecting buyers who simply ask for bluebells.
      • Sweet peas had little tendency to cross-fertilize.
      • The potential for hybridization is supported by the fact that the three species cross-fertilize in the lab.
      • Physid snails usually cross-fertilize but are capable of occasional self-fertilization.
      • Botanists have classically viewed this polymorphism as an outcrossing mechanism, since in most situations reciprocal morphs can only cross-fertilize.
      • Previous studies suggest inbred green-veined-orchid embryos are twice as likely to abort as those arising from cross-fertilized flowers.
  • 2Stimulate the development of (something) with an exchange of ideas or information.

    〈喻〉通过交换意见(或信息)促进(某事物)的发展

    sessions between the two groups cross-fertilize ideas and provide insights

    两个团体的联席会议通过交流丰富了思想,提供了深刻的见解。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This is precisely how astrological ideas cross-fertilise each other and grow.
    • Inevitably she broadened her repertoire to take in mainstream as well as early works and now admits that the two disciplines have cross-fertilised.
    • Ethnomusicology has continued to cross-fertilize in intra and interdisciplinary ways.
    • First, do the different organizations that are discussed in the various chapters cross-fertilize one another?
    • This pairing of allied opposites enabled writers to cross-fertilise the two disciplines and personalities to help build on-screen tensions.
    • Thus, despite the black church's disdain for blues music, it is not surprising that black sacred and secular forms have cross-fertilized each other.
    • In no other part of the world have religious and cultural plurality co-existed and cross-fertilized each other so creatively.
    • I'm not aware of organized attempts to cross-fertilize east and west with each other's prayer traditions, but that doesn't mean it's not happening.
    • Music defines place not by isolating it, but rather by opening its borders so that different genres, styles, and repertories cross the borders and cross-fertilize one another.
    • Another concept which intrigues and impresses the author is the simple idea of London, a large cosmopolitan city which is culturally dominant, a teeming hive where words and ideas rub off each other and cross-fertilise.
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