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cultivate/ˈkʌltiveit/v. tr. 1a prepare and use (soil etc.) for crops or gardening 耕，耕作 b break up (the ground) with a cultivator 中耕，松土 2a raise or produce (crops) 栽培，种植(庄稼) b culture (bacteria, cells, etc.) 培育(细菌、细胞等) 3a (often as 常作 cultivated adj.) apply oneself to improving or developing (the mind, manners, etc.) 陶冶，磨炼(思想、态度等) b pay attention to or nurture (a person or a person's friendship); ingratiate oneself with (a person) 使(某人)有教养；加强友谊；结交朋友 □ cultivable adj.□ cultivatable adj.□ cultivation /-ˈveiʃ(ə)n/ n.[medieval Latin cultivare from cultiva (terra) ‘arable (land)’ (as CULT)] |