terra·form
verb/ˈterəfɔːm/
/ˈterəfɔːrm/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they terraform | /ˈterəfɔːm/ /ˈterəfɔːrm/ |
he / she / it terraforms | /ˈterəfɔːmz/ /ˈterəfɔːrmz/ |
past simple terraformed | /ˈterəfɔːmd/ /ˈterəfɔːrmd/ |
past participle terraformed | /ˈterəfɔːmd/ /ˈterəfɔːrmd/ |
-ing form terraforming | /ˈterəfɔːmɪŋ/ /ˈterəfɔːrmɪŋ/ |
- terraform something to make a planet more like Earth, so that people can live on it
将(行星)地球化(以适合人类居住) Word Origin1940s: from Latin terra ‘earth’ + the verb form.