vegetate
英 ['ved??te?t]
美 ['v?d??tet]
中文詞源
vegetate 無所事事來自vegetable,植物，引申詞義像植物人的，無活事事的。
英文詞源
- vegetate (v.)
- c. 1600, "to grow as plants do," perhaps a back-formation from vegetation, or from Latin vegetatus, past participle of vegetare "to enliven, to animate" (see vegetable (adj.)). Sense of "to lead a dull, empty, or stagnant life" is from 1740. Related: Vegetated; vegetating.
雙語例句
- 1. This kind of friut vegetate in many areas.
- 這種水果香甜可口,生長(zhǎng)在世界上許多地方.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 2. The vegetables in the garden vegetate vigorously.
- 園子里的植物在茁壯成長(zhǎng).
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television.
- 經(jīng)過一整天勞累, 我癱在電視機(jī)前一動(dòng)不動(dòng).
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- 4. Warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed.
- 疣和息肉如果不切除的話將會(huì)不停地生長(zhǎng).
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- 5. The fields vegetate vigorously.
- 這塊地上旺盛地長(zhǎng)起了植被.
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