Irrigate



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 灌溉; 冲洗伤口
• ［英］ v. 灌溉 ( to supply land with water)
• ［记］ ir ( 进入) +rig ( 引水) +ate -> 把水引进 -> 灌溉

Webster Collegiate

verb (-gated; -gating)

• Etymology: Latin irrigatus, past participle of irrigare, from in- + rigare to water; perhaps akin to Old High German regan rain — more at rain
• Date: 1615
• transitive verb
  • 1. wet, moisten: as
    • a. to supply (as land or crops) with water by artificial means
    • b. to flush (a body part) with a stream of liquid (as in removing a foreign body or medicating)
  • 2. to refresh as if by watering
• intransitive verb
  • to practice irrigation
• ? irrigator noun

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