fertilize

• 动词，指向土壤添加养分使其肥沃，或使卵细胞或种子受精以开始新生命的发育。

A verb used to indicate the act of adding nutrients to soil or land to make it more productive, or to cause an egg or seed to start developing into a new living thing.

1. Add nutrients to soilB2formalscientific

   To add natural or chemical substances to soil to make it more fertile for plant growth.

   施肥

   • Farmers fertilize their fields with manure every spring.
   • You should fertilize the garden before planting new seeds.
   • The soil was fertilized with a nitrogen-rich compound.

   同义词compostdressenrichfeedmanuretopdress

   反义词depleteexhauststerilize

2. Make an egg developB2formalscientific

   To cause an egg or female reproductive cell to start developing into a new organism by combining it with a male cell.

   使受精

   • The sperm fertilizes the egg during reproduction.
   • In vitro fertilization helps couples who have difficulty conceiving.
   • The flower was fertilized by pollen carried by bees.

   同义词fecundateimpregnateinseminate