fructify

• 动词，指结出果实或变得富有成效，常用于植物学意义或比喻意义。

A verb meaning to bear fruit or become productive, often used in botanical or figurative contexts.

1. Become productive or fruitfulC1formal

   To begin to produce fruit, or to become productive or fertile.

   结出果实

   • The orchard will fructify after a few seasons of proper care.
   • With good soil and water, the land will fructify abundantly.
   • The project began to fructify only after years of investment.

   同义词flourishfruitproduceprosperthriveyield

   反义词barrensterilizewither

2. Make productive or fruitfulC1formal

   To cause something to become fruitful, productive, or yield results.

   使多产

   • The new fertilizer helped fructify the previously barren fields.
   • Her persistent efforts fructified the business into a success.
   • The program aims to fructify the talents of young artists.

   同义词enrichfecundatefertilize

   反义词barrendevastateravagesterilize

3. Bear fruitC1formal

   To produce actual fruits as part of a plant's life cycle.

   结果实

   • The apple tree began to fructify in its third year.
   • These vines will fructify only after a long warm summer.
   • The garden is expected to fructify by late autumn.

   同义词bearfruitproducesetyield