vegetate

• 指以被动、懒散、无所事事的方式生活或消磨时间，常含缺乏脑力或体力活动之意。

A verb used to describe the act of living or spending time in a passive, inactive, or unproductive manner, often implying a lack of mental or physical stimulation.

1. Live passivelyB2informal

   To exist in a dull, inactive way without mental or physical stimulation.

   虚度光阴

   • After retirement, he just vegetates in front of the TV all day.
   • She felt like she was vegetating in her boring office job.
   • Don't just vegetate on the couch—go out and do something!

   同义词do-nothingexistidlelanguishlazeloafstagnate

   反义词engageflourishthrive

2. Establish vegetationC1formal

   To plant or cause plants to grow in a particular area.

   绿化

   • The city council plans to vegetate the barren hillside with native shrubs.
   • They vegetated the garden with a mix of flowers and herbs.
   • Efforts to vegetate the desert have had limited success.

   同义词cultivategreengrowplantseedsow

3. Produce vegetationC1formal

   To grow or develop plant life naturally.

   生长植被

   • The field vegetates quickly after the spring rains.
   • In tropical climates, the land vegetates year-round.
   • The abandoned lot began to vegetate with weeds and wildflowers.

   同义词budburgeongerminategrowshootsprout

4. Grow like a plantC2formal

   To grow or develop in a manner similar to a plant, often slowly or passively.

   像植物一样生长

   • The tumor began to vegetate, spreading slowly through the tissue.
   • The idea vegetated in his mind for years before he acted on it.
   • The culture vegetated in the petri dish under controlled conditions.

   同义词budgerminategrowshootsprout

   反义词bloomburgeonflourishthrive

5. Grow or spread abnormallyC2formal

   To proliferate in an uncontrolled or pathological manner, often used in medical contexts.

   增生

   • The bacteria vegetated on the surface of the wound.
   • Abnormal cells can vegetate and form growths.
   • The fungus vegetated across the damp wall.

   同义词burgeongrowmultiplyproliferatespread

6. Propagate asexuallyC2formal

   To reproduce without sexual means, as in some plants or simple organisms.

   无性繁殖

   • Many plants vegetate through runners or cuttings.
   • The organism vegetates by splitting into two identical cells.
   • Gardeners often vegetate herbs by taking stem cuttings.

   同义词budclonemultiplypropagatereproduce

7. Engage in passive relaxationB2informal

   To rest or relax in a way that involves little mental or physical activity.

   无所事事

   • On weekends, I like to vegetate in my hammock with a book.
   • After a long week, he just wants to vegetate and do nothing.
   • She spent the afternoon vegetating by the pool.

   同义词chill outidlelazeloaflolllounge

   反义词actengageexertlaborwork