irrigate

irrigate

英 ['ɪrɪgeɪt]
　　美 ['ɪrəget]

vt. 灌溉；沖洗；使清新
　　vi. 灌溉；沖洗

中文詞源：

irrigate 灌溉

ir-,進入，使，-rig,雨，詞源同rain.即使下雨，引申語義灌溉。拼寫比較fain,main.

例句：

1. He also wants to use the water to irrigate barren desert land.
他也想用這些水灌溉荒漠。

2. The farmer dug several trenches to irrigate the rice fields.
這個農民挖瞭好幾條溝以灌溉稻田.

3. They have built canals to irrigate the desert.
他們建造成水渠以灌溉沙漠.

4. None of the water from Lake Powell is used to irrigate the area.
鮑威爾湖的水一滴都沒有用於灌溉該地區。

5. Some plains rivers regularly fertillize and irrigate surrounding areas with their floods.
有些平源河流不斷地以其洪水培肥和灌溉著周圍的地區.