英语单词

vegetate是什么意思

vegetate

英 ['vedʒɪteɪt] 美 ['vɛdʒətet]
  • vi. 过单调呆板的生活

中文词源


vegetate 无所事事

来自vegetable,植物,引申词义像植物人的,无活事事的。

英文词源


vegetate (v.)
c. 1600, "to grow as plants do," perhaps a back-formation from vegetation, or from Latin vegetatus, past participle of vegetare "to enliven, to animate" (see vegetable (adj.)). Sense of "to lead a dull, empty, or stagnant life" is from 1740. Related: Vegetated; vegetating.

双语例句


1. This kind of friut vegetate in many areas.
这种水果香甜可口,生长在世界上许多地方.

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2. The vegetables in the garden vegetate vigorously.
园子里的植物在茁壮成长.

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3. After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television.
经过一整天劳累, 我瘫在电视机前一动不动.

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4. Warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed.
疣和息肉如果不切除的话将会不停地生长.

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5. The fields vegetate vigorously.
这块地上旺盛地长起了植被.

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