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irrigate 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˈirigāt/,
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irrigated, past tense; irrigated, past participle; irrigates, 3rd person singular present; irrigating, present participle;
  1. Supply water to (land or crops) to help growth, typically by means of channels

  2. (of a river or stream) Supply (land) with water

  3. Apply a continuous flow of water or liquid medication to (an organ or wound)

  1. water: supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields"
  2. supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting; "irrigate the wound"
  3. (irrigation) supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc
  4. (irrigation) (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution
  5. The role of irrigation in viticulture is considered both controversial and essential to wine production. ...
  6. Irrigation is an artificial application of water to the soil. It is used to assist in the growing of agricultural crops, maintenance of landscapes, and revegetation of disturbed soils in dry areas and during periods of inadequate rainfall. ...
  7. (Irrigation (tidal)) Tidal irrigation is the subsurface irrigation of levee soils in coastal plains with river water under tidal influence. It is applied in (semi)arid zones at the mouth of a large river estuary or delta where a considerable tidal range (some 2 m) is present. ...
  8. To supply farmland with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc; To clean a wound with a fluid
  9. (irrigation) The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants
  10. (Irrigated) Watered by an artificial or controlled means, such as sprinklers, furrows, ditches, or spreader dikes.
  11. (irrigation) supplying water to agriculture by artificial means, such as pumping water onto crops in an area where rainfall is insufficient
  12. (irrigation) Lawn sprinkler system.
  13. (Irrigation) the technique of using a solution to wash out your mouth and to flush debris.
  14. (IRRIGATION) The controlled application of water to land to supplement that supplied by nature.
  15. (IRRIGATION) is the washing out of a cavity or wound with a stream of lotion or water.
  16. (Irrigation) the artificial watering of the land.
  17. (Irrigation) This is the practice of applying supplemental water to plant and lawn areas.
  18. (irrigation) a system of providing water for plants by means of pipes and channels.
  19. (irrigation) Watering the land. This promotes the growth of vegetation.
  20. (irrigation) the watering of crops with water pumped from underground or piped from surface waters
  21. (Irrigation) Sprinklers are used on farms, golf courses, residential yards, and other places to water crops, lawns, gardens or other plants in the event of drought.
  22. (irrigation) WATER SPREAD. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - irrigation.
  23. Irrigation is when man-made water channels are used to bring in water to grow crops.
  24. (irrigation) (irrgation, f., arrosage, m.) The artificial distribution of water to promote plant growth.
  25. (IRRIGATION) Diverting or moving water from its natural course in order to use it.