单词 | plant |
释义 | Word Frequency plant 1(plɑːnt) noun 1. any living organism that typically synthesizes its food from inorganic substances, possesses cellulose cell walls, responds slowly and often permanently to a stimulus, lacks specialized sense organs and nervous system, and has no powers of locomotion 2. such an organism that is green, terrestrial, and smaller than a shrub or tree; a herb 3. a cutting, seedling, or similar structure, esp when ready for transplantation 4. informal a thing positioned secretly for discovery by another, esp in order to incriminate an innocent person 5. billiards, snooker a position in which the cue ball can be made to strike an intermediate which then pockets another ball verb (transitive) 6. (often foll by out) to set (seeds, crops, etc) into (ground) to grow 7. to place firmly in position 8. to establish; found 9. to implant in the mind 10. slang to deliver (a blow) 11. informal to position or hide, esp in order to deceive or observe 12. to place (young fish, oysters, spawn, etc) in (a lake, river, etc) in order to stock the water Derived forms plantable (ˈplantable) adjective plantlike (ˈplantˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English, from Latin planta a shoot, cuttingWord Frequency plant 2(plɑːnt) noun 1. a. the land, buildings, and equipment used in carrying on an industrial, business, orother undertaking or service b. (as modifier) plant costs 2. a factory or workshop 3. mobile mechanical equipment for construction, road-making, etc Word origin C20: special use of plant1 |
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