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Virtually none of the challengers owns a power plant.Most of us have an exotic plant that will need some protection to get it through the next few months.Although hardy, young plants can benefit from frost protection for the first few years.It is the cell walls and plant starch that isn't absorbed by the body.You can also use large plants such as rubber plants, swiss cheese plants or palms to divide up a space.This is the most efficient car plant in all Europe, a model for the entire industry globally.Feed flowering plants with a higher potassium indoor plant food once a week in spring and summer, and foliage plants twice a year in spring and summer.How many exotic plants can you pack into a quarter of an acre?Two remnants of the old industrial plant remain.The ingredient goes from the plant to a factory by truck.Pot plants are another very often ignored danger.The second reason is that they draw the eye away from any immature planting or bare earth.We were planted firmly in the armchairs of honour and exhorted not to move.Last year he pulled out of a consortium to build new nuclear plants. Young plants are usually purchased from plant nurseries and garden supply centres.The activity of this organism inside the plant cells leads to swelling and distorted growth.There are great examples of new nuclear plant in place in other countries at verycompetitive prices.Both the joint ventures are largely assembly plants.And vineyards close to airports or power plants also had more evidence of fossils fuels.Only two of them turned out to be food plants.This fact is used by gardeners who grow plants from cuttings.The garden includes a conservatory for growing exotic plants.This cash injection has been won against fierce competition from other car plants worldwide.They are large climbing plants so can be tricky indoors.Its record of construction of new plants is hardly encouraging.You will not get plant and machinery capital allowances on a garden office.It is not easy to grow plants in this country.You'll find a host of exotic plants growing in the grounds.

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British English: plant /plɑːnt/ NOUN
factory A plant is a factory or a place where power is produced.
...car assembly plants.
  • American English: plant site/equipment
  • Arabic: مَصْنَع
  • Brazilian Portuguese: fábrica
  • Chinese: 工厂
  • Croatian: pogon
  • Czech: továrna
  • Danish: fabrik
  • Dutch: fabriek
  • European Spanish: maquinaria equipos
  • Finnish: tehdas
  • French: usine
  • German: Anlage Fabrik
  • Greek: εργοστασιακή μονάδα
  • Italian: impianto
  • Japanese: 製造工場 site/equipment
  • Korean: 공장
  • Norwegian: anlegg
  • Polish: fabryka
  • European Portuguese: fábrica
  • Romanian: fabrică
  • Russian: завод
  • Latin American Spanish: planta
  • Swedish: anläggning
  • Thai: โรงงาน
  • Turkish: tesis
  • Ukrainian: завод
  • Vietnamese: nhà máy
British English: plant /plɑːnt/ NOUN
something that grows in the earth A plant is a living thing that grows in earth and has a stem, leaves, and roots.
Water each plant as often as required.
  • American English: plant vegetable organism
  • Arabic: نَبات
  • Brazilian Portuguese: planta
  • Chinese: 植物
  • Croatian: biljka
  • Czech: rostlina
  • Danish: plante
  • Dutch: plant
  • European Spanish: planta
  • Finnish: kasvi
  • French: plante
  • German: Pflanze
  • Greek: φυτό
  • Italian: pianta
  • Japanese: 植物 vegetable organism
  • Korean: 식물
  • Norwegian: plante
  • Polish: roślina
  • European Portuguese: planta
  • Romanian: plantă
  • Russian: растение
  • Latin American Spanish: planta
  • Swedish: växt
  • Thai: พืช
  • Turkish: bitki
  • Ukrainian: рослина
  • Vietnamese: cây
British English: plant /plɑːnt/ VERB
When you plant a seed, plant, or young tree, you put it into earth so that it will grow.
He plans to plant fruit trees.
  • American English: plant
  • Arabic: يَزْرَع
  • Brazilian Portuguese: plantar
  • Chinese: 种植
  • Croatian: posaditi
  • Czech: sázet rostliny
  • Danish: plante
  • Dutch: planten
  • European Spanish: plantar
  • Finnish: istuttaa
  • French: planter
  • German: pflanzen
  • Greek: φυτεύω
  • Italian: piantare
  • Japanese: 植える
  • Korean: 심다
  • Norwegian: plante
  • Polish: posadzić
  • European Portuguese: plantar
  • Romanian: a planta
  • Russian: сажать
  • Latin American Spanish: plantar
  • Swedish: plantera
  • Thai: ปลูก
  • Turkish: dikmek bitki
  • Ukrainian: саджати
  • Vietnamese: trồng

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Chinese translation of 'plant'

plant

(plɑːnt)

n

  1. (c) 植物 (zhíwù) (, zhū)
  2. (u) (= machinery) 机(機)器 (jīqì)
    ⇒ new plant and equipment 新的机器设备 (xīn de jīqì shèbèi)
  3. (c) (= factory, power station) 工厂(廠) (gōngchǎng) (个(個), )

vt

    1. [flower, tree, crop etc] 栽种(種) (zāizhòng)
    2. [field, garden] 种(種)植 (zhòngzhí)
      ⇒ Alongside the road was a field planted with maize. 路的两边是种了玉米的田地。 (Lù de liǎng biān shì zhòngle yùmǐ de tiándì.)
    1. (= put secretly) [microphone, bomb] 安放 (ānfàng)
      ⇒ They had planted the bomb beneath the house. 他们在房子下安放了炸弹。 (Tāmen zài fángzi xià ānfàngle zhàdàn.)
    2. [incriminating evidence] 栽赃(贓) (zāizāng)
      ⇒ I'm convinced the evidence was planted in John's flat. 我相信在约翰房里发现的证据是栽赃的。 (Wǒ xiāngxìn zài Yuēhàn fángli fāxiàn de zhèngjù shì zāizāng de.)
  1. (= place) [object, kiss] 放置 (fàngzhì)

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(noun) 
Definition
a living organism that grows in the ground and lacks the power of movement
Water each plant as often as required.
Synonyms
flower
bush
Trees and bushes grow down to the water's edge.
vegetable
herb
weed
shrub
(verb) 
Definition
to set (seeds or crops) into the ground to grow
He intends to plant fruit and vegetables.
Synonyms
sow
scatter
He began by scattering seed and putting in plants.
set out
transplant
The operation to transplant a kidney is now fairly routine.
implant
His father had implanted in him an ambition to obtain an education.
put in the ground
(verb) 
They are going to plant the area with grass and trees.
Synonyms
seed
sow
Yesterday the field opposite was sown with maize.
implant
Doctors implanted an artificial heart into the 46-year-old man.
(verb) 
Definition
to place firmly in position
She planted her feet wide and bent her knees slightly.
Synonyms
place
Chairs were placed in rows for the parents.
put
She put her bag on the floor.
set
He took the case out of her hand and set it on the floor.
settle
Right, that's settled then.
fix
Fix the photo to the card using double-sided tape
(verb) 
So far no-one has admitted to planting the trap.
Synonyms
hide
He hid the bicycle in the hawthorn hedge.
put
place
Red meat was placed in the category below this.
conceal
The device, concealed in a dustbin, was defused by police.
(verb) 
Definition
to introduce into someone's mind
Sir Eric had evidently planted the idea in her mind.
Synonyms
place
put
establish
He has established himself as a pivotal figure in US politics.
found
He founded the Centre for Journalism Studies.
fix
institute
We will institute a number of methods to improve safety.
root
lodge
He has four weeks in which to lodge an appeal.
insert
He took a key from his pocket and inserted it into the lock.
sow the seeds of
imbed

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What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not been discovered [Ralph Waldo Emerson – Fortune of the Republic]
Just now the lilac is in bloom,
All before my little room
[Rupert Brooke – Grantchester]
(noun) 
Definition
a factory or workshop
The plant provides forty per cent of the country's electricity.
Synonyms
factory
He owned furniture factories in New York.
works
shop
yard
a railway yard
mill
a textile mill
foundry
(noun) 
Definition
mobile mechanical equipment for construction or road-making
Firms may invest in plant and equipment abroad where costs are cheaper.
Synonyms
machinery
Farmers import most of their machinery and materials.
equipment
Exports of military equipment are banned.
gear
The boat's steering gear failed.
apparatus
He was rescued by firefighters wearing breathing apparatus.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of apparatus
Definition
a collection of equipment used for a particular purpose
He was rescued by firefighters wearing breathing apparatus.
Synonyms
equipment,
machine,
tackle,
gear,
means,
materials,
device,
tools,
implements,
mechanism,
outfit,
machinery,
appliance,
utensils,
contraption (informal)
in the sense of bush
Definition
a dense cluster of such shrubs
Trees and bushes grow down to the water's edge.
Synonyms
shrub,
plant,
hedge,
undergrowth,
thicket,
shrubbery
in the sense of conceal
Definition
to cover and hide
The device, concealed in a dustbin, was defused by police.
Synonyms
hide,
bury,
stash (informal),
secrete,
cover,
screen,
disguise,
obscure,
camouflage

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in the sense of equipment
Definition
a set of tools or devices used for a particular purpose
Exports of military equipment are banned.
Synonyms
apparatus,
stock,
supplies,
material,
stuff,
tackle,
gear,
tools,
provisions,
kit,
rig,
baggage,
paraphernalia,
accoutrements,
appurtenances,
equipage
in the sense of establish
Definition
to become firmly associated with a particular activity or reputation
He has established himself as a pivotal figure in US politics.
Synonyms
secure,
form,
base,
ground,
plant,
settle,
fix,
root,
implant,
entrench,
ensconce,
put down roots
in the sense of fix
Definition
to attach or place permanently
Fix the photo to the card using double-sided tape
Synonyms
place,
join,
stick (informal),
attach,
set,
position,
couple,
plant,
link,
establish,
tie,
settle,
secure,
bind,
root,
connect,
locate,
pin,
install,
anchor,
glue,
cement,
implant,
embed,
fasten,
make fast
in the sense of found
Definition
to lay the foundation of
He founded the Centre for Journalism Studies.
Synonyms
establish,
start,
set up,
begin,
create,
institute,
organize,
construct,
constitute,
originate,
endow,
inaugurate,
bring into being
in the sense of gear
Definition
a mechanism for transmitting motion by gears
The boat's steering gear failed.
Synonyms
mechanism,
works,
action,
gearing,
machinery,
cogs,
cogwheels,
gearwheels
in the sense of implant
Definition
to fix firmly in the mind
His father had implanted in him an ambition to obtain an education.
Synonyms
instil,
sow,
infuse,
inculcate,
infix
in the sense of implant
Definition
to plant or embed
Doctors implanted an artificial heart into the 46-year-old man.
Synonyms
insert,
place,
plant,
fix,
root,
sow,
graft,
embed,
ingraft
in the sense of insert
Definition
to place or fit (something) inside something else
He took a key from his pocket and inserted it into the lock.
Synonyms
put,
place,
set,
position,
work in,
slip,
slide,
slot,
thrust,
stick in,
wedge,
tuck in,
load,
implant,
embed,
pop in (informal)
in the sense of institute
Definition
to start or establish
We will institute a number of methods to improve safety.
Synonyms
establish,
start,
begin,
found,
launch,
set up,
introduce,
settle,
fix,
invest,
organize,
install,
pioneer,
constitute,
initiate,
originate,
enact,
commence,
inaugurate,
set in motion,
bring into being,
put into operation
in the sense of lodge
Definition
to bring (a charge or accusation) against someone
He has four weeks in which to lodge an appeal.
Synonyms
register,
put,
place,
set,
lay,
enter,
file,
deposit,
submit,
put on record

Additional synonyms

in the sense of mill
Definition
a factory, esp. one which processes raw materials
a textile mill
Synonyms
factory,
works,
shop,
plant,
workshop,
foundry
in the sense of put
Definition
to cause to be (in a position or place)
She put her bag on the floor.
Synonyms
place,
leave,
set,
position,
rest,
park (informal),
plant,
establish,
lay,
stick (informal),
settle,
fix,
lean,
deposit,
dump (informal),
prop,
lay down,
put down,
situate,
set down,
stow,
bung (informal),
plonk (informal)
in the sense of root
Synonyms
become established,
set,
ground,
establish,
stick (informal),
fix,
anchor,
moor,
implant,
embed,
entrench,
fasten,
take root,
become settled
in the sense of scatter
Definition
to throw about in various directions
He began by scattering seed and putting in plants.
Synonyms
throw about,
spread,
sprinkle,
strew,
broadcast,
shower,
fling,
litter,
sow,
diffuse,
disseminate
in the sense of set
Definition
to put in a specified position or state
He took the case out of her hand and set it on the floor.
Synonyms
put,
place,
lay,
leave,
park (informal),
position,
rest,
plant,
station,
stick (informal),
deposit,
locate,
lodge,
situate,
plump,
plonk
in the sense of settle
Definition
an act of settling
Right, that's settled then.
Synonyms
establish,
determine,
confirm,
fix,
appoint,
arrange,
agree
in the sense of transplant
Definition
to transfer (an organ or tissue) from one part of the body or from one person to another
The operation to transplant a kidney is now fairly routine.
Synonyms
implant,
transfer,
graft
in the sense of yard
Definition
an enclosed or open area where a particular type of work is done
a railway yard
Synonyms
workshop,
works,
plant,
industrial unit

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