| 釋義 |
cultivate /'kAltiveit; Mka’vet/ vt [VP6A] 1 prepare (land) for crops by ploughing, etc; help (crops) to grow (eg by breaking up the soil around them, destroying weeds, etc). 邸種 (田地); 培植 (禾物) (如翻土、除草等) 。 2 give care, thought, time, etc in order to develop sth: 培養(yǎng); 修養(yǎng); 花費(fèi)心思、時(shí)間等以發(fā)展某事物： to ~ the mind/sb's friendship. 修養(yǎng)心性 (培養(yǎng)與某人的友誼) 。 He ~s (= tries to win the good will of) the sort of people who can be useful to him in his business. 他培養(yǎng)對(duì)于他事業(yè)有用的人。 cubtbvated adj (of a person) having good manners and education. (指人) 舉止文聽(tīng)的; 有教養(yǎng)的。 |