cultivate

过去式：cultivated过去分词：cultivated现在分词：cultivating第三人称单数：cultivates

1. vt. 耕作,种植 prepare and use (land, soil, etc.) for growing crops
2. vt. 陶冶思想、感情 make (the mind, feelings, etc.) more educated and refined
3. vt. 培养(友谊) encourage the growth of (friendship with sb)

• cultivate bacteria fertilizers培养细菌肥料
• cultivate edible seaweed〔kelp〕培养食用海草〔海带〕
• cultivate cadres培养干部
• cultivate faculty培养能力
• cultivate a friendship培养友谊
• cultivate land耕种
• cultivate a love of art培养对艺术的爱好
• cultivate a moustache留胡子
• cultivate a taste for music培养对音乐的兴趣

• cultivate assiduously专心致志地培养
• cultivate continuously不断地培养
• cultivate diligently细心地培养
• cultivate extensively普遍种植
• cultivate fastidiously过分讲究地培养
• cultivate freely随便种植
• cultivate generously通常种植
• cultivate intensively集中地培养
• cultivate intellectually智力地培养
• cultivate passionately多情地培养
• cultivate profitably有益地培养
• cultivate sedulously小心周到地种植
• cultivate systematically系统地培养

• cultivate in citizenship对市民进行教育
• cultivate with rice〔cotton, vegetables〕种植水稻〔棉花,蔬菜〕

cultivate talents培养人才

1. He was granted many privileges to cultivate crops.
   他被给予许多特权来培育农作物。
2. They moved to the country to cultivate the soil .
   他们搬到乡下去种地。
3. The people cultivate mainly rice and beans.
   这里的人们主要种植稻子和豆类。
4. Father tries to cultivate my love for art.
   父亲企图培养我对艺术的爱好。
5. Tom tried to cultivate good study habits.
   汤姆试着去培养良好的读书习惯。
6. It takes some time to cultivate a new friendship.
   培育新的友情需要花费一些时间。
7. Extensive reading can cultivate your mind.
   广泛阅读能陶冶你的心性。
8. He always tries to cultivate famous people.
   他总是结交名人。
9. You must cultivate people who can help you in business.
   你得结交在业务上对你有用的人。