Pollinating
“Pollinating” 指昆虫、鸟类、风或人工方式将花粉传到花朵雌蕊,使植物结果繁殖,如 bees pollinating apple blossoms(蜜蜂为苹果花授粉)。
- “Bees spend their days pollinating crops across the valley.” (蜜蜂整天在山谷里为农作物授粉。)
- “Farmers rent hives to help with pollinating the almond orchards.” (农民租用蜂箱帮助杏园授粉。)
- “Wind plays a role in pollinating many grass species.” (风在许多草本植物的授粉中发挥作用。)
来自拉丁语 pollen(花粉,细粉),经 pollinis 进入现代英语;pollinate 指用花粉使植物受精。
词干 “pollin-” 表花粉;“-ate” 为动词后缀;“-ing” 表示正在授粉的过程。
生态与农业新闻中 pollinating 与蜜蜂数量下降、粮食安全密切相关;园艺爱好者也会谈论 hand-pollinating(人工授粉)。
- 原形: pollinate
- 名词: pollination, pollinator
- 固定搭配: “pollinating flowers” (为花授粉), “pollinating crops” (为作物授粉)
pollen(花粉)+ -ating——把花粉送过去,就是 pollinating 授粉。
“Pollinating row after row of sunflowers, the bees moved like tiny gardeners keeping the harvest alive.” (蜜蜂一行行地为向日葵授粉,像小园丁一样维系着收成。)