1. | [c] 植物；花草a living thing that grows in the earth and usually has a stem , leaves and roots, especially one that is smaller than a tree or bush |
All plants need light and water. 一切植物都需要阳光和水。 | |
flowering/garden/indoor plants 开花╱园林╱室内植物 | |
a tomato/potato plant 番茄秧；马铃薯秧 | |
the animal and plant life of the area 本地区的动植物 |
2. | [c] 发电厂；工厂a factory or place where power is produced or an industrial process takes place |
a nuclear reprocessing plant 核物质再处理厂 | |
Japanese car plants 日本汽车制造厂 | |
a chemical plant 化工厂 |
3. | [u] （工业用的）大型机器，设备the large machinery that is used in industrial processes |
The company has been investing in new plant and equipment. 这家公司一直在投资购置新机器和设备。 |
4. | [c][ususing] (informal) 栽赃物品something that sb has deliberately placed among another person's clothes or possessions in order to make them appear guilty of a crime |
5. | [c] 坐探；内线；卧底a person who joins a group of criminals or enemies in order to get and secretly report information about their activities |
1. | ~ sth 栽种；种植；播种to put plants, seeds, etc. in the ground to grow |
to plant and harvest rice 栽种并收割水稻 | |
Plant these shrubs in full sun. 把这些灌木栽在阳光充足的地方。 |
2. | 在（某处）栽种to cover or supply a garden/yard, area of land, etc. with plants |
a densely planted orange grove 栽植稠密的橘树林 | |
The field had been ploughed and planted with corn. 这块地已犁过并种上了玉米。 |
3. | ~ sth/yourself + adv./prep. 立稳；竖立；安放to place sth or yourself firmly in a particular place or position |
They planted a flag on the summit. 他们在山顶上插了一面旗子。 | |
He planted himself squarely in front of us. 他稳稳地站在我们面前。 |
4. | ~ sth (+ adv./prep.) （秘密）放置，安置to hide sth such as a bomb in a place where it will not be found |
5. | ~ sth (on sb) （给某人）栽（赃）to hide sth, especially sth illegal, in sb's clothing, possessions, etc. so that when it is found it will look as though they committed a crime |
He claims that the drugs were planted on him. 他声称这些毒品是别人给他栽的赃。 |
6. | ~ sb (in sth) 使卧底；安插（密探）to send sb to join a group, etc., especially in order to make secret reports on its members |
7. | ~ sth (in sth) 使（思想、信念等）植根于to make sb think or believe sth, especially without them realizing that you gave them the idea |
He planted the first seeds of doubt in my mind. 是他最初启发我起疑心的。 |
