cultivate

cultivate
verb
[with obj.]
  1. prepare and use (land) for crops or gardening
    耕地；耕作
    ■break up (soil) in preparation for sowing or planting
    松土
    ■raise or grow (plants), especially on a large scale for commercial purposes
    （尤指为商业目的大规模）种植；栽培
    ■(Biology)grow or maintain (living cells or tissue) in culture
    (生)培养（细胞或组织）
  2. try to acquire or develop (a quality, sentiment, or skill)
    培养；养成（某种素质，情趣或技能）
    he cultivated an air of indifference.
    他养成了一副淡漠的神态。
    ■try to win the friendship or favour of (someone)
    与（某人）建立友谊；赢得好感
    it helps if you go out of your way to cultivate the local people.
    主动与当地人交往会对你有好处的。
    ■[usu. as adj. cultivated] apply oneself to improving or developing (one's mind or manners)
    提高（情趣）；陶冶（情操）
    he was a remarkably cultivated and educated man.
    他是一个情趣高尚，教养极好的人。
派生
cultivable
adjective
cultivatable
adjective
cultivation
noun
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin cultivat- 'prepared for crops', from the verb cultivare, from cultiva (terra) 'arable (land'), from colere 'cultivate, inhabit'
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