pollinate

/ˈpɒləneɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈpɑːləneɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈpä-lə-ˌnāt/ (ame, mw)

pollinate — verb

  • pollinatepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • pollinateshe / she / it
  • pollinatedpast simple
  • pollinating-ing form

1. to bring pollen to a flower or similar plant part, allowing the plant to make se

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to bring pollen to a flower or similar plant part, allowing the plant to make seeds or fruit

例句

Bees pollinate the apple trees behind Mr. Chen's farmhouse each spring.

common subject: bees pollinate flowers and trees

Farm workers pollinated the tomato flowers by hand inside the greenhouse.

pattern: pollinate something by hand

同義詞
  • fertilize

    broader and less exact; it can name the result, not just the pollen transfer

  • cross-pollinate

    narrower; stresses pollen moving between different plants or flowers

  • hand-pollinate

    same core action, but specifically done by a person rather than insects or wind

文法句型

pollinate something

pollinate something by hand

be pollinated by insects

用法筆記

Subject is often bees, flies, wind, or people doing the work by hand. In passive sentences, the flower, tree, or crop becomes the subject: 'These plants are pollinated by insects.'

常見錯誤

❌Bees pollen the flowers in our yard.
✅Bees pollinate the flowers in our yard.
💡'pollen' is a noun; 'pollinate' is the verb.
❌The pear flowers pollinated by flies in spring.
✅The pear flowers are pollinated by flies in spring.
💡passive sentences need a form of 'be'.