re-vegetate

re-vegetate — verb

  • re-vegetatepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • re-vegetates3rd person singular
  • re-vegetating-ing form
  • re-vegetatedpast simple

1. to restore plant life to an area of ground that has been stripped bare or damage

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

to restore plant life to an area of ground that has been stripped bare or damaged

例句

The mining company promised to re-vegetate the valley once operations ended.

Joshua joined volunteers working to re-vegetate an old landfill near the coast.

re-vegetate + [specific site]

同義詞
  • reforest

    specifically means planting trees, not all vegetation

  • restore

    broader term; can apply to buildings, ecosystems, or objects, not just plant cover

  • regreen

    informal; emphasises making an area visibly green again

反義詞
  • deforest

    to remove trees from an area

  • denude

    to strip land of its vegetation or covering

文法句型

re-vegetate + [area of land]

用法筆記

Object is always land, ground, or a specific area that has lost its plant cover. Common in environmental and land-management contexts.

常見錯誤

❌We need to re-vegetate the garden after the drought.
✅We need to replant the garden after the drought.
💡're-vegetate' is for large-scale land restoration, not small garden plots.