irrigate
/ˈɪrɪɡeɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɪrɪɡeɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈir-ə-ˌgāt/ (ame, mw)
irrigate — 動詞
- irrigatepresent simple I / you / we / they
- irrigateshe / she / it
- irrigatedpast simple
- irrigating-ing form
1. to bring water to farmland or gardens through pipes, channels, or sprinklers, so
灌溉
以水管、渠道等為農田供水
to bring water to farmland or gardens through pipes, channels, or sprinklers, so that crops and plants can grow
The Watanabe family irrigates their rice fields every morning during the dry season.
渡邊家每天早上在乾旱季節為他們的稻田灌溉。
irrigate [land/fields/crops] + time reference
Farmers in this valley use water from the nearby river to irrigate their vegetable plots.
這個山谷的農民利用附近河水來灌溉他們的菜園。
The government built a network of canals to irrigate thousands of hectares of farmland.
政府建造了一套運河網路，用以灌溉數千公頃的農田。
Elena and her father spent the weekend digging ditches to irrigate the new olive trees.
Elena 和她的父親花了整個週末挖溝渠，為新種的橄欖樹灌溉。
Throughout the dry months, Hassan has to irrigate his olive grove every week to keep the trees alive.
在乾旱的幾個月裡，Hassan 必須每週為他的橄欖園灌溉，才能讓樹木存活。
- drain
removes water from land instead of adding it
文法句型
irrigate + noun phrase (land / fields / crops)
用法筆記
Object is typically land, fields, or crops. Unlike 'water', irrigate always refers to human-made systems — never to natural rainfall.
常見錯誤
2. to clean a wound, a body cavity, or an eye by passing a steady stream of liquid
沖洗
以液體流沖洗傷口或體腔
to clean a wound, a body cavity, or an eye by passing a steady stream of liquid through it, usually for medical treatment
The nurse irrigated Keiko's wound with a saline solution before covering it with a bandage.
護士用生理食鹽水沖洗 Keiko 的傷口，然後用繃帶包紮起來。
irrigate [body part] with [liquid]
After the surgery, the doctor irrigated Xin's knee joint to remove tiny fragments of bone.
手術後，醫生沖洗 Xin 的膝關節，清除細小的碎骨。
When a chemical splashed into Ibrahim's eye, his colleague helped him irrigate it immediately.
化學藥劑濺入 Ibrahim 的眼睛時，他的同事立刻幫他沖洗眼睛。
Vikram used a special liquid to irrigate his cat's infected ear as the vet had instructed.
Vikram 按照獸醫的指示，用一種特殊藥水沖洗他那隻貓咪受感染的耳朵。
The paramedic irrigated the deep cut on Yuki's arm with clean water from a plastic bottle.
救護人員用塑膠瓶裝的清水沖洗 Yuki 手臂上那道很深的傷口。
- dry
removes moisture instead of adding it
文法句型
irrigate + noun phrase (wound / eye / body part)
用法筆記
Subject is usually a doctor, nurse, or paramedic. This sense is almost never used in everyday conversation — 'rinse' or 'wash' are preferred for minor cuts.