photosynthesize
photosynthesize — 動詞
- photosynthesizepresent simple I / you / we / they
- photosynthesizeshe / she / it
- photosynthesizedpast simple
- photosynthesizing-ing form
1. When a green plant, alga, or certain bacteria photosynthesize, they capture ener
行光合作用
植物利用陽光製造養分
When a green plant, alga, or certain bacteria photosynthesize, they capture energy from sunlight and use it to turn water and carbon dioxide into the sugars they need for growth and energy, releasing oxygen in the process.
The bean plants in Kofi's classroom photosynthesize fastest under a bright light and grow noticeably taller each day.
Kofi 教室裡的豆苗在強光下行光合作用最快，而且每天明顯長高。
intransitive: photosynthesize + under [light conditions]
Lakshmi's pine tree still photosynthesizes on chilly but sunny winter afternoons, keeping its needles fresh and green.
Lakshmi 的松樹在寒冷但晴朗的冬日下午仍然會進行光合作用，針葉保持翠綠。
adverbial modifier with temporal conditions
The ferns and hostas beneath Sato's porch photosynthesize very slowly, adding only a few leaves each year.
Sato 家門廊下的蕨類和玉簪進行光合作用的速度非常慢，每年只長幾片新葉。
Mizuki noticed that the pondweed in her aquarium stopped photosynthesizing after she removed the lamp.
Mizuki 注意到她把水族箱的燈拿掉後，裡面的水草就不再進行光合作用了。
The rice in Rania's test plot photosynthesized enough sugars by early July to form plump grains.
Rania 試驗田裡的稻子在七月初就行光合作用產生了足夠的糖分，長出飽滿的穀粒。
文法句型
photosynthesize (no object)
photosynthesize + noun (food / sugars / nutrients)
用法筆記
Subject is almost always a plant, alga, or photosynthetic bacterium. The transitive use (e.g., 'photosynthesize sugars') is most common in scientific writing; everyday contexts favour the intransitive form.