vegetate

释义

• vi. 过单调呆板的生活

词源

vegetate (v.)

c. 1600, "to grow as plants do," perhaps a back-formation from vegetation, or from Latin vegetatus, past participle of vegetare "to enliven, to animate" (see vegetable (adj.)). Sense of "to lead a dull, empty, or stagnant life" is from 1740. Related: Vegetated; vegetating.

例句

• 1. This kind of friut vegetate in many areas. 这种水果香甜可口,生长在世界上许多地方.
• 2. The vegetables in the garden vegetate vigorously. 园子里的植物在茁壮成长.
• 3. After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television. 经过一整天劳累, 我瘫在电视机前一动不动.
• 4. Warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed. 疣和息肉如果不切除的话将会不停地生长.
• 5. The fields vegetate vigorously. 这块地上旺盛地长起了植被.