词组 | plant |
释义 | plant /plɑːnt $ plænt/ noun 1. a living thing that has leaves and roots and grows in earthadjectives/nouns + planta common/rare plant Bluebells are a common plant in woodland areas. | The displays include rare plants from India and China.a wild plant Many wild plants are in danger of dying out.garden plants (=plants that are grown in gardens) Butterflies feed on the flowers of several garden plants.a tomato/strawberry/banana/potato etc plant Tomato plants are easy to grow in a greenhouse.an exotic/tropical plant (=one that grows in hot countries) Exotic plants usually have to be grown in a greenhouse in this country.a potted plant also a pot plant BrE (=one that is grown in a container) He leaves his house key under a potted plant on the porch.a house plant (=one that is grown in a pot in the house) Rubber plants make excellent house plants.a climbing plant (=one that grows up a wall, tree etc) The fence was covered with climbing plants.an aquatic plant (=one that grows in water) The water lilies and other aquatic plants were in flower.plant + verbsa plant grows The plant grows to a height of about 20 cm.a plant flowers (=produces flowers) Many plants start to flower in May.a plant thrives/flourishes (=it grows well) A lot of plants thrive in partial shade.a plant dies My house plants died from lack of water.a plant droops (=bends and looks weak) The potted plant on his desk was drooping so I watered it.a plant withers (=becomes dry and starts to die) The tomato plants have all withered in the heat.verbs + plantgrow plants also cultivate plants formal She grew most of these plants from seed. | It is not an easy plant to cultivate.water a plant He could see her watering the plants in her small garden.plant + nounsa plant pot The lemon tree needs a bigger plant pot.a plant species also a species of plant (=a type of plant) Many plant species are becoming rare because of the use of chemicals for farming. | The wood is home to hundreds of species of plant.plant life (=plants) There is a lot of plant life near the river.plant material/matter The fungus feeds on decaying plant material.plant growth After a certain age, plant growth slows down.phrasesa plant is in flower (=it produces flowers) By May, most of the garden plants were in flower.THESAURUS: plant herb a small plant that is used to improve the taste of food, or to make medicine: Sprinkle the dish with chopped fresh herbs. | medicinal herbs (=used as medicine) | The shop sells an interesting range of herbs and spices. weed a wild plant growing where it is not wanted that prevents crops or garden flowers from growing properly: She was pulling up weeds in her garden. | Chemicals can be used to control weeds, but it is usually better to use natural methods. bulb a root shaped like a ball that grows into a flower or plant: She planted hundreds of daffodil bulbs. shrub a small bush with several woody stems: They planted lots of flowering shrubs. | Rosemary is an evergreen shrub (=it keeps its leaves during the winter).2. a large factory, especially one where things such as energy, cars, or chemicals are producedadjectives/nouns + planta car plant Mazda plans to build a big new car plant in Thailand. a power plant (=where electricity is produced) The old power plant will be shut down in November.a chemical plant The air is filled with pollution from chemical plants.an assembly plant (=where different parts of a product, especially cars, are put together) Production at the truck assembly plant is being increased to cope with demand.a manufacturing plant (=where products are produced or made) The engines are produced at Rolls-Royce’s manufacturing plant in Derby.an industrial plant (=where goods or substances such as gas or steel are produced in large quantities) When industrial plants close in the US, jobs move overseas.a processing/treatment plant (=where materials are made cleaner, safer etc) There are plans to build a water treatment plant to provide fresh drinking water for the islanders.a recycling plant (=where used materials are treated so that they can be used again) The council has just opened a huge recycling plant to deal with the city’s waste. verbsrun/operate a plant General Motors operates several plants in the country.a plant opens The UK’s biggest recycling plant has opened in Huddersfield.a plant closes (down)/shuts (down) Plants are closing all over Europe as the recession deepens.a plant produces/makes/manufactures sth The New Jersey plant produces 360,000 televisions a year.THESAURUS: plant → factory |
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