irrigate

动词 irrigate:

1. supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
   同义词：water
2. supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting

1. We have irrigated the desert area to make it fertile.
   我们已经灌溉了荒芜地区使它肥沃。
2. They are irrigating with water.
   他们正用水灌溉土地。

ir.ri.gate

v.（动词）
ir.ri.gat.ed,ir.ri.gat.ing,ir.ri.gates
v.tr.（及物动词）
To supply (dry land) with water by means of ditches, pipes, or streams; water artificially.
灌溉：通过沟渠，水管，或小溪给（干地）提供水；人工浇水
To wash out (a body cavity or wound) with water or a medicated fluid.
冲洗：用水或药液来清洗（体腔或伤口）
To make fertile or vital as if by watering.
滋润：仿佛用水浇灌的方式使…变得肥沃或充满活力
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To supply land with water artificially.
人工灌溉：给土地人工浇水

来源：
Latin irrig3re irrig3t-
拉丁语 irrig3re irrig3t-
in- [in] * see in- 2
in- [在里面] *参见 in-2
rig3re [to water]
rig3re [浇水]

【引伸】
ir.riga.tion
n.（名词）
ir.riga.tional
adj.（形容词）
ir.riga.tor
n.（名词）