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  • Derivatives : adj  vegetational
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

vegetation [vεʤɪ'teɪʃən]
  1. 1. noun [frm] [u] 植物

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

vegetation [ˌveʤɪˈteɪʃən]
  1. 1. n.[u] 植被植物群
  2. 2. n.[u] 生长过程发育过程
  3. 3. n.[c/u] [Medicine] 赘生物,赘疣,增殖体
  4. 4. n.[c] 单调生活贫乏生活
    Their holiday was spent in sleep and vegetation.
    他们的假日都花在睡觉单调贫乏生活上了。

Collins English-English Dictionary

vegetation ["vεʤɪ'teɪʃən]
  1. 1. n plant life as a whole, esp the plant life of a particular region
  2. 2. n the process of vegetating
  3. 3. n [pathol] any abnormal growth, excrescence, etc
  4. 4. n a vegetative existence

Examples

exuberant vegetation
茂盛的植物
lush vegetation
葱翠的草木
The zonal vegetation in this area is evergreen broad leaved forest.
这个区域的地域性植被是常绿阔叶林。
The deer mainly browse on wild vegetation not crops.
鹿主要吃野生植物,而不是吃庄稼。
The only vegetation was scrubby trees and patches of coarse grass.
唯一的植物是低矮的树木和一丛丛粗糙的草。
The most important breeding habitat is lakes or ponds with good marginal vegetation.
最有利的繁育地区是边缘伴有植物的湖泊或池塘。
The desert was edged with sere vegetation.
沙漠周围零星地长着一些干枯的植被。
scrawny vegetation

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