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plant

/ˈplænt/KK

練發音
名詞
國小
難度 6 個義項
also verb
變化形
複數

plants

1.
植物
極常用

通常會長出根、莖、葉,許多種類會開花或結果的生物;不包括動物。

用法:可數名詞。泛指某地的植物時,常用複數;指不可數的「植物群」時,較常用 vegetation。

houseplant
plant species
plant growth
water a plant
a flowering plant

My grandmother has many plants at home.

我奶奶家裡有很多植物。

This plant needs light but not too much water.

這株植物需要光,但不需要太多水。

2.
種植;栽種
極常用

把種子、幼苗或植株放入土裡,讓它生長。

用法:及物動詞。可接受詞為種子、樹木、花卉等,也可接受作物名稱。若強調栽種的地點,常接 in。

plant flowers
plant vegetables
plant rice
plant seeds
plant a tree

We plant a tree at school.

我們在學校種一棵樹。

My father planted a tree last spring.

我爸爸去年春天種了一棵樹。

還有 4 個進階的意思(國小之後才會學到)
3.
工廠;廠房;發電廠
常用

用來製造產品、處理原料或發電的大型工業設施。

用法:可數名詞。表示「工廠」時,通常比 factory 更著重整套生產或處理設施。

manufacturing plant
power plant
treatment plant
chemical plant
automobile plant

The business opened a new plant in the south of Taiwan.

這家企業在台灣南部開了一座新的工廠。

The power plant gives cities power.

這座發電廠供給城市電力。

4.
暗中安排的人;內應
較少用

被暗中安排進某個團體、活動或場合,以影響他人、蒐集資訊或製造假象的人。

用法:可數名詞。常與 undercover、police 或 company 等詞搭配,說明其身分或派遣者。

a company plant
suspect someone is a plant
an undercover plant
a police plant

Some people thought the caller was a plant who got money to talk about the show.

有些人認為那位打電話的人是節目安排的托,拿錢來談這個節目。

5.
穩穩放置;插下;站定
常用

把某物放到特定位置並使其固定,或讓自己穩穩站在某處。

用法:及物動詞。plant oneself 後面常接地點,表示「穩穩地坐下或站在某處」。

plant one's feet
plant a flag
plant oneself in front of
plant a foot on

The child planted his feet and would not leave the toy store.

那個孩子雙腳站穩,不肯離開玩具店。

She planted herself by the window to wait for the bus.

她在窗邊坐定,等公車來。

6.
暗中放置;栽贓
常用

暗中把某物放在某處,尤其是為了誤導他人、嫁禍他人或製造假象。

用法:及物動詞。plant evidence 表示暗放證據;若要說明被栽贓的人,常用 plant evidence on someone。

plant evidence
plant a bug
plant a device
plant drugs on someone
plant a bomb

The police planted the bag in his car.

警察把那個袋子放進他的車裡,假裝是他的。

A worker found a camera that someone had planted in the room.

一名工人在房間裡發現了一台有人偷偷放的相機。

常見錯誤

The teacher planted us more flowers.

The teacher planted more flowers for us.

They built a new factory plant.

They built a new plant./They built a new factory.

My mother planted a lot of flowers in the balcony.

My mother planted a lot of flowers on the balcony.

We plant a tree last week.

We planted a tree last week.

相關字詞
transplant 同源詞
factory 近義
grow 近義
sow 近義
vegetation 近義
學習提示

・當 plant 是「種植」時,重點在「把東西種下去」;若強調植物後續長大,可用 grow。

・plant 作「工廠」解時,常見於 power plant、water treatment plant 等固定搭配。

・plant 作「栽贓」或「暗中安插」解時,通常含有欺瞞意圖,應避免用於單純的放置動作。

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