plant
US: /ˈpɫænt/
UK: /plˈænt/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
plant /plɑ:nt/- danh từ
- thực vật, cây (nhỏ)
- sự mọc
- in plant: đang mọc lên
- to lose plant: chết lụi
- to miss plant: không nẩy mầm được
- dáng đứng, thế đứng
- máy móc, thiết bị (của một nhà máy); nhà máy ((thường) là công nghiệp nặng)
- (từ lóng) người gài vào (một tổ chức nào để làm tay trong); vật gài bí mật (vào nơi nào như bom, máy ghi âm...)
- ngoại động từ
- trồng, gieo
- to plant a tree: trồng cây
- to plant seeds: gieo hạt
- to plant a field with rice: trồng lúa trên một mảnh ruộng
- cắm, đóng chặt xuống (cọc...)
- động từ phân thân to plant oneself đứng (ở một chỗ nào để quan sát, dò xét...)
- thả (cá con... xuống ao cá)
- di (dân) đến ở... đưa (người) đến ở...
- to plant people in a districk; to plant a districk with people: di dân đến ở một vùng
- thiết lập, thành lập, đặt (một thành phố, ngôi chùa...)
- gài (người...) lại làm tay trong; đặt (lính gác...), gài (bom, máy ghi âm...)
- gieo (ý nghĩ...)
- to plant an idea in someone's mind: gieo một ý nghĩ vào đầu ai
- bắn, giáng, ném, đâm...
- to plant a bullet in the target: bắn một viên đạn vào bia
- to plant a blow on...: giáng một đòn vào...
- bỏ rơi
- to find oneself planted on a desert island: thấy mình bị bỏ rơi trên một đảo hoang
- chôn (ai)
- (từ lóng) giấu, oa trữ (hàng ăn cắp...)
- (từ lóng) bỏ (cát vàng, quặng khoáng chất...) vào mỏ (để đánh lừa người định mua là mỏ có trữ lượng cao)
- (từ lóng) tính (mưu kế lừa đảo)
- to plant out
- cấy, chuyển (ở chậu...) xuống đất
- to plant out rice seedling: cấy mạ
- to plant oneself on someone
- ở lì mãi nhà ai
- trồng, gieo
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun
living thing
1 [C] a living thing that grows in the earth and usually has a stem, leaves and roots, especially one that is smaller than a tree or bush: All plants need light and water. + flowering / garden / indoor plants + a tomato / potato plant + the animal and plant life of the area
See also -
factory
2 [C] a factory or place where power is produced or an industrial process takes place: a nuclear reprocessing plant + Japanese car plants + a chemical / manufacturing plant
See also -
machinery
3 [U] the large machinery that is used in industrial processes: The company has been investing in new plant and equipment.
sth illegal
4 [C, usually sing.] (informal) something that sb has deliberately placed among another person's clothes or possessions in order to make them appear guilty of a crime: He claimed that the drugs found in his house were a plant.
person
5 [C] a person who joins a group of criminals or enemies in order to get and secretly report information about their activities
+ verb [VN]
seeds / plants
1 to put plants, seeds, etc. in the ground to grow: to plant and harvest rice + Plant these shrubs in full sun.
2 ~ sth (with sth) to cover or supply a garden/yard, area of land, etc. with plants: a densely planted orange grove + The field had been ploughed and planted with corn.
put in position
3 [+adv./prep.] to place sth or yourself firmly in a particular place or position: They planted a flag on the summit. + He planted himself squarely in front of us. + Demonstrators planted themselves right in front of the convoy of trucks.
bomb
4 to hide sth such as a bomb in a place where it will not be found
sth illegal
5 ~ sth (on sb) to hide sth, especially sth illegal, in sb's clothing, possessions etc. so that when it is found it will look as though they committed a crime: He claims that the drugs were planted on him.
person
6 ~ sb (in sth) to send sb to join a group, etc., especially in order to make secret reports on its members: The police had planted an informer in the gang.
thought / idea
7 ~ sth (in sth) to make sb think or believe sth, especially without them realizing that you gave them the idea: He planted the first seeds of doubt in my mind.
Phrasal Verbs: plant sth<->out to put plants in the ground so that they have enough room to grow: Plant the seedlings out at 20cm intervals.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 flower, vegetable, herb, bush, shrub, tree, vine, weed:
Because of all the rain, the plants are flourishing this summer.
2 factory, mill, shop, works, workshop, foundry:
The new plant in Crawley is hiring lathe operators.
3 equipment, machinery, apparatus; gear, fixtures:
The plant includes heavy cranes, JCBs, earth movers, and bulldozers.
4 spy, (undercover or secret) agent, informer, informant:
The new assistant is a plant, sent in by management to report on union activities.
v.
5 bed (out), sow, seed, set (out), transplant:
We planted a herbaceous border along the south wall of the garden.
6 implant, establish, root, fix, ingrain, lodge, instil, insinuate, inject, introduce, impress, imprint:
Who planted the idea in your mind that you were a gifted writer?
7 place, put, position, station, assign, situate:
Watch-towers are planted at 50-foot intervals around the prison.
8 hide, secrete, conceal:
The company has planted detectives in the store to watch out for shoplifters.
Collocation
1 living thing
ADJ.
attractive | delicate | wild | rare | garden, house, indoor, potted | exotic, tropical | medicinal | food
food plants of rare butterflies
| crop | poisonous | perennial | aquatic, desert, marsh | bedding, climbing, flowering, ornamental | herbaceous, leguminous | strawberry, tomato, etc.
VERB + PLANT
cultivate, grow | water
PLANT + VERB
develop, grow | flourish | die | absorb sth, consume sth
Plants absorb carbon in the form of carbon dioxide.
PLANT + NOUN
roots | growth | life
Much of the local plant life has been destroyed by the chemicals.
| species, variety | material, matter, tissue | pot | science
2 factory
ADJ.
industrial | assembly, manufacturing, production | car | nuclear, power | processing, reprocessing, sewage, treatment, water-treatment
a waste reprocessing plant
| chemical, petrochemical
VERB + PLANT
build | dismantle | manage, run
PLANT + NOUN
manager
1 put plants/seeds in the ground to grow
ADV.
carefully | deliberately
weeds that had not been deliberately planted
PREP.
in
Carefully plant your cutting in the soil.
| with
The garden was planted with roses and other shrubs.
PHRASES
densely/thickly planted
a thickly planted orange grove
| freshly/newly/recently planted
2 put sth firmly in a place/position
ADV.
firmly, solidly, squarely
She planted a kiss squarely on his cheek.
PREP.
on
He was determined to keep both feet firmly planted on dry land.
Concise dictionary
plants|planted|plantingplænt /plɑːntnoun
+buildings for carrying on industrial labor
+a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
+something planted secretly for discovery by another
+an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience
verb
+put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
+fix or set securely or deeply
+set up or lay the groundwork for
+place into a river
+place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive
+put firmly in the mind
