cross-fertilize
verb🔊/ˌkrɒs ˈfɜːtəlaɪz/
🔊/ˌkrɔːs ˈfɜːrtəlaɪz/
(British English also cross-fertilise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they cross-fertilize | 🔊/ˌkrɒs ˈfɜːtəlaɪz/ 🔊/ˌkrɔːs ˈfɜːrtəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it cross-fertilizes | 🔊/ˌkrɒs ˈfɜːtəlaɪzɪz/ 🔊/ˌkrɔːs ˈfɜːrtəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple cross-fertilized | 🔊/ˌkrɒs ˈfɜːtəlaɪzd/ 🔊/ˌkrɔːs ˈfɜːrtəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle cross-fertilized | 🔊/ˌkrɒs ˈfɜːtəlaɪzd/ 🔊/ˌkrɔːs ˈfɜːrtəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form cross-fertilizing | 🔊/ˌkrɒs ˈfɜːtəlaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊/ˌkrɔːs ˈfɜːrtəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- cross-fertilize something (
biology 生物 to fertilize a plant using pollen from a different plant of the same species 异花授粉 Unlike other cereals, rye is cross-fertilized. 与其他谷物不同，黑麦是杂交肥料。
- cross-fertilize something
to help something develop in a useful or positive way by mixing ideas from a different area 吸收其他领域的思想以促发展