"supply land with water," 1610s, from Latin irrigatus, past participle of irrigare "lead water to, refresh, irrigate, flood," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + rigare "to water, to moisten," of uncertain origin, perhaps cognate with rain. Related: Irrigated; irrigating. In Middle English it was an adjective, "watered, flooded" (mid-15c.).
实用例句
1. He also wants to use the water to irrigate barren desert land.
他也想用这些水灌溉荒漠。来自柯林斯例句
2. The farmer dug several trenches to irrigate the rice fields.
这个农民挖了好几条沟以灌溉稻田.来自《简明英汉词典》
3. They have built canals to irrigate the desert.
他们建造成水渠以灌溉沙漠.来自《简明英汉词典》
4. None of the water from Lake Powell is used to irrigate the area.
鲍威尔湖的水一滴都没有用于灌溉该地区。来自柯林斯例句
5. Some plains rivers regularly fertillize and irrigate surrounding areas with their floods.
