核心词议：
v. t. 使受精；使肥沃
fertilize 基本解释
vt. 使肥沃；使受孕；施肥
速记方法
速记技巧 词根词缀法 词根：fer=bring/carry，表示"带来，拿来"adj.aquiferous含水的，蓄水的aqui水+fer带来，拿来+ous…的→带来水的
知识扩展
词源考究 来自fertile，能生育的。-ize，使。
fertilize 变化形式
第三人称单数： fertilizes
过去式： fertilized
过去分词： fertilized
现在分词： fertilizing
过去式： fertilized
过去分词： fertilized
现在分词： fertilizing
中文词源： fertilize 使受精 来自fertile, 能生育的。-ize, 使。 fertilize
精选例句
1、 It only takes one sperm to fertilize an egg.
只需一个精子就可以使卵受精。
2、 Since only one female usually lays eggs in a given larva, it would pay her to produce one male only, because this one male could fertilize all his sisters on emergence.
因为通常只有一只雌性在一个特定的幼虫中产卵，所以它只会产生一只雄性，因为这只雄性可以在孵化时使它所有的姐妹受精。
1、 Facing water shortages and escalating fertilizer costs, farmers in developing countries are using raw sewage to irrigate and fertilize nearly 49 million acres of cropland, according to a new report—and it may not be a bad thing.
根据一份新的报告，面对水资源短缺和不断上涨的化肥成本，发展中国家的农民正在使用未经处理的污水来灌溉和施肥近4900万英亩的农田，这可能不是一件坏事。
常见考点例句：
- She also explains how best to fertilize and water your tomatoes and what dangers might threaten your harvest .
- 她还解释了怎样最好地为你的番茄施肥和浇水，以及哪些因素可能会影响收成。
- It took more energy to plant , fertilize , harvest , and process the corn than the ethanol yielded .
- 种植、施肥、收获并生产玉米消耗的能源比乙醇产生的能源更多。
- Less than 1 % of a primate 's sperm , including humans , is designed to actually fertilize the egg .
- 因为灵长类雄性哺乳动物（包括人类）精子间的相互拼杀，只有不到1%的精子才能成功进入卵子授精。
- Ever wonder how individual sperm are selected to fertilize a single egg ?
- 你想没想过如何分离出一个精子来和一个卵子进行受精？
- The final ( declaration ) called for immediately support for agricultural production including seeds , fertilize and other supplies .
- 最后的宣言要求马上为农业生产提供包括种子，肥料和其他的供应。
