cultivate

verb

1. 耕；耕作
   to prepare and use land for growing plants or crops
   1. The land around here has never been cultivated.
      这一带的土地从未开垦过。
2. 种植；栽培；培育
   to grow plants or crops
   1. The people cultivate mainly rice and beans.
      这里的人们主要种植稻子和豆类。
3. 建立（友谊）；结交（朋友）；获得（支持）
   to try to get sb's friendship or support
   1. He purposely tried to cultivate good relations with the press.
      他特意设法与新闻界搞好关系。
   2. It helps if you go out of your way to cultivate the local people.
      主动结交当地人大有好处。
4. 逐渐形成（某种态度、谈话或举止方式等）
   to develop an attitude, a way of talking or behaving, etc.
   1. She cultivated an air of sophistication.
      她养成了一派精明练达的气度。

1. VERB 耕;耕作；种植
   If you cultivate land or crops, you prepare land and grow crops on it.
   1. She also cultivated a small garden of her own.
      她还耕种了一片属于自己的小园子。
   2. ...the few patches of cultivated land.
      为数不多的几小块耕地
2. VERB 逐渐形成，培养(某种态度、形象或技能)
   If you cultivate an attitude, image, or skill, you try hard to develop it and make it stronger or better.
   1. He has written eight books and has cultivated the image of an elder statesman...
      他已经写了8本书，树立起了其政界元老的形象。
   2. Cultivating a positive mental attitude towards yourself can reap tremendous benefits.
      培养一种自信的积极心态会让人受益匪浅。
3. VERB 结交(朋友);建立(友谊)
   If you cultivate someone or cultivate a friendship with them, you try hard to develop a friendship with them.
   1. Howe carefully cultivated Daniel C. Roper, the Assistant Postmaster General...
      豪谨慎地和邮政副部长丹尼尔·C.罗珀拉近关系。
   2. Estonia has done much to cultivate the friendship of western European countries.
      爱沙尼亚努力发展与西欧国家的友谊。

1. She also cultivated a small garden of her own.
   她还耕种了一片属于自己的小园子。
2. He has written eight books and has cultivated the image of an elder statesman
   他已经写了8本书，树立起了其政界元老的形象。
3. Cultivating a positive mental attitude towards yourself can reap tremendous benefits.
   培养一种自信的积极心态会让人受益匪浅。
4. Howe carefully cultivated Daniel C. Roper, the Assistant Postmaster General
   豪谨慎地和邮政副部长丹尼尔·C.罗珀拉近关系。
5. Estonia has done much to cultivate the friendship of western European countries.
   爱沙尼亚努力发展与西欧国家的友谊。
6. China was the first country in the world to cultivate silkworms and develop silk weaving. More than 3,000 years ago, sericulture and silk weaving were already significantly developed.
   中国是世界上最早发明养蚕和丝织的国家；早在3,000多年以前，蚕桑、丝织已相当发达。
7. We should work hard to cultivate in young people the revolutionary style of learning diligently and taking pleasure in helping others.
   我们要在青少年中大力提倡勤奋学习助人为乐的革命风尚。
8. We should cultivate the good habits of diligence and frugality.
   我们要养成勤俭节约的好风气。
9. Farmers cultivate their farms with spade.
   农夫用锄耕田。
10. Help you cultivate a sense of disk, so that banner, plan well ahead.
    有助于您培养盘感，做到一叶知秋，先知先觉。
11. He doesn't want to cultivate her acquaintance.
    他不想结识她。
12. One should cultivate good manners from childhood.
    一个人从小要学讲礼貌。
13. They cultivate their land with tractors.
    他们用拖拉机耕地。
14. Besides, hard work can cultivate our talents.
    另外，努力工作也能培养我们的天资。
15. As teachers in medical college, it is their responsibility to cultivate university students spirit of innovation.
    作为医学院校教师，对其大学生创新精神的培养有着不可推卸的责任。
16. College education should strengthen practice teaching and cultivate students'abilities of practical operation, analyzing problem and solving problem.
    高校的教学改革要大力加强实践教学，培养学生的实践动手能力、分析问题和解决问题能力。
17. Continue to carry forward and cultivate the national spirit.
    （二）坚持弘扬和培育民族精神。
18. Through this year's work, to improve their management and coordination ability, cultivate their teamwork spirit.
    通过这一年的工作，提高了自己的管理和协调能力，培养了自己的团队协作。
19. Cultivate and develop the socialist market system.
    第三节？？培育和发展社会主义市场体系。
20. Physical education has contained rich and positive educational function as one important method to mold and cultivate talents.
    体育教学作为一种塑造和培养人才的重要手段，它蕴含了丰富而又积极的教育功能。
21. We must cultivate their ability to analyze and solve problems.
    我们必须培养他们分析问题，解决问题的能力。
22. This is a good habit to cultivate.
    这是一个要培养的好习惯。
23. Innovation is the main impetus and source to cultivate and promote enterprise's core competitive ability.
    摘要创新是培育和提升企业核心竞争力的最重要动力和源泉。
24. It is a good way to cultivate self-confidence, self-respect and respect of each other.
    这也是培养学生自信、自尊和相互尊重的方法。
25. For: Help cultivate independence and develop a strong sense of responsibility.
    有助于培养独立性和强烈的责任感。
26. How to cultivate postgraduates to find, analyze and solve problems lies at the core of higher medical education.
    如何培养研究生发现问题、分析问题和解决问题的能力就成为高等医学教育的核心。
27. This paper discusses how to cultivate middle school students'English learning ability.
    本文探讨了如何培养中学生的英语学习能力。
28. Cultivate high-level talents in engineering technology research and management for the industry.
    为行业培养工程技术研究与管理的高层次人才。
29. At Appleseeds, we cultivate independent thinking and learning throughout our program of study.
    在苹果种子，我们会在学习中培养孩子独立思考和学习的能力。
30. It is conceivable that students taking part-time jobs can cultivate their independence and team-work spirit.
    10可想而知，从事兼职工作可以培养学生的独立性和团队合作精神。

verb

1. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
   1. domesticate oats
   2. tame the soil

   Synonym:    domesticatenaturalizenaturalisetame

2. prepare for crops
   1. Work the soil
   2. cultivate the land

   Synonym:    cropwork

3. foster the growth of

4. teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
   1. Cultivate your musical taste
   2. Train your tastebuds
   3. She is well schooled in poetry

   Synonym:    educateschooltraincivilizecivilise