动词
词源
16世纪起可考。源自中世紀拉丁語 afforēstō，源自拉丁語 ad (“向”) + forēsta (“森林”)。
读音
- /əˈfɒɹɪst/
- /əˈfɔɹɪst/
- /əˈfɒɹɪst/
释义
绿化，使...变成森林
After we leave the quarry, we intend to afforest the land and turn it into a nature reserve.
我们离开采石场后，打算把那片地绿化成森林，变成自然保护区。
It is probably impossible to afforest quickly any real desert.
1901 June 7, G. H. Davies, “Rain-making”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 7, page 195:
词形与写法（3）
| 词形 | 标注 | 转写 |
|---|---|---|
| afforests | third-person · singular · present | |
| afforesting | present · participle | |
| afforested | past · participle · 簡單過去時 |