de∙prive / diˈpraiv /
◙ verb
【PHR V】
◘ de'prive sb / sth of sth
• to prevent sb from having or doing sth, especially sth important
• 剥夺;使丧失;使不能享有:
»They were imprisoned and deprived of their basic rights.
他们遭到监禁并被剥夺了基本权利。
»Why should you deprive yourself of such simple pleasures?
你为什么连这种简单的娱乐也不让自己享受一下呢?
fertile
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fer∙tile / ˈfɚtl ; ˈfɜːtaɪl /
◙adj
1. fertile land or soil is able to produce good crops
• 肥沃的,富饶的:
»800 acres of fertile cropland
800 英亩肥沃的耕地
2. able to produce babies, young animals, or new plants
• 可繁殖的,能生育的; 能结果的;
【OPP】 infertile
»Most men remain fertile into old age.
大多数男子直到老年还有生育能力。
3. a fertile imagination / mind / brain, an imagination, mind etc that is able to produce a lot of interesting and unusual ideas
• 丰富的想象力/主意多(有创造性)的头脑
4. [only before noun] a fertile situation is one in which something can easily develop and succeed
• 有助于…发展的:
»the fertile Philadelphia music scene
费城乐坛这片沃土