graft

英[ɡrɑ:ft]
美[ɡrɑ:ft]

意思解释

n. 移植;嫁接;渎职;贪污,受贿
vt. 移植;嫁接,接枝;贪污;用嫁接法种植
vi. 移植;贪污;受贿;嫁接

变化形式

第三人称单数: grafts
过去式: grafted
过去分词: grafted
现在分词: grafting
易混淆的单词: Graft

中文词源

graft 嫁接,行贿

来自PIE*gerbh, 刮,刻,切,词源同carve,graph. 用于植物学术语嫁接,即把切下来的一种植物移植到另一种植物上。俚语义行贿,即切下留作己用。比较 bribe.

用法例句

Meanwhile his government has been accused of widespread graft .
同时他的政府又受到广泛的贪污指控。
Bengal-style graft at least means officials have a long-term interest in seeing the business thrive .
孟加拉式的贿赂至少意味着官员们对于商业繁荣有一个保持长久的兴趣。
Economists argue that such small-scale graft does great damage .
经济学家指出,这样的小规模行贿受贿危害很大。
Meanwhile the capital is littered with monuments to graft .
同时,首都还树立起了许多关于渎职的纪念碑。
Henry 's had his leg pinned , he 's had a bone graft , he 's got an external leg frame .
亨利的腿被刺穿了,做了骨移植手术,安上了一条额外的腿部支架。