cultivate
verb- cultivate something
to prepare and use land for growing plants or crops 耕；耕作 The land around here has never been cultivated. 这一带的土地从未开垦过。 The land here has been intensively cultivated for generations. 这片土地经过了几代人的精耕细作。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- intensively
- cultivate something
to grow plants or crops 种植；栽培；培育 The people cultivate mainly rice and beans. 这里的人们主要种植水稻和豆类。 Olives have been cultivated successfully in southern Australia. 橄榄树已在南澳大利亚栽培成功。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- widely
- successfully
- cultivate somebody/something (sometimes disapproving)
to try to get somebody’s friendship or support 建立（友谊）；结交（朋友）；获得（支持） He purposely tried to cultivate good relations with the press. 他特意设法与新闻界搞好关系。 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- actively
- assiduously
- carefully
- …
- cultivate something
to develop an attitude, a way of talking or behaving, etc. 逐渐形成（某种态度、谈话或举止方式等） She cultivated an air of sophistication. 她养成了一派精明练达的气度。 This modern image is actively cultivated by the company. 公司积极塑造其现代形象。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- actively
- assiduously
- carefully
- …
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin cultivat- ‘prepared for crops’, from the verb cultivare, from cultiva (terra) ‘arable (land)’, from colere ‘cultivate, inhabit’.