(of land or soil 土地或土壤 that plants grow well in 肥沃的；富饶的 a fertile region/valley 富饶的地区；肥沃的峡谷
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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(of people, animals or plants 人或动植物 that can produce babies, young animals, fruit or new plants 能生育的；可繁殖的；能结果的 The treatment has been tested on healthy fertile women under the age of 35. 这个疗法已对 35 岁以下能生育的健康妇女进行了试验。 women who proved particularly fertile 经证实生育能力特别强的妇女
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- become
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- extremely
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that produces good results; that encourages activity 能产生好结果的；促进的 a fertile partnership 有成效的合伙关系 The region at the time was fertile ground for revolutionary movements (= there were the necessary conditions for them to develop easily). 当时该地区是革命运动的沃土。 a fertile source of argument/dispute 易引起争论的事 The fall of the old regime provided fertile ground for opportunism. 旧政府的垮台为机会主义提供了温床。
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(of a person’s mind or imagination 人的思想或想象力 that produces a lot of new ideas 点子多的；想象力丰富的 the product of a fertile imagination 想象力丰富的产物 the product of a fertile brain/mind 丰富的大脑/头脑的产物
compare sterile
Word Originlate Middle English: via French from Latin fertilis, from ferre ‘to bear’.