词根cult
Agriculture [n] /'ægrɪkʌltʃə/
agri(agr)=field 田地；culture=cultivation 栽培→cultivation of fields 田地上的栽培术，即 农业
The number of people employed in agriculture has fallen in the last decade. (OALD7)
过去十年，农业从业人数已经下降。
Agricultural [adj]/æɡrɪ'kʌltʃərəl/
-al=related to 与……有关的，构成形容词 农业的
The world's supply of agricultural land is shrinking fast.(CALD3)
世界农业用地面积正在迅速减少。
Agriculturalist [n] /,æɡrɪ'kʌltʃərəlɪst/
-ist=a person that does 做……的人，构成名词 农学家
In March a senior agriculturalist, Yuan Longping, accused officials in some areas of exaggerating the size of grain reserves in order to get more subsidies for storing them.(LDOCE5)
三月，著名农业学家袁隆平指责有些地方的官员为了获得储粮补贴而谎报粮储余额。
Cult /kʌlt/
cult=to worship 迷信，崇拜
被狂热者崇拜的组织，即 小宗教组织（尤指邪教） n
The teenager may have been abducted by a religious cult.(CCAD3)
这个少年可能被一个异教组织绑架了。
被部分人崇拜的事物，即 受特定群体欢迎的（人或物） adj&n
The singer has become a cult figure in America.(OALD7)
那位歌手在美国已成为人们狂热崇拜的偶像。
Ludlam was responsible for making Ridiculous Theatre something of a cult.
荒诞派戏剧的风靡要归功于勒德拉姆。
被广泛崇拜的趋势，即 崇拜，热潮
An extraordinary personality cult had been created around the leader.
在这位领导人的周围兴起了一场异乎寻常的个人崇拜。
Diet, exercise ... It's all part of this cult of self-improvement.(LDOCE5)
节食、健身……这些都是改善自我形象的时尚做法。
Cultivate [v]/'kʌltɪveɪt/
cult=to till 耕作；-iv(e)=related to 与……有关的；-ate=to make 使
→to make...be able to be tilled 使能用来耕种→培育
培育谷物，即 种植
Most of the land there is too poor to cultivate.(CALD3)
那里大部分土地太贫瘠，无法耕种。
培育素质，即 培养
Cultivating a positive mental attitude towards yourself can reap tremendous benefits.(CCAD3)
培养一种自信的积极心态会让人受益匪浅。
培育友情，即 结交
It helps if you go out of your way to cultivate the local people. (OALD7)
主动结交当地人大有好处。
Cultivated [adj] /'kʌltɪveɪtɪd/
-ed=characterized by 以……为特征的，构成形容词
培植的
a mixture of wild and cultivated varieties(CCAD3)
野生品种和培植品种的混作
经过特定培养的人，是 有教养的
His mother was an elegant, cultivated woman.(CCAD3)
他的母亲是一位端庄文雅的女性。
Cultivation [n] /kʌltɪ'veɪʃn/
–ion=the action 表动作，构成名词
种植
These high yields have been achieved largely through better methods of cultivation. (LDOCE5)
这样高的产量主要是通过改良耕作方法取得的。
（素质的）培养
the cultivation of a positive approach to life and health.(LDOCE5)
培养积极的生活方式和保健方式
Cultivator [n] /'kʌltɪveɪtə/
–or=a person that does …者，构成名词
种植的人，即 耕作者
They were herders of cattle and cultivators of corn.(LDOCE5)
他们放养牛群，种植谷物。
种植用的机器，即 耕耘机
Whirling blade radius is an elementary parameter in the cultivator design.(LDOCE5)
刀辊半径是耕耘机设计中的一个基本的设计参数。
Culture [n] /'kʌltʃə/
cult=to till 耕作；-ure=the result 表示结果→the result of tilling 耕作（或栽培）的结果→产出
培育思想的产出，即 文化
I was brought up in a culture that said you must put back into the society what you have taken out.(CCAD3)
我成长于其中的那个社会文化认为，取之社会必须回报社会。
培养教育的产出，即 教养
The culture of the mind is vital. (LDOCE5)
修心养性是极其重要的。
培育生物的产出，即 养殖
The fish culture in paddy field may markedly increase rice production.(LDOCE5)
在稻田中养殖鱼类会大大提高大米的产量。
培养细胞的产出，即 培养细胞，培养菌
It takes two to three weeks to grow the culture.(LDOCE5)
培养出这种细菌要两到三个星期。
Cultured [adj]
/'kʌltʃəd/
-ed=characterized by 以……为特征的，构成形容词
有教养的
He is a cultured man with a wide circle of friends.(CCAD3)
他为人文雅，结交广泛。
Cultural [adj]
/'kʌltʃ(ə)r(ə)l/
-al=related to 与……有关的，构成形容词
文化的
the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation which promotescultural and educational exchanges between Britain and India(CCAD3)
促进了英国和印度两国文化和教育交流的拉吉夫·甘地基金会
艺术的
Students need to have time for relaxation andcultural activities, as well as for academic work.(LDOCE5)
学生除了学习之外，还需要有时间放松和参加文艺活动。
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