1.plant用作动词时意思是“种植,栽,播种”,指将种子埋入地下使其生根发芽,或将幼嫩的植物连根从一处挖出,然后再将其根部埋入另一个地方。引申可指“将某物安放在某处”或“建立”。
2.plant只用作及物动词时,后接名词或代词作宾语。可用于被动结构。

plant in(v.+prep.)
▲plant sb/sth in sb/sth
1.(把…)种入〔安置〕…中 place (usually a seed or plant or sb) in (soil, a garden, a group, etc.)
I'd like to plant vegetables in this half of the garden, and flowers in the rest.我喜欢在花园这一半种上蔬菜,另一半种上花。
The police had planted a spy in the gang.警方在那团伙中安插了一名眼线。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
The speaker's supporters were planted in the audience and applauded loudly.听众中安插了演讲人的支持者,他们使劲为他鼓掌。
2.把…灌输给… cause (sth such as an idea) to enter (sb's mind)
His evil talk planted the seeds of hatred in their heart.他邪恶的话在他们心中播下憎恨的种子。
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plant on(v.+prep.)
▲plant sth on sb/sth
1.(把…)稳固地放在…之上 place (sth) firmly on (sth such as a surface)
Planting his case on the table, he looked at us expectantly.他把箱子在桌子上放稳,以期待的目光望着我们。
He planted his feet firmly on the ground.他在地上双脚站得很稳。
2.(使)击中… make (a blow) hit (part of the body)
After a few minutes, the young fighter planted a blow on his opponent's chin that seemed to hurt him.几分钟后,那位年轻的拳击手一拳击中了对方的下巴,似乎把他打伤了。
3.给…栽赃 hide (usually stolen goods) so that they seem to be in the possession of (sb), so as to make him〔her〕 seem guilty
He claimed that the police had planted the weapon on his brother.他声称警察把武器栽赃于他的兄弟。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
These drugs aren't mine—they must have been planted on me!这些毒品不是我的,一定是他们栽赃于我!
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plant out(v.+adv.)
移植 plant a plant from one place to another
▲plant sth⇔out
We had to rear it in a nursery and plant it out.我们不得不在苗棚里培育它,然后再把它移植出来。
When will you plant the flowers out in beds?什么时候把这些花移植到外面花床上?
They planted out the young trees in the garden.他们把小树苗移栽到了园子里。
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plant with(v.+prep.)
在…种植… fill (a place such as a garden) with (plants)
▲plant sth with sth
Since I now have enough vegetables growing,I would like to plant the rest of the garden with flowers.我种的蔬菜已经够吃的了,因此,我把花园其余的地方都种上花。
The farmer plants his field with rice every year.这位农民每年在地里种稻子。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
Most of the land is planted with wheat.大部分的土地都种上了小麦。
More areas were planted with bamboo and fruit trees.更多地方种上了竹子和果树。

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
Farmers plant seeds. 农民们播种。
They are planting corn.他们正在种玉米。
The county has continued planting both crops and obtained good yields.这个县继续种植这两种作物,并取得了好收成。
Every year we go there to plant flowers.每年我们都去那里种花。
We're planting a small garden.我们正在给一个小花园栽植花草。
They have planted many fruit trees on the slope of the hill.他们在山坡上种了许多果树。
We have planted many trees this year.今年我们栽了很多树。
We planted fruit trees round the house.我们在房子周围种了果树。
They must have planted many explosives there.他们一定在那里埋了很多炸药。
He planted the flag.他树起旗帜。
They planted a colony there.他们在那里建立了殖民地。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
When will cotton be planted?什么时候种棉花?
The hillside was planted with trees. 山坡上种了树。
Plain-clothes policemen had been planted at all the exits.所有的出口处都布置了便衣警察。

［同义词］ n.  factory, mill, works v.  grow, seed, sow
［词源］  ＜古英语plante ＜拉丁语planta(新芽,嫩枝) ＜plantare(弄平泥土以便种植)

1.plant的基本意思是“植物”,一般是指比树木小的植物,是可数名词。
2.plant作“工厂,车间”解时指生产某种固定产品的工厂,现多指重工业工厂(如电器或机械制造业的工厂),是可数名词。
3.plant用作不可数名词时可表示“(用于工业生产中的)仪器、设备、机器、机构或建筑物等”。
4.plant有时还可用于“全厂工人”的总称。

I was completely frustrated in my search for antiquities and a rare plant.我寻找古物和珍奇植物,但徒劳无功。
Eventually the caterpillar will attach itself to a plant and sin a cocoon.最后这条毛毛虫把自己黏附在一棵植物上结成个茧儿。
There's a new shoot coming up; the plant isn't dead.正在长新芽,这株植物没有枯死。
Many plants have medicinal properties.许多植物含有药性。
These plants have been forced so that they may be in flower by Christmas.这些植物已经过人工促长,到圣诞节就可能开花了。
Hot climate and plentiful rainfall favour the growth of plants.炎热的气候和充足的雨水有助于植物生长。
Don't give those plants too much water; they will damp off.别给这些植物浇太多的水,它们会淹死的。
You must bear in mind that some of those plants are poisonous.你必须记住,那些植物中有些是有毒的。
Warm rains and summer suns develop the plants.和暖的雨水和夏日的阳光促使植物生长。
As all animals and plants breathe air, we can be quite sure there is no life on the moon.动植物都要呼吸空气,所以我们完全可以肯定月球上没有生命。
He decided to cut the plants back, in order to improve their growth later in the season.他决定进行剪枝,以便使作物在季节后期长得更好。
Light, water, air and soil are essential to plant life.阳光、水、空气和土壤对植物生存是不可缺少的。
They set up a new plant.他们开了一家新工厂。
John works for an automobile plant.约翰在汽车厂工作。
A chemical plant is built here.这里建了一座化工厂。
Two hundred more new recruits broke in at the steel plant last year.去年又有二百多名新学徒来到钢铁厂工作。
They've decided on building a power plant there.他们已决定在那里修建一座发电厂。
They could not allow the workers at the plant to go on being hungry day after day.他们不能让全厂工人日复一日地饿着肚子。
Last year these steel plants achieved a ten per cent increase over 1976.去年这些钢铁厂比1976年增产10%。
They are prepared to change the plant over to production of precision instruments.他们准备把这个工厂改为生产精密仪器的工厂。
We're getting some new plant for our factory.我们要为厂里配置一些新的机器设备。
These works are equipped with modern plant.这些工厂配有现代化的机器设备。
The whole plant is on strike.全厂工人在罢工。

plant, crop
参见crop条。
plant, factory, mill, works
参见factory条。

plant在口语中可作“间谍,密探”解,例如:
They discovered that he was a police plant.他们发现他是警方的线人。