grafting

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT A graft is a piece of healthy skin or bone, or a healthy organ, which is attached to a damaged part of your body by a medical operation in order to replace it. (皮膚、骨頭等的) 移植物
I am having a skin graft on my arm soon. 我很快就要做手臂的植皮手術(shù)了。
2. V-T If a piece of healthy skin or bone or a healthy organ is grafted onto a damaged part of your body, it is attached to that part of your body by a medical operation. 移植[usu passive]
The top layer of skin has to be grafted onto the burns. 表層皮膚必須移植到燒傷処。
3. V-T If a part of one plant or tree is grafted onto another plant or tree, they are joined together so that they will become one plant or tree, often in order to produce a new variety. 將…嫁接 (於…)
Pear trees are grafted on quince rootstocks. 梨樹被嫁接到榅桲的根莖上。
4. N-UNCOUNT work (esp in the phrase hard graft) (尤指辛苦的)工作
5. V to work 工作