plant /plɑ:nt/ I. n.［c］1.植物，草木：a tomato plant一株番茄 Plants need light and water.植物需要光和水。 2. 工厂；车间；(总称)全厂工人；设备；机器：a steel (power, aircraft) plant 钢厂(发电厂，飞机工厂) The whole plant is on strike.全厂工人在罢工。 ‖II. vt.种植；栽培，播种：The hill was all planted with trees.山上栽满了树。We planted a few pinetrees in the garden last spring.去年春天我们在花园里栽了几棵松树。
plantation /plænˈteiʃən, plɑ:nˈteiʃən/ n. ［c］ 种植园；人工林(［同］forest): a coffee (rubber) plantation 咖啡(橡胶)园；a plantation owner 种植园主；a tea plantation 茶场；work on plantations在种植园里干活
