Transplant

(noun.) the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location; 'the transplant did not flower until the second year'; 'too frequent transplanting is not good for families'; 'she returned to Alabama because she could not bear transplantation'.

(noun.) an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient); 'he had a kidney transplant'; 'the long-term results of cardiac transplantation are now excellent'; 'a child had a multiple organ transplant two months ago'.

(verb.) place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient.

(verb.) lift and reset in another soil or situation; 'Transplant the young rice plants'.

(verb.) be transplantable; 'These delicate plants do not transplant easily'.

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• It would be impossible to transplant the Aristophanic comedy to England, for modern civilization is too complicated to admit of such free speaking. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• Nay, I am too old a tree to be transplanted. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• I have no doubt he would leave it off, if he were transplanted into plenty: he would be glad of the time for other things. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• They are like trees which have been frequently transplanted. 柏拉图. 理想国.

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