/plɑ:nt; US plænt ||; plænt/verb[T] 1 to put plants, seeds, etc in the ground to grow 种植;栽种: Bulbs should be planted in the autumn. 鳞茎植物该在秋季栽种。
2 plant sth (with sth) to cover or supply a garden, area of land, etc with plants 在花园里、土地上栽种植物: The field's been planted with wheat this year. 今年这块地种了小麦。
3 to put yourself/sth firmly in a particular place or position 牢固地将自己或某物安置于(某位置): He planted himself in the best seat. 他安坐在最好的位子上。
4 plant sth (on sb) to hide sth, especially sth illegal, in sb's clothing, property, etc, often in order to make him/her seem guilty of a crime 安放(非法物品);栽赃: The police think that terrorists may have planted the bomb. 警方认为恐怖分子可能已暗中放置了炸弹。The women claimed that the drugs had been planted on them. 这些女子声称那些毒品是别人给她们栽的赃。