enrichment; concentration
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to enrich; to concentrate; to accumulate to a high degree
technicalOften used in environmental science, ecology, and geology to describe the accumulation of substances (e.g., nutrients, toxins, minerals) in a specific area, medium, or organism to levels higher than the surrounding environment. The process can be natural or human-induced.
Zhòng重
jīn金
shǔ属
huì会
tōng通
guò过
shí食
wù物
liàn链
zài在
shēng生
wù物
tǐ体
nèi内
fù富
jí集
，
zào造
chéng成
wēi危
hài害
。
Heavy metals can become concentrated in organisms through the food chain, causing harm.
Zhè这
piàn片
hǎi海
yù域
fù富
jí集
le了
duō多
zhǒng种
xī稀
yǒu有
jīn金
shǔ属
。
This sea area is enriched with various rare metals.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhí植
wù物
yǒu有
fù富
jí集
tǔ土
rǎng壤
zhōng中
dàn氮
yuán元
sù素
de的
néng能
lì力
。
This plant has the ability to concentrate nitrogen from the soil.
Zài在
xuǎn选
kuàng矿
guò过
chéng程
zhōng中
，
mù目
dì的
shì是
fù富
jí集
kuàng矿
shí石
zhōng中
de的
mù目
biāo标
jīn金
shǔ属
。
In the mineral processing, the goal is to enrich the target metal in the ore.