terraform
verb [ T ] uk/ˈter.ə.fɔːm/ us/ˈter.ə.fɔːrm/
(尤指科幻小说中)将(其他星球)转变为适合人类居住的地方,地球化
in books, films, or games about an imagined future, to change the environment of a planet so that it is more like another planet, especially so that it is more like Earth and could therefore be a place where humans could live
Can we terraform Mars? Could Venus be made to support life? 我们可以将火星地球化吗?可以让金星变得能够维持生命吗?
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- Version 4 of the game lets you "terraform" the landscape.
- The Daleks then terraform the planet Antalin (located 33 light years from Skaro) to look like Skaro.
- At the cosmic stage, I can begin to farm planets and terraform dead moons.
- With his imagination stirred, Man could consciously "terraform" other planets to bring about similar Earth-like conditions.