cross-fertilize

2.~ sth吸收其他领域的思想以促发展to help sth develop in a useful or positive way by mixing ideas from a different area

1.(使)异花[异体]受精

2.交流(想法,习惯,方法等)

1.to fertilize one type of plant with pollen from a different type of plant in order to produce a new genetic mix

2.to add your own ideas, customs, methods etc to those of another person or group