sprout
verb /spraʊt/
/spraʊt/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they sprout | /spraʊt/ /spraʊt/ |
| he / she / it sprouts | /spraʊts/ /spraʊts/ |
| past simple sprouted | /ˈspraʊtɪd/ /ˈspraʊtɪd/ |
| past participle sprouted | /ˈspraʊtɪd/ /ˈspraʊtɪd/ |
| -ing form sprouting | /ˈspraʊtɪŋ/ /ˈspraʊtɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (of plants or seeds
植物或种子 发芽；抽芽；抽条；生长 - new leaves sprouting from the trees
树上长出的新叶 - The seeds will sprout in a few days.
这些种子几天后就会发芽。
- new leaves sprouting from the trees
- [intransitive, transitive] to appear; to develop something, especially in large numbers
出现；（使）涌现出 - Hundreds of mushrooms had sprouted up overnight.
一夜之间长出来好几百朵蘑菇。 - sprout something The town has sprouted shopping malls, discos and nightclubs in recent years.
最近几年，城里涌现出不少购物中心、迪斯科舞厅和夜总会。
- Hundreds of mushrooms had sprouted up overnight.
- [transitive, intransitive] to start to grow something; to start to grow on somebody/something
长出（某物）；（某物）长出 - sprout something Tim has sprouted a beard since we last saw him.
我们上次见到蒂姆以后，蒂姆长出了胡子。 - I wished I could just sprout wings and fly away.
我希望我能长出翅膀飞走。 - sprout from something Hair sprouted from his chest.
他胸前长出了毛。
- sprout something Tim has sprouted a beard since we last saw him.
词源Middle English: of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch spruiten and German spriessen.