pullulate

vi. 发芽, 抽芽, 充满, 产生, 发展, 成长 [医] 出芽, 生芽, 发芽

发音

UK /ˈpʌl.jʊ.leɪt/
US /ˈpʌl.jʊ.leɪt/

词形变化

pullulated pullulates 三单 pullulates pullulating pullulating 现在分词 pullulated 过去式 pullulated 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To multiply rapidly.

  2. 2.

    To germinate.

  3. 3.

    To teem with; to be filled (with).

词汇关系

动词

同义词 9

shoot pour stream swarm sprout spud teem germinate bourgeon

上位词 9

grow crowd increase buzz breed hum multiply seethe crowd together

下位词 4

crawl spill over pour out spill out

近义相关 1

germinate

词源

Borrowed from Latin pullulātus, perfect passive participle of pullulō (“sprout forth”), from pullulus (“a young animal, a sprout”), diminutive of pullus.

来源：wiktionary