sprout
n. 芽, 萌芽 vt. 使发芽, 摘去芽 vi. 长芽, 抽条
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教材释义与例句
芽；萌芽；苗芽
使发芽；使萌芽
发芽；长芽
释义与例句
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1.
A new growth of or on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
芽
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2.
A germinated seed, an incipient young plant.
Near-synonyms: seedling, chit
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3.
A germinated seed, an incipient young plant.
An edible variety of such, grown and intended as food; examples include bean, alfalfa, kale, and others.
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4.
A germinated seed, an incipient young plant.
An edible variety of such, grown and intended as food; examples include bean, alfalfa, kale, and others.
A bean sprout.
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5.
A child.
比喻Oh my, how your sprouts have grown!
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A Brussels sprout.
In our family we only eat sprouts once a year, at Christmas.
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1.
To grow from seed; to germinate.
不及物 植物学 商务The crocuses should be sprouting after 2 months, provided they're well tended.
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2.
To cause to grow from a seed.
发芽
及物I sprouted beans and radishes and put them in my salad.
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To deprive of sprouts.
及物to sprout potatoes
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To emerge from the ground as sprouts.
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To emerge haphazardly from a surface.
比喻 不及物Whiskers sprouted from the old man's chin.
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To emerge or appear haphazardly.
比喻 不及物A lot of coffee shops have sprouted up in this neighbourhood since the block of flats was put up.
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词源
From Middle English sproute, either from Middle English sprouten (“to sprout”) (see below); or from Middle Dutch sprute or Middle Low German sprûte (“sprout”), all related to Proto-West Germanic *spreutan. Doublet of spruit.
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