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spawn /spɔːn/ n. | vi. | vt.
I n.
1. (鱼、虾、蛙等一次产下的)卵，卵块，子；幼体，幼苗
frog spawn 蛙卵
2. 〈常贬〉子孙，后代(尤指大批)；崽子
You spawn of the devil! 你这小妖孽!
3. 产物；结果
Our likes and dislikes are often blind, the spawn of instinct or habit. 我们的好恶常常是盲目的，都是天性或习惯的产物。
4. 根源；祸根
Dirt is the spawn of disease. 肮脏是疾病的根源。
5. 【植】(尤指伞菌的)菌种体
6. 胶冻状物；沉淀物
II ❶ vi.
1. (鱼、虾、蛙等)产卵
The salmon fight their way back up the river to spawn. 鲑鱼奋力回游到河里产卵。
2. 大量生育；大量产生；大量发展
3. 【植】用菌种体栽种
❷ vt.
1. (鱼等)产(卵)；使(鱼)产卵
2. 〈贬〉(人)生育
He was spawned in the city's slums. 他出生在城市的贫民窟。
3. 造成，引起，酿成
His sudden resignation spawned many rumours. 他的突然辞职引起了种种谣言。
4. 大量产生
Bureaucracy spawns many rules that complicate our life. 官僚主义产生了许多使我们生活复杂化的条条框框。
The environs of Moscow have spawned vast blocks of look-alike apartments. 莫斯科周围出现了外观相似的大片公寓房屋。
5. 【植】用菌种体栽种
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