| 释义 |
sprout /spraʊt/ vi. | vt. | n.
I ❶ vi.
1. (种子、植物)发芽，抽芽；抽条
The seeds we planted finally sprouted. 我们播下的种子终于发芽了。
After the rain the trees sprouted. 树在雨后抽枝了。
2. (叶、芽、角、毛发等)长出
Leaves are beginning to sprout from trees. 叶子正开始从树上长出。
At last the essential feathers of the young eagles sprouted. 幼鹰的正羽终于长出来了。
3. 迅速成长；迅速出现 (up)
At the age of fourteen John really began to sprout up. 约翰在14岁时真正开始迅速发育。
Skyscrapers have sprouted in the heart of the city. 一幢幢摩天大楼迅速出现在市中心。
❷ vt.
1. 使发芽；使抽条
How do you sprout this type of bean? 你用什么方法使这种豆子发芽?
2. 长出(叶子、角、毛发等)
The trees are sprouting new leaves. 树木正在长出新叶。
sprout a horn (moustaches) 长角(八字须)
The young birds are sprouting their first feathers. 雏鸟正长出绒毛。
Every roof now sprouts an aerial. 家家户户的屋顶上现在都竖起一根天线。
3. 〈美口〉去掉…的芽
Sprout and boil the potatoes. 把土豆去芽后烹煮。
II n.
1. 新芽；籽苗；嫩枝
bean sprouts 豆芽
bamboo sprouts 笋
The sorghum is in sprout. 高粱在抽穗。
2. 萌芽期的事物
3. 后裔；〈美口〉小伙子，孩子
4. [sprouts] 〈口〉= Brussels sprouts
[< OE sprūtan; 与 MHG sprūzen to sprout, Lettish sprausties to jostle 有关] |