1 VERB (植物、蔬菜、种子)发芽,抽芽,长芽 When plants, vegetables, or seeds sprout, they produce new shoots or leaves. (植物、蔬菜、种子)发芽,抽芽,长芽
SYN germinate, bud, shoot, push
2 VERB (叶子、芽或植株)生长 When leaves, shoots, or plants sprout somewhere, they grow there. (叶子、芽或植株)生长
SYN grow, develop, blossom, ripen
3 VERB [no passive] 使生长 If a garden or other area of land sprouts plants, they start to grow there. 使生长
4 VERB (出于食用目的)使(豆子、种子等)发芽 If you sprout beans or seeds, you make them grow small shoots before eating them. You usually do this by soaking them in water. (出于食用目的)使(豆子、种子等)发芽
5 V-ERG [no passive] (毛发等)生长,长出 If something such as hair sprouts from a person or animal, or if they sprout it, it grows on them. (毛发等)生长,长出
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She is very old now, with little, round, wire-rimmed glasses and whiskers sprouting from her chin. [VERB prep.]
她现在很老了,戴着圆圆的金属架小眼镜,下巴上还长出了胡须。
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As well as sprouting a few grey hairs, Kevin seems to be suffering the occasional memory loss. [VERB noun]
除长出了些许白发外,凯文似乎还患上了间歇性失忆。
6 V-ERG 大量涌现;迅猛发展 If a large number of things have appeared or developed somewhere, you can say that they have sprouted there or that the place has sprouted them. 大量涌现;迅猛发展 [Also VERB]
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More than a million satellite dishes have sprouted on homes across the country. [VERB adv./prep.]
100 多万个卫星接收器迅速出现在了全国各地的家庭用户中。
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Since its first shop was opened in 1976, it has sprouted outlets in 39 countries. [VERB noun]
自从 1976 年开设第一家店以来,它已经在 39 个国家里开设了大量分店。
SYN appear, emerge, turn up, show up [informal]
7 N-COUNT [usually plural] 抱子甘蓝;球芽甘蓝 Sprouts are vegetables that look like tiny cabbages. They are also called brussels sprouts . 抱子甘蓝;球芽甘蓝
8 N-COUNT [usually plural] 新芽;子苗;嫩枝 Sprouts are new shoots on plants. 新芽;子苗;嫩枝
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