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spawn/spɔ:n/ v. & n.●v. 1a tr. (also absol. [亦含宾]) (of a fish, frog, mollusc, or crustacean) release or deposit (eggs) (鱼、蛙、软体动物或甲壳类动物)产(卵) b intr. be produced as eggs or young 产卵 2 tr. derog. (of people) produce (offspring) [贬] (人)生育(后代) 3 tr. produce or generate, esp. in large numbers (尤指大量)繁殖；产生 ●n. 1 the eggs of fish, frogs, etc. (鱼、蛙等产下的)卵 2 derog. human or other offspring [贬]子孙，后代 3 the mycelium of a fungus, esp. of a cultivated mushroom (尤指栽培蘑菇的)菌种体 □ spawner n.[Middle English from Anglo-French espaundre ‘shed roe’, Old French espandre EXPAND] |