pro·lif·er·a·tion
noun/prəˌlɪfəˈreɪʃn/
/prəˌlɪfəˈreɪʃn/
[uncountable, singular]- the sudden increase in the number or amount of something; a large number of a particular thing
激增；增殖；增生；大量的事物 - attempts to prevent cancer cell proliferation
防止癌细胞扩散的努力 - a proliferation of personal computers
个人电脑的激增
Oxford Collocations DictionaryProliferation is used after these nouns:- cell
- weapon
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French prolifération, from prolifère ‘proliferous, multiplying’. - attempts to prevent cancer cell proliferation