ovulate
/ˈəʊvjʊleɪt/verb
no obj.
- discharge ova or ovules from the ovary产卵; 排卵:
women who ovulate but cannot conceive
能排卵但不能怀孕的妇女
with obj. all the eggs that will be ovulated are present at birth.所有要排的卵子在出生时已经存在。
派生词
ovulation
nounovulatory
adjective词源
late 19th cent.: back-formation from ovulation, or from medieval Latin ovulum 'little egg' (see OVULE) + -ATE3.