sprout
英[spr??t]
美[spra?t]
- vi. 發芽；長芽
- vt. 使發芽；使萌芽
- n. 芽；萌芽；苗芽
- n. (Sprout)人名；(英)斯普勞特
詞態變化
復數:?sprouts;第三人稱單數:?sprouts;過去式:?sprouted;過去分詞:?sprouted;現在分詞:?sprouting;
助記提示
1. r 是花，發芽.
2. 專家種的花長出來了.
3. 有花兒是發芽(sprout), 無花兒是噴發、噴射(spout).
中文詞源
sprout 噴，涌，發芽，出現，涌現
來自古英語-sprutan,發芽，出現，來自 Proto-Germanic*sprut,發芽，來自 PIE*spreud,發芽， 來自 PIE*sper,噴，灑，播種，詞源同 spark,sprinkle.引申諸相關詞義。
英文詞源
- sprout (v.)
- Old English -sprutan (in asprutan "to sprout"), from Proto-Germanic *sprut- (cognates: Old Saxon sprutan, Old Frisian spruta, Middle Dutch spruten, Old High German spriozan, German sprie?en "to sprout"), from PIE *spreud-, extended form of root *sper- (4) "to strew" (cognates: Greek speirein "to scatter," spora "a scattering, sowing," sperma "sperm, seed," literally "that which is scattered;" Old English spreawlian "to sprawl," spr?dan "to spread," spreot "pole;" Armenian sprem "scatter;" Old Lithuanian sprainas "staring, opening wide one's eyes;" Lettish sprie?u "I span, I measure"). Related: Sprouted; sprouting.
- sprout (n.)
- "shoot of a plant, sprout; a twig," Old English sprota, from the verb (see sprout (v.)). Cognate with Middle Dutch spruyte, Dutch spruite "a sprout," Old Norse sproti, German Spro?.
雙語例句
- 1. It only takes a few days for beans to sprout.
- 豆子只要幾天就能發芽。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. When you sprout seeds their nutritional content increases.
- 讓種子發芽后，其營養含量會提高。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. When the seedlings sprout, uncover the tray.
- 秧苗發芽后，就把盤子上的蓋子拿掉。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. At the age of fourteen John really began to sprout up.
- 約翰在14歲時真正開始發育.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. When do deer first sprout horns?
- 鹿在多大的時候開始長出角?
來自《簡明英漢詞典》