sprout
英[spr??t]
美[spra?t]
- vi. 發(fā)芽；長(zhǎng)芽
- vt. 使發(fā)芽；使萌芽
- n. 芽；萌芽；苗芽
- n. (Sprout)人名；(英)斯普勞特
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?sprouts;第三人稱單數(shù):?sprouts;過去式:?sprouted;過去分詞:?sprouted;現(xiàn)在分詞:?sprouting;
助記提示
1. r 是花，發(fā)芽.
2. 專家種的花長(zhǎng)出來了.
3. 有花兒是發(fā)芽(sprout), 無(wú)花兒是噴發(fā)、噴射(spout).
中文詞源
sprout 噴，涌，發(fā)芽，出現(xiàn)，涌現(xiàn)
來自古英語(yǔ)-sprutan,發(fā)芽，出現(xiàn)，來自 Proto-Germanic*sprut,發(fā)芽，來自 PIE*spreud,發(fā)芽， 來自 PIE*sper,噴，灑，播種，詞源同 spark,sprinkle.引申諸相關(guān)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(yǔ)例句
- 1. It only takes a few days for beans to sprout.
- 豆子只要幾天就能發(fā)芽。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. When you sprout seeds their nutritional content increases.
- 讓種子發(fā)芽后，其營(yíng)養(yǎng)含量會(huì)提高。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. When the seedlings sprout, uncover the tray.
- 秧苗發(fā)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(shí)真正開始發(fā)育.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. When do deer first sprout horns?
- 鹿在多大的時(shí)候開始長(zhǎng)出角?
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》