germinate
英['dʒɜːmɪneɪt]
美['dʒɝmɪnet]
- vt. 使发芽；使生长
- vi. 发芽；生长
词态变化
第三人称单数: germinates;过去式: germinated;过去分词: germinated;现在分词: germinating;名词: germination;
中文词源
germinate 萌芽
来自germ, 萌芽。
英文词源
- germinate
- germinate: see germ
- germinate (v.)
- c. 1600, probably a back-formation from germination. Figurative use from 1640s. Related: Germinated; germinating. Earlier germynen (mid-15c.) was from Old French germiner or directly from Latin germinare.
双语例句
- 1. Some seed varieties germinate fast, so check every day or so.
- 有一些种子发芽快，所以差不多每天得察看一下。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. An idea for a novel began to germinate in her mind.
- 一部小说的构思已经在她的头脑中萌发。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. Heat and moisture will germinate the seeds.
- 温度和水分会使种子发芽.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Seeds germinate in the spring.
- 种子在春天发芽.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. I saw everything about me surge forth and germinate.
- 我看见我周围的万物汹涌向前,欣欣向荣.
来自辞典例句