| 释义 |
sprout
[spraʊt] verb
intransitive or transitive
■to produce leaves, hair and other new developing parts, or (of leaves, hair and other developing parts) to begin to grow 发（芽），抽（芽）；长出（毛发等）；（叶、毛发等）生长•It takes about three days for the seeds to sprout.这些种子大概要三天时间才会发芽。 •Your hair is sticking up - it looks like you're sprouting horns!你的头发竖起来了——看起来跟长了角一样！ intransitive (also sprout up) informal
■If a large number of things sprout (up), they suddenly appear or begin to exist 涌现；突然出现•New factories have sprouted up everywhere.新工厂如雨后春笋般地四处涌现。
[spraʊt] noun countable
■a part of a plant that is just beginning to grow 苗；新芽；嫩枝
mainly UK * a brussels sprout |