germinate
英 ['d???m?ne?t]美['d??m?net]
- vt. 使發芽；使生長
- vi. 發芽；生長
TEM8GRE低頻詞擴展詞匯
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?germinates;過去式:?germinated;過去分詞:?germinated;現在分詞:?germinating;名詞:?germination;
中文詞源
germinate 萌芽
來自germ, 萌芽。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Some seed varieties germinate fast, so check every day or so.
- 有一些種子發芽快，所以差不多每天得察看一下。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. An idea for a novel began to germinate in her mind.
- 一部小說的構思已經在她的頭腦中萌發。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. Heat and moisture will germinate the seeds.
- 溫度和水分會使種子發芽.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Seeds germinate in the spring.
- 種子在春天發芽.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. I saw everything about me surge forth and germinate.
- 我看見我周圍的萬物洶涌向前,欣欣向榮.
來自辭典例句