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Propagate Propagation People N Plants Spread ˈprɒpəɡeɪt Verb

Propagate means to spread an idea, belief, or piece of information to many people, often in a formal context. It can also mean to reproduce or grow plants, or for animals and insects to increase in number.

Propagate means to spread an idea, belief, or piece of information to many people, often in a formal context. It can also mean to reproduce or grow plants, or for animals and insects to increase in number.

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/prɒ̱pəgeɪt/
1
[VERB 动词]宣传;传播;使普及 If people propagate an idea or piece of information, they spread it and try to make people believe it or support it.
  [V n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • They propagated political doctrines which promised to tear apart the fabric of British society.

    他们鼓吹能颠覆英国社会结构的政治学说。

propagation
  • ...the propagation of true Buddhism.

    传播真正的佛教

2
[VERB 动词]繁殖,培植(植物) If you propagate plants, you grow more of them from the original ones.
  [V n]
  [be V-ed from n]
  [Also V n from n]
  [TECHNICAL 术语]
  • The easiest way to propagate a vine is to take hardwood cuttings...

    栽培葡萄最简便的方法就是硬条扦插。

  • The pasque flower can be propagated from seed.

    欧白头翁可以通过种子进行繁殖。

propagation
  • ...the successful propagation of a batch of plants.

    一批植株的成功繁殖


Oxford propa·gate / ˈprɒpəɡeɪt ; NAmE ˈprɑːpəɡeɪt / verb 1 [transitive ] propagatesth ( formal) to spread an idea, a belief or a piece of information among many people 传播;宣传 Television advertising propagates a false image of the ideal family. 电视广告传播着理想家庭的一种假象。 2 [transitive ,  intransitive ] propagate(sth) ( technical 术语 ) to produce new plants from a parent plant 繁殖;增殖 The plant can be propagated from seed. 这种植物可由种子繁殖。 Plants won't propagate in these conditions. 植物在这种条件下不能繁殖。 propa·ga·tion propagation propagations / ˌprɒpəˈɡeɪʃn ; NAmE ˌprɑːpəˈɡeɪʃn / noun [uncountable ] propagate propagates propagated propagating propa·gate / ˈprɒpəɡeɪt ; NAmE ˈprɑːpəɡeɪt / propa·ga·tion / ˌprɒpəˈɡeɪʃn ; NAmE ˌprɑːpəˈɡeɪʃn /
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propagateprop‧a‧gate /ˈprɒpəɡeɪt $ ˈprɑː-/ verb formal
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1[transitive] formal to spread an idea, belief etc to many people:  The group launched a website to propagate its ideas.2[intransitive, transitive] if you propagate plants, or if they propagate, they start to grow from a parent plant to produce new plants:  Propagate your plants in fresh soil.3[transitive] if an animal, insect etc propagates itself or is propagated, it increases in number SYN  reproducepropagation /ˌprɒpəˈɡeɪʃən $ ˌprɑː-/ noun [uncountable]
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propagate

[ˈprɒpəgeɪt]propagated, propagating, propagates

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传播(65%),繁殖(21%),增殖(7%),传送(7%)
vt.传播;传送;繁殖;宣传
vi.繁殖;增殖

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