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Propagate Propagation People N Plants Spread ˈprɒpəɡeɪt Verb

word propagate
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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

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[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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