| 英语单词 | prolific |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [prə'lɪfɪk] 美 [prə'lɪfɪk] |
| 中文释义 | adj.多产的;作品丰富的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) Shakespeare was a prolific writer. (2) Trollope's strict work routine enabled him to keep his day job as a civil servant while being such a prolific writer. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 莎士比亚是一个多产的作家。 (2) 特罗洛普严格的工作常规使他成为一名如此多产的作家同时仍能让他白天做好公务员这份差使。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Someone or something that is prolific is fruitful or highly productive. A prolific songwriter can churn out five hit tunes before breakfast. |
| vocabulary扩展 | It is interesting to note that many of the words used to describe the adjective prolific are relayed in biological terms, such as "to give birth," "nourish," and "fertile." Other uses of the word pertain to having many ideas or an active and expressive mind, such as a "prolific writer." Clearly, people like to consider that the ideas or things that they make are in some way produced by them like flowers or fruit! |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](作家、画家或作曲家)多产的,作品丰富的 A prolific writer, artist, or composer produces a large number of works.
2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](运动员)得分多的,比赛中获胜多的 A prolific sports player scores a lot of goals or wins a lot of matches or races. [usu ADJ n]
3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](人、动物、植物)多育的,多产的,高产的 An animal, person, or plant that is prolific produces a large number of babies, young plants, or fruit.
4 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](动物)众多的,大批的 If animals are prolific somewhere, there are a lot of them there. [usu v-link ADJ] [FORMAL 正式]
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