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sprout v.长芽；萌芽；迅速成长n.芽；年幼者 (1) 这些种子几天后就会发芽。(2) 这些马铃薯开始发芽了。(3) 他一年长高了六英寸。(4) 春天，这里细雨蒙蒙，滋润着土地，也哺育着稻苗。(5) 现在我把种子放进土壤里。然后我们就会看到它芽。(6) 他虽然现在个子不高,但再过几年就会长高的。 The key thing to think of when you're trying to remember the meaning of sprout is growth — as a noun, a sprout is a new growth of a plant, and as a verb, to sprout means to grow. Sprouting mainly applies to height and to the young, whether you're talking about plants, people, or things. An older person who gains fifty pounds is growing but not sprouting.

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英 [spraʊt] 美 [spraʊt] (1) The seeds will sprout in a few days.(2) These potatoes have begun to sprout.(3) He sprouted up six inches a year.(4) In spring, here, drizzle moistens land , also feed rice sprout.(5) Now I put the seed in the soil. And then we have the sprout.(6) He may be a sprout right now, but give him a few more years. A sprout is a small growth on a plant — a little new bud. Other things can sprout too: kids are constantly sprouting (growing). 1[VERB 动词](植物、蔬菜、种子)发芽，抽芽，长芽 When plants, vegetables, or seeds sprout, they produce new shoots or leaves.   [V]It only takes a few days for beans to sprout.豆子只要几天就能发芽。2[VERB 动词](叶子、芽或植株)生长 When leaves, shoots, or plants sprout somewhere, they grow there.   [V prep]Leaf-shoots were beginning to sprout on the hawthorn...山楂树上开始长出叶芽。Birch trees sprouted from the rubble and grew into a dense young wood.桦树从瓦砾中长出来，形成了一片茂密的新林。3[VERB 动词]使生长 If a garden or other area of land sprouts plants, they start to grow there.   [V n]  [no passive]...the garden, which had had time to sprout a shocking collection of weeds.久而久之便野草丛生的花园4[VERB 动词](出于食用目的)使(豆子、种子等)发芽 If you sprout beans or seeds, you make them grow small shoots before eating them. You usually do this by soaking them in water.   [V n]  [V-ed]When you sprout seeds their nutritional content increases...让种子发芽后，其营养含量会提高。Sprouted beans only need to be cooked for 1-2 minutes.豆芽只需烹炒一到两分钟。5[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](毛发等)生长，长出 If something such as hair sprouts from a person or animal, or if they sprout it, it grows on them.   [V prep]  [V n]  [no passive]She is very old now, with little, round, wire-rimmed glasses and whiskers sprouting from her chin...她现在很老了，戴着圆圆的金属架小眼镜，下巴上还长出了胡须。As well as sprouting a few grey hairs, Kevin seems to be suffering the occasional memory loss.除长出了些许白发外，凯文似乎还患上了间歇性失忆。6[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]大量涌现；迅猛发展 If a large number of things have appeared or developed somewhere, you can say that they have sprouted there or that the place has sprouted them.   [V adv/prep]  [V n]  [Also V]More than a million satellite dishes have sprouted on homes across the country...100 多万个卫星接收器迅速出现在了全国各地的家庭用户中。Since its first shop was opened in 1976, it has sprouted outlets in 39 countries.自从 1976 年开设第一家店以来，它已经在 39 个国家里开设了大量分店。7[N-COUNT 可数名词]抱子甘蓝；球芽甘蓝 Sprouts are vegetables that look like tiny cabbages. They are also called brussels sprouts .   [usu pl]8[N-COUNT 可数名词]新芽；子苗；嫩枝 Sprouts are new shoots on plants.   [usu pl]After eleven days of growth the number of sprouts was counted.经过11天的生长后，对新芽的数量进行了计数。

英语单词	sprout
英美音标	英 [spraʊt] 美 [spraʊt]
中文释义	v.长芽；萌芽；迅速成长 n.芽；年幼者
英语例句	(1) The seeds will sprout in a few days. (2) These potatoes have begun to sprout. (3) He sprouted up six inches a year. (4) In spring, here, drizzle moistens land , also feed rice sprout. (5) Now I put the seed in the soil. And then we have the sprout. (6) He may be a sprout right now, but give him a few more years.
中文例句	(1) 这些种子几天后就会发芽。 (2) 这些马铃薯开始发芽了。 (3) 他一年长高了六英寸。 (4) 春天，这里细雨蒙蒙，滋润着土地，也哺育着稻苗。 (5) 现在我把种子放进土壤里。然后我们就会看到它芽。 (6) 他虽然现在个子不高,但再过几年就会长高的。
vocabulary简明	A sprout is a small growth on a plant — a little new bud. Other things can sprout too: kids are constantly sprouting (growing).
vocabulary扩展	The key thing to think of when you're trying to remember the meaning of sprout is growth — as a noun, a sprout is a new growth of a plant, and as a verb, to sprout means to grow. Sprouting mainly applies to height and to the young, whether you're talking about plants, people, or things. An older person who gains fifty pounds is growing but not sprouting.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词](植物、蔬菜、种子)发芽，抽芽，长芽 When plants, vegetables, or seeds sprout, they produce new shoots or leaves. [V] It only takes a few days for beans to sprout. 豆子只要几天就能发芽。 2 [VERB 动词](叶子、芽或植株)生长 When leaves, shoots, or plants sprout somewhere, they grow there. [V prep] Leaf-shoots were beginning to sprout on the hawthorn... 山楂树上开始长出叶芽。 Birch trees sprouted from the rubble and grew into a dense young wood. 桦树从瓦砾中长出来，形成了一片茂密的新林。 3 [VERB 动词]使生长 If a garden or other area of land sprouts plants, they start to grow there. [V n] [no passive] ...the garden, which had had time to sprout a shocking collection of weeds. 久而久之便野草丛生的花园 4 [VERB 动词](出于食用目的)使(豆子、种子等)发芽 If you sprout beans or seeds, you make them grow small shoots before eating them. You usually do this by soaking them in water. [V n] [V-ed] When you sprout seeds their nutritional content increases... 让种子发芽后，其营养含量会提高。 Sprouted beans only need to be cooked for 1-2 minutes. 豆芽只需烹炒一到两分钟。 5 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](毛发等)生长，长出 If something such as hair sprouts from a person or animal, or if they sprout it, it grows on them. [V prep] [V n] [no passive] She is very old now, with little, round, wire-rimmed glasses and whiskers sprouting from her chin... 她现在很老了，戴着圆圆的金属架小眼镜，下巴上还长出了胡须。 As well as sprouting a few grey hairs, Kevin seems to be suffering the occasional memory loss. 除长出了些许白发外，凯文似乎还患上了间歇性失忆。 6 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]大量涌现；迅猛发展 If a large number of things have appeared or developed somewhere, you can say that they have sprouted there or that the place has sprouted them. [V adv/prep] [V n] [Also V] More than a million satellite dishes have sprouted on homes across the country... 100 多万个卫星接收器迅速出现在了全国各地的家庭用户中。 Since its first shop was opened in 1976, it has sprouted outlets in 39 countries. 自从 1976 年开设第一家店以来，它已经在 39 个国家里开设了大量分店。 7 [N-COUNT 可数名词]抱子甘蓝；球芽甘蓝 Sprouts are vegetables that look like tiny cabbages. They are also called brussels sprouts . [usu pl] 8 [N-COUNT 可数名词]新芽；子苗；嫩枝 Sprouts are new shoots on plants. [usu pl] After eleven days of growth the number of sprouts was counted. 经过11天的生长后，对新芽的数量进行了计数。

Sprout [V Sprouted Growth Verb 动词 N Seeds