| 单词 | proliferate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [prəu'lifəreit] |
| 解释 | v.繁殖；激增 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 繁殖(to grow by rapid production)；激增(to increase rapidly; multiply) 【考】 expand : volume / proliferate : number(体积膨胀/数目扩增)反义词：dwindle(逐 渐减少) 【记】 pro(向前)+lifer(后 代)+ate→后代增加→ 繁殖 【例】 Tropical vegetation proliferates quickly. |
| 字源 | proliferate (v.) 1857 as a term in biology; see proliferation. General sense from 1961. Related: Proliferated; proliferating. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 繁殖; 激增(通过迅速产生新的组织、器官、细胞而生长或增多) 【记】pro前, lifer生命, ate吃－生命吃饭－繁殖 【类】expend: volume = proliferate: number体积膨胀 = 数目扩增 【反】dwindle(v 缩小); decrease in mount(减小数目) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】pro前 + life 生命 + ate动词，生命向前→繁殖 |
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