| 单词 | propagate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['prɔpəgeit] |
| 解释 | v.繁殖；传播 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 繁殖(to multiply)；传播(to cause to spread out; publicize) 【考】 反义词：fail to multiply(不能繁殖); check(阻碍) 【记】 pro+pag(砍，切)+ate →原义是把树的旁枝 剪掉使主干成长→引 申为繁殖 【例】 Most plants propagate by seed. |
| 字源 | propagate (v.) 1560s, "to cause to multiply," from Latin propagatus, past participle of propagare "to set forward, extend, procreate" (see propagation). Intransitive sense "reproduce one's kind" is from c.1600. Related: Propagated; propagating. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 繁殖(使有机体数量增多); 传播 【记】pro前, pa趴, gate门－向前趴在门上, 联想上宿舍推销的人员－传播－一个传播一个－繁殖 【参】propel(v 推进; 驱使); propeller(n 推进者; 推进物) 【反】fail to multiply(不能繁殖); check(v 阻碍) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】pro- + page 书页，通过书，媒体来宣传，传播思想；传播→播种，繁殖 |
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