germinate
germinate 英 [ˈdʒɜ:mɪneɪt] 美 [ˈdʒɜrmɪneɪt]
vt. 使发芽；使生长 vi. 发芽；生长
进行时:germinating 过去式:germinated 过去分词:germinated 第三人称单数:germinates
- To germinate is to grow or to develop. When a tiny seedling cracks through a seed casing and sprouts, it has germinated. The term is used for other things too, like when an idea germinates into a film or book.
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- vt. 使发芽；使生长
- vi. 发芽；生长
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1. Seeds germinate in the spring.
种子在春天发芽。
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2. Warmth and moisture germinate seeds.
温度和水分使种子发芽。
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3. Once you have done your part you need to step back and wait for the seeds to germinate.
一旦你做完了自己应该做的，那就退后一步，耐心等待种子发芽。
- germinate (v.) c. 1600, probably a back-formation from germination. Figurative use from 1640s. Related: Germinated; germinating. Earlier germynen (mid-15c.) was from Old French germiner or directly from Latin germinare.
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