- 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.
ger·min·ate / ˈdʒɜːmɪneɪt ; NAmE ˈdʒɜːrmɪneɪt / verb [intransitive , transitive ] germinate(sth) when the seed of a plant germinatesor is germinated,it starts to grow （使）发芽，萌芽，开始生长 ◆ ( figurative) An idea for a novel began to germinate in her mind. 一部小说的构思已经在她的脑海中萌发。 ▶ ger·min·ation / ˌdʒɜːmɪˈneɪʃn ; NAmE ˌdʒɜːrmɪˈneɪʃn / noun [uncountable ] germinate germinates germinated germinating ger·min·ate / ˈdʒɜːmɪneɪt ; NAmE ˈdʒɜːrmɪneɪt / ger·min·ation / ˌdʒɜːmɪˈneɪʃn ; NAmE ˌdʒɜːrmɪˈneɪʃn /
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