- A sprout is a small growth on a plant — a little new bud. Other things can sprout too: kids are constantly sprouting (growing).
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- vi. 发芽;长芽
- vt. 使发芽;使萌芽
- n. 芽;萌芽;苗芽
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1. Potatoes sprout twice a year.
马铃薯一年发两次芽。
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2. However, if you want to try this, sprout the seeds.
然而,要是你想试试,记住要用发芽的种子。
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3. The seeds will sprout in 3 days after they are sown.
这类种子种下后3天出芽。
- sprout (n.) "shoot of a plant, sprout; a twig," Old English sprota, from the verb (see sprout (v.)). Cognate with Middle Dutch spruyte, Dutch spruite "a sprout," Old Norse sproti, German Sproß.
- sprout (v.) Old English -sprutan (in asprutan "to sprout"), from Proto-Germanic *sprut- (source also of Old Saxon sprutan, Old Frisian spruta, Middle Dutch spruten, Old High German spriozan, German sprießen "to sprout"), from PIE *spreud-, extended form of root *sper- (4) "to strew" (source also of Greek speirein "to scatter," spora "a scattering, sowing," sperma "sperm, seed," literally "that which is scattered;" Old English spreawlian "to sprawl," sprædan "to spread," spreot "pole;" Armenian sprem "scatter;" Old Lithuanian sprainas "staring, opening wide one's eyes;" Lettish spriežu "I span, I measure"). Related: Sprouted; sprouting.
sprout / spraʊt ; NAmE spraʊt / verb , noun sprout sprouts sprouted sprouting verb 1 [intransitive ] (of plants or seeds 植物或种子 ) to produce new leaves or buds;to start to grow 发芽;抽芽;抽条;生长 ◆ new leaves sprouting from the trees 树上长出的新叶 ◆ The seeds will sprout in a few days. 这些种子几天后就会发芽。 2 [intransitive , transitive ] to appear; to develop sth, especially in large numbers 出现;(使)涌现出 ◆ Hundreds of mushrooms had sprouted up overnight. 一夜之间长出来好几百朵蘑菇。 sproutsth ◆ The town has sprouted shopping malls, discos and nightclubs in recent years. 最近几年,城里涌现出不少购物中心、迪斯科舞厅和夜总会。 3 [transitive , intransitive ] to start to grow sth; to start to grow on sb/sth 长出(某物);(某物)长出 sproutsth ◆ Tim has sprouted a beard since we last saw him. 我们上次见到蒂姆以后,蒂姆长出了胡子。 sproutfrom sth ◆ Hair sprouted from his chest. 他胸前长出了毛。 noun 1 = Brussels sprout 2 a new part growing on a plant 苗;新芽;嫩枝 sprout / spraʊt ; NAmE spraʊt /
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