germinate

• vt. 使發芽；使生長
• vi. 發芽；生長

來自germ, 萌芽。

germinate

germinate: see germ

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.

1. Some seed varieties germinate fast, so check every day or so.

有一些種子發芽快，所以差不多每天得察看一下。

來自柯林斯例句

2. An idea for a novel began to germinate in her mind.

一部小說的構思已經在她的頭腦中萌發。

來自《權威詞典》

3. Heat and moisture will germinate the seeds.

溫度和水分會使種子發芽.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. Seeds germinate in the spring.

種子在春天發芽.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

5. I saw everything about me surge forth and germinate.

我看見我周圍的萬物洶湧向前,欣欣向榮.

來自辭典例句