spawn
Word family nounspawnerspawningspawnadjectivespawny
spawn1 /spɔːn $ spɒːn/ verb 1 [transitiveT]CAUSE to make a series of things happen or start to exist 使大量出现,使大量产生;酿成 New technology has spawned new business opportunities. 新技术创造了大量新的商机。
spawn2 noun [uncountableU] HBAHBFthe eggs of a fish or frog laid together in a soft mass 〔鱼或蛙的〕成团的卵 Origin spawn1 (1400-1500) Anglo-French espaundre, from
Old French espandre “to spread out”, from
Latin expandere;
→ EXPAND