sprout
Word family adjectivesproutednounsproutsprouting
sprout1 /spraʊt/ verb 1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]HBPGROW/GET BIGGER if vegetables, seeds, or plants sprout, they start to grow, producing shoots, buds, or leaves 〔蔬菜、种子、植物〕发芽,抽芽;开始长出〔叶子〕 Move the pots outside when the seeds begin to sprout. 种子开始发芽时把盆搬到外面去。
Trees were starting to sprout new leaves. 树上开始抽出新叶。
2 [intransitiveI] (also sprout up)APPEAR to appear suddenly in large numbers 突然大量出现,大量冒出 Office blocks are sprouting up everywhere. 到处都有办公大楼冒出来。
3 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]GROW/GET BIGGER if something such as hair sprouts or if you sprout it, it starts to grow 〔头发等〕开始长出;〔某人〕开始长〔毛发等〕 Jim seemed to have sprouted a beard. 吉姆好像长出胡子了。
sprout2 noun [countableC] 3. [usually plural] American EnglishAmEDF an alfalfa seed which has grown a stem and is eaten 〔可食的〕苜蓿芽 4. [usually plural] American EnglishAmEHBPDF a beansprout 豆芽 sprout• A sprout can take just so much and then no more.• Add bean sprouts and cook another half minute. Origin sprout1 Old English sprutan