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proliferate

英 [prə'lɪfəreɪt] 美[prə'lɪfə'ret]
  • vi. 增殖;扩散;激增
  • vt. 使激增

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词态变化


第三人称单数: proliferates;过去式: proliferated;过去分词: proliferated;现在分词: proliferating;

助记提示


1. proli- + fer- + -ate.
2. => producing offspring, formation or development of cells.
3. => enlargement, extension, increase.

中文词源


proliferate 繁殖,增殖

来自拉丁语proles,子孙,后代,-fer,带来,生育,词源同bear,bring.后用于生物学指繁殖,增殖。

英文词源


proliferate (v.)
1857 as a term in biology; see proliferation. General sense from 1961. Related: Proliferated; proliferating.

双语例句


1. Rabbits proliferate when they have plenty of food.
兔子有充足的食物就会繁衍得很快.

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2. There is a natural tendency for services to proliferate.
各种服务大量产生就成为一种自然的趋势.

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3. Fantasies proliferate where factsare few.
事实缺乏则幻想增多.

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4. Conclusion AGSRA release system can alleviate the subretinal proliferate after laser injury.
结论AGS-RA 缓释系统可以减轻激光损伤后视网膜下增生反应的形成.

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5. The OHand SHof cooking liquor infiltrate and proliferate into the material flakes.
蒸煮液中的OHSH渗透和扩散到料片中去.

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