音标：[spraut] ；柯林斯词典等级：1 级；

n. 芽, 萌芽
vt. 使发芽, 摘去芽
vi. 长芽, 抽条

n. any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud
n. a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)
v. put forth and grow sprouts or shoots

词型变化：名词复数形式 : sprouts ; 过去式 : sprouted ; 现在分词 : sprouting ; 过去分词 : sprouted ; 第三人称单数 : sprouts
考试类型：[考研/托福/IELTS/GRE]

词性分布：

动词63%

名词37%

sprout的用法和样例：

例句

用作动词(v.)

The seeds will sprout in a few days.这些种子几天后就会发芽。
These potatoes have begun to sprout.这些马铃薯开始发芽了。
The seeds sprout into small, hairlike seedings.种子发育成小小的、毛茸茸的幼苗。
He sprouted up six inches a year.他一年长高了六英寸。

用作名词(n.)

In spring, here, drizzle moistens land , also feed rice sprout.春天，这里细雨蒙蒙，滋润着土地，也哺育着稻苗。
Now I put the seed in the soil. And then we have the sprout.现在我把种子放进土壤里。然后我们就会看到它芽。
He may be a sprout right now, but give him a few more years.他虽然现在个子不高,但再过几年就会长高的。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

The seeds we planted finally sprouted.我们播下的种子终于发芽了。
After the rain the trees sprouted.树在雨后抽枝了。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

How do you sprout this type of bean?你用何种方法使这种豆子发芽的?
The continuous wet weather has sprouted the barley.连续下雨的天气已使大麦发芽了。
You've sprouted a beard since I last saw you!自从上次见你以来,你留起胡子了。

常用短语

用作动词(v.)

sprout up (v.+adv.)

At the age of fourteen John really began to sprout up.

约翰在14岁时真正开始发育。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

sprout the barley使大麦发芽
sprout a beard留胡子
sprout the type of bean使这种豆子发芽

～+副词

sprout continuously不停地发展
sprout eventually终于发芽
sprout slowly慢慢发芽
sprout unconsciously不知不觉地发展
sprout up发育

经典引文

He's not just a sprout any more, and we can't be watching him all his life.
出自：S. Bellow
Hotels and casinos are sprouting up all over the place.
出自：J. Blume
Burdocks were sprouting through cracks in the steps.
出自：B. Chatwin
The fuzz he liked to call his 'beard' that sprouted on his face.
出自：E. Segal

【近义词】

bud芽
grow增加
develop发展
shoot发射
germinate发芽
leaf页
new growth新生物
spring春天
spring up跳起
emerge浮现
appear出现
pop up突然出现
thrive兴旺
burgeon发芽
flourish茂盛
mushroom蘑菇
start开始
originate发起
sprig小树枝
layer层
up向上
shoot up迅速上升，猛增...
wax蜡
twig小枝
stem柄
pullulate繁殖
stock存货
spud马铃薯
bourgeon萌发

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