sprout
柯林斯词典
1. V-I When plants, vegetables, or seeds sprout, they produce new shoots or leaves. (植物、蔬菜、种子) 发芽
It only takes a few days for beans to sprout. 豆子只需几天就会发芽。
2. V-I When leaves, shoots, or plants sprout somewhere, they grow there. (叶子、芽、植株) 长出
Leaf-shoots were beginning to sprout on the hawthorn. 叶芽开始在山楂树上长出来。
3. V-T/V-I If something such as hair sprouts from a person or animal, or if they sprout it, it grows on them. (人、动物) 长出 (毛发等); (毛发等) 长出来[no passive]
She is very old now, with little, round, wire-rimmed glasses and whiskers sprouting from her chin. 她现在很老了，戴着小而圆的金属丝框眼镜，下巴长出了胡须。
4. N-COUNT Sprouts are vegetables that look like tiny cabbages. They are also called brussels sprouts. 抱子甘蓝[usu pl]
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sprout /spraʊt/ (sprouting,sprouted,sprouts)
剑桥词典
- [ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]
to produce leaves , hair , or other new developing parts , or (of leaves , hair , and other developing parts ) to begin to grow
发（芽），抽（芽）；长出（毛发等）；（叶、毛发等）生长
It takes about three days for the seeds to sprout. 这些种子大概要3天时间才会发芽。
Your hair is sticking up - it looks like you're sprouting horns ! 你的头发竖起来了——看上去跟长了角似的！
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 ] informal (also sprout up)
If a large number of things sprout (up), they suddenly appear or begin to exist .
涌现；突然出现
New factories have sprouted up everywhere . 新工厂如雨后春笋般地四处涌现。 返回 sprout