新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

germinate

英  [ˈdʒɜːmɪneɪt]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • germinates , germinating , germinated

    1[I 不及物动词] 使发芽 , 发芽

    If a seed germinates or if it is germinated, it starts to grow.

    双语例句

    例:

    Some seed varieties germinate fast, so check every day or so.

    有一些品种的种子发芽快,所以差不多每天都要察看一下。

    例:

    First, the researchers germinated the seeds.

    首先,研究人员使种子发芽。

    2[I 不及物动词] 形成

    If an idea, plan, or feeling germinates, it comes into existence and begins to develop.

    双语例句

    例:

    a big book that was germinating in his mind.

    他脑中正在酝酿的一部大作。