sprout

verb

1. 发芽；抽芽；抽条；生长
   to produce new leaves or buds ; to start to grow
   1. new leaves sprouting from the trees
      树上长出的新叶
   2. The seeds will sprout in a few days.
      这些种子几天后就会发芽。
2. 出现；（使）涌现出
   to appear; to develop sth, especially in large numbers
   1. Hundreds of mushrooms had sprouted up overnight.
      一夜之间长出来好几百朵蘑菇。
   2. The town has sprouted shopping malls, discos and nightclubs in recent years.
      最近几年，城里涌现出不少购物中心、迪斯科舞厅和夜总会。
3. 长出（某物）；（某物）长出
   to start to grow sth; to start to grow on sb/sth
   1. Tim has sprouted a beard since we last saw him.
      我们上次见到蒂姆以后，蒂姆长出了胡子。
   2. Hair sprouted from his chest.
      他胸前长出了毛。

noun

noun

1. 苗；新芽；嫩枝
   a new part growing on a plant

1. VERB (植物、蔬菜、种子)发芽，抽芽，长芽
   When plants, vegetables, or seeds sprout, they produce new shoots or leaves.
   1. It only takes a few days for beans to sprout.
      豆子只要几天就能发芽。
2. VERB (叶子、芽或植株)生长
   When leaves, shoots, or plants sprout somewhere, they grow there.
   1. Leaf-shoots were beginning to sprout on the hawthorn...
      山楂树上开始长出叶芽。
   2. Birch trees sprouted from the rubble and grew into a dense young wood.
      桦树从瓦砾中长出来，形成了一片茂密的新林。
3. VERB 使生长
   If a garden or other area of land sprouts plants, they start to grow there.
   1. ...the garden, which had had time to sprout a shocking collection of weeds.
      久而久之便野草丛生的花园
4. VERB (出于食用目的)使(豆子、种子等)发芽
   If you sprout beans or seeds, you make them grow small shoots before eating them. You usually do this by soaking them in water.
   1. When you sprout seeds their nutritional content increases...
      让种子发芽后，其营养含量会提高。
   2. Sprouted beans only need to be cooked for 1-2 minutes.
      豆芽只需烹炒一到两分钟。
5. V-ERG (毛发等)生长，长出
   If something such as hair sprouts from a person or animal, or if they sprout it, it grows on them.
   1. She is very old now, with little, round, wire-rimmed glasses and whiskers sprouting from her chin...
      她现在很老了，戴着圆圆的金属架小眼镜，下巴上还长出了胡须。
   2. As well as sprouting a few grey hairs, Kevin seems to be suffering the occasional memory loss.
      除长出了些许白发外，凯文似乎还患上了间歇性失忆。
6. V-ERG 大量涌现;迅猛发展
   If a large number of things have appeared or developed somewhere, you can say that they have sprouted there or that the place has sprouted them.
   1. More than a million satellite dishes have sprouted on homes across the country...
      100 多万个卫星接收器迅速出现在了全国各地的家庭用户中。
   2. Since its first shop was opened in 1976, it has sprouted outlets in 39 countries.
      自从 1976 年开设第一家店以来，它已经在 39 个国家里开设了大量分店。
7. 抱子甘蓝;球芽甘蓝
   Sprouts are vegetables that look like tiny cabbages. They are also called brussels sprouts .
8. N-COUNT 新芽;子苗;嫩枝
   Sprouts are new shoots on plants.
   1. After eleven days of growth the number of sprouts was counted.
      经过11天的生长后，对新芽的数量进行了计数。

1. It only takes a few days for beans to sprout.
   豆子只要几天就能发芽。
2. Leaf-shoots were beginning to sprout on the hawthorn
   山楂树上开始长出叶芽。
3. Birch trees sprouted from the rubble and grew into a dense young wood.
   桦树从瓦砾中长出来，形成了一片茂密的新林。
4. When you sprout seeds their nutritional content increases
   让种子发芽后，其营养含量会提高。
5. Sprouted beans only need to be cooked for 1-2 minutes.
   豆芽只需烹炒一到两分钟。
6. She is very old now, with little, round, wire-rimmed glasses and whiskers sprouting from her chin
   她现在很老了，戴着圆圆的金属架小眼镜，下巴上还长出了胡须。
7. As well as sprouting a few grey hairs, Kevin seems to be suffering the occasional memory loss.
   除长出了些许白发外，凯文似乎还患上了间歇性失忆。
8. Since its first shop was opened in 1976, it has sprouted outlets in 39 countries.
   自从1976年开设第一家店以来，它已经在39个国家里开设了大量分店。
9. After eleven days of growth the number of sprouts was counted.
   经过11天的生长后，对新芽的数量进行了计数。
10. When the seedlings sprout, uncover the tray.
    秧苗发芽后，就把盘子上的盖子拿掉。
11. Potatoes sprout twice a year.
    马铃薯一年发两次芽。
12. Buds sprout in the spring.
    芽在春天萌发。
13. The wheat failed to sprout during the drought.
    因为干旱，麦子都瞎了。
14. Once he split, one log began to sprout leaves.
    他每劈一下，一根柴火就开始发芽了！
15. The process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow.
    种子或孢子抽芽并开始生长的过程。
16. But after a certain period of time, will naturally break dormancy and begin to sprout growth.
    但经过一定的时间，休眠会自然打破而开始萌芽生长。
17. With the coming of the new semester, spring March, the grass sprout out of the earth.
    新的一学期来临了，阳春三月，草长莺飞。
18. I watered the seeds for a few days; and the seeds sprout out some tiny purple flowers.
    我浇了几天水，它发芽了，有一些紫色的花。
19. Sneaked into the internal spring, and all the seeds sprout together!
    潜入春天的内部，和所有的种子一起萌芽！
20. Take root and sprout after they fall on the ground.
    都是种子落到地上后才生根发芽。
21. Spring breeze, sprout germinate.
    春风一刮，芽儿萌发。
22. Leaves began to sprout from the trees.
    树上开始长叶子了。
23. Willow sprout dew gave them because love;
    柳树发芽是因为雨露给了它们爱；
24. Their seeds begin to sprout into new little trees.
    他们的种子开始发芽长成新的小树。
25. Blue light and white light had nearly no effects on soybean sprout growth.
    而蓝光和白光对发芽大豆的生长无明显影响。
26. After a light spring rain, leaves began to sprout from trees.
    下了一场小小的春雨后，树木开始长出新芽。
27. In vegetable kingdom, people find that withered trees can sprout;
    人们看到，在植物界，衰老的枯树可以发新芽；
28. Study on the Effects of 6-BA on the Seed Germination and Sprout Growth
    6-BA对种子萌发和幼芽生长的作用研究
29. Bob's beginning to sprout a beard.
    鲍勃开始长胡须了。
30. This is because they have to wait for the seeds to sprout.
    这是因为孩子们得等待种子发芽。

  bud shoot sprout【导航词义：嫩芽】

  bud n. 芽

〔辨析〕指植物的叶芽。

  shoot n. 芽；幼苗；嫩枝

〔辨析〕指植物刚长出的新枝、嫩枝或嫩芽。

  sprout n. 芽；嫩苗；新枝

〔辨析〕指蔬菜、种子、植物的嫩芽、嫩苗等。

noun

1. a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)

2. any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud

verb

1. put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
   1. the plant sprouted early this year

   Synonym:    stock

2. produce buds, branches, or germinate
   1. the potatoes sprouted

   Synonym:    shootspudgerminatepullulatebourgeonburgeon forth