首页英语词典germinategerminate英英释意

germinate

英['dʒɜːmɪneɪt] 美['dʒɝmɪnet]
  • vt. 使发芽;使生长
  • vi. 发芽;生长

英英释意


1. produce buds, branches, or germinate;
"the potatoes sprouted"
2. work out;
"We have developed a new theory of evolution"
3. cause to grow or sprout;
"the plentiful rain germinated my plants"