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spawn
n[U]
(esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词)
1 eggs of fish, shellfish and frogs, toads, etc (鱼、 甲壳动物、 蛙、 蟾等的)卵: `frog-spawn 蛙卵.
2 (biology 生) white fibrous matter from which mushroomsand other fungi grow 菌丝. spawn, v [I, Tn]
(a) (of fish, frogs, etc) produce (eggs) (指鱼、 蛙等)产(卵)
salmon spawning 产卵的鲑鱼
Have the frogs spawned yet? 那些蛙产卵了吗?
(b) (esp derog 尤作贬义) appear or produce (sth) in great numbers 大批涌现; 大量产生(某事物)
departments which spawn committees and sub-committees 派生出一大串委员会和附属委员会的部门
new housing estates spawning everywhere 处处涌现出的新住宅区.
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