"propagate" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 传播
• 繁殖 (植物)

Definition

将想法、信息或情感传播给许多人；也指通过自然或人工方式繁殖植物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“propagate”是正式用语，常用于科学、学术或技术场合。常见搭配有“propagate ideas”，“propagate rumors”，“propagate plants”。和“spread”不同，这个词有时强调有计划的传播。在植物学中，特指植物繁殖。

Examples

Scientists propagate new plants in the laboratory.

科学家在实验室里**繁殖**新植物。

The internet helps propagate news quickly.

互联网帮助**传播**新闻很快。

You can propagate a rose bush using cuttings.

你可以用插枝的方式**繁殖**玫瑰花丛。

False information can propagate much faster on social media than in real life.

虚假信息在社交媒体上传播比现实中要快得多。

He's made it his mission to propagate environmental awareness among young people.

他把向年轻人**传播**环保意识当作自己的使命。

Some gardeners love to propagate rare flowers as a hobby.

有些园丁喜欢当作爱好来**繁殖**稀有花卉。