"sprout" in Chinese (Simplified)
发芽萌芽
Definition
开始生长,通常用于描述种子或植物冒出新芽或叶子。也可用于描述头发、想法等开始发展。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
既可用于植物的新芽(字面义),也常用于比喻任何新开始,比如“ideas sprout(想法萌发)”。日常口语中用'sprout up'或'sprouting hair',在非植物语境下略带口语色彩。名词'sprout'指小嫩芽,动词常与'from'或'up'连用。
Examples
Beans sprout quickly in warm soil.
豆子在温暖的土壤中很快就会**发芽**。
Tiny green leaves began to sprout from the branch.
细小的绿叶开始从树枝上**发芽**。
The potatoes began to sprout after sitting too long in the kitchen.
土豆在厨房放久了就会开始**发芽**。
After he shaved his head, little hairs started to sprout on his scalp.
他剃光头后,头皮上开始**长出**细小的头发。
New apartment buildings seem to sprout up overnight in this city.
这座城市的新公寓楼仿佛一夜之间就**冒出来**了。
Ideas can sprout when you least expect them.
想法总会在你最意想不到的时候**冒出来**。