pullulate
pullulate
[ˈpʌljʊleɪt]
verb
pullulation
noun
语源
[ˈpʌljʊleɪt]
verb
- [no obj.][often as adj. pullulating]breed or spread so as to become extremely common
迅速（或大量）繁殖；激增
the pullulating family.
子孙满堂的家庭。
■be very crowded; be full of life and activity
拥挤不堪；充满生机和活力
the supertowers of our pullulating megalopolis.
我们这个迅速膨胀的特大城市的超高层建筑群。
pullulation
noun
语源
- early 17th cent.: from Latin pullulat- 'sprouted', from the verb pullulare, from pullulus, diminutive of pullus 'young animal'
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