spawn

spawn
verb

[no obj.](of a fish, frog, mollusc, crustacean, etc.) release or deposit eggs
（鱼、青蛙、软体动物、甲壳类等）产卵
the fish spawn among fine-leaved plants.
鱼在细叶植物中间产卵。
[with obj.]a large brood is spawned.
大量产卵。
■(be spawned)(of a fish, frog, etc.) be laid as eggs
（鱼、青蛙等）卵生
■[with obj.](of a person) produce (offspring, typically offspring regarded as undesirable)
（人）生（孩子，多指不想要的孩子）
why had she married a man who could spawn a boy like that?.
她为什么要嫁一个生得出那样一个小崽子的男人？。
■[with obj.]produce or generate, especially in large numbers
大量生产
the decade spawned a bewildering variety of books on the forces.
十年中创作了一大批令人眼花缭乱的各种各样有关军队的书籍。

noun

[mass noun]the eggs of fish, frogs, etc.
鱼卵；青蛙卵等
the fish covers its spawn with gravel.
鱼用沙砾把卵盖起来。
■the process of producing such eggs
产卵
■the product or offspring of a person or place (used to express distaste or disgust)
（指人或地方所孕育的）产物；孽种（表示讨厌、恶心）
the spawn of chaos: demons and sorcerers.
混乱的产物：恶魔和巫师。
■the mycelium of a fungus, especially a cultivated mushroom
菌种体

派生
spawner
noun
语源

late Middle English: shortening of Anglo-Norman French espaundre 'to shed roe', variant of Old French espandre 'pour out', from Latin expandere 'expand'

英语宝典

热门查询

英语宝典

考试词汇表

　