sprout

sprout
verb
  1. [noobj.](of a plant) put forth shoots
    （植物）发芽，抽条
    the weeds begin to sprout.
    杂草开始发芽了。
    ■[with obj.]grow (plant shoots or hair)
    长出（芽，毛）
    many black cats sprout a few white hairs.
    许多黑猫长有一些白毛。
    ■[noobj.](of a plant, flower, or hair) start to grow; spring up
    （植物，花，毛）长出；萌生
    crocuses sprouted up from the grass.
    藏红花从草丛中长出来。
    forms of nationalism sprouted as the system collapsed.
    随着体制的崩溃，出现了种种形态的民族主义。
noun
  1. a shoot of a plant
    （植物的）新芽；嫩枝；籽苗
    ■(sprouts)young shoots, especially of alfalfa, mung beans, or soybeans, eaten as a vegetable
    （用作蔬菜的）嫩芽（尤指紫花苜蓿芽、绿豆芽或黄豆芽）
  2. short for Brussels sprout
    Brussels sprout的简称
语源
  1. Middle English: of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch spruiten and German spriessen
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