sprout
v
1 [I, Ipr, Ip]
~ (out/up) (from sth) begin to grow or appear; put out leaves, shoots, etc 長出來; 出現; 發芽; 萌芽
We can't use these potatoes; they've all sprouted. 這些土豆兒不能吃了, 都出芽了.
new buds sprouting on the trees 樹上長出的新芽
The onions are beginning to sprout (up). 洋蔥正在抽芽.
Abundant hair sprouted from his broad chest. 他寬闊的胸膛上長出許多毛.
2 [Tn] develop or produce (sth) 生出, 產生(某物)
When do deer first sprout horns? 鹿在多大的時候開始生角?
Tom has sprouted a beard since we saw him last. 湯姆長胡子了, 我們上次見到他時還沒長呢. sprout, n
1 new shoot or bud of a plant 苗; 芽; 嫩枝: bean sprouts 豆芽.
2 = Brussels sprout (Brussels).