亚洲网紅露点

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sprout

[ sprout ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to begin to grow; shoot forth, as a plant from a seed.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. (of a seed or plant) to put forth buds or shoots.
  3. to develop or grow quickly:

    a boy awkwardly sprouting into manhood.



verb (used with object)

  1. to cause to sprout.
  2. to remove sprouts from:

    Sprout and boil the potatoes.

noun

  1. a shoot of a plant.
  2. a new growth from a germinating seed, or from a rootstock, tuber, bud, or the like.
  3. something resembling or suggesting a sprout, as in growth.
  4. a young person; youth.
  5. sprouts,
    1. the young shoots of alfalfa, soybeans, etc., eaten as a raw vegetable.

sprout

/ 蝉辫谤补蕣迟 /

verb

  1. (of a plant, seed, etc) to produce (new leaves, shoots, etc)
  2. introften foll byup to begin to grow or develop

    new office blocks are sprouting up all over the city

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a newly grown shoot or bud
  2. something that grows like a sprout
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 苍辞苍路蝉辫谤辞耻迟顎僫苍驳 adjective
  • 谤别路蝉辫谤辞耻迟顎 verb
  • 耻苍顎僤别谤路蝉辫谤辞耻迟顎 noun
  • 耻苍顎卍别谤路蝉辫谤辞耻迟顎 verb (used without object)
  • 耻苍路蝉辫谤辞耻迟顎侥诲 adjective
  • 耻苍路蝉辫谤辞耻迟顎僫苍驳 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of sprout1

1150鈥1200; (v.) Middle English spr ( o ) uten, Old English -蝉辫谤奴迟补苍, in 腻蝉辫谤辞迟别苍 (past participle; a- 3 ); cognate with Middle Dutch 蝉辫谤奴迟别苍, German spriessen to sprout; akin to Greek 蝉辫别铆谤别颈苍 to scatter; (noun) Middle English; compare Middle Dutch, Middle Low German sprute
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of sprout1

Old English 蝉辫谤奴迟补苍; related to Middle High German 蝉辫谤奴锄别苍 to sprout, Lettish sprausties to jostle
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And now, in the spring, as sap begins to flow, buds begins to form and shoots begin to sprout, life is resurrected.

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With dainty sprouts peaking up through rich soil beds and the overflowing pots of fresh herbs, this season is a delight.

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After the heavy rains that winter, she was delighted to find them sprouting in the spring, fighting through the weeds along with buckwheat seedlings.

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Satellite imagery soon showed solar arrays sprouting on thousands of buildings across the Gaza Strip, especially in crowded areas like refugee camps.

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One of the most multifaceted ingredients, it's a multi-layered bulb around a dense core with sprouting stalks and frilly fronds.

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