Word · Frequency #19736
germinate
发芽;萌芽;开始发育
核心释义
to start to grow and put out shoots
- 1.
种子开始生长,发芽出根和叶子。
Of a seed, to begin to grow, to sprout roots and leaves.
- 2.
使生长;产生。
To cause to grow; to produce.
使发芽;使发育;种子开始生长,发芽出根和叶子。;使生长;产生。;发芽;萌芽
用法In use
If the soil stays too dry, the bean seeds will not germinate.
用法提示:germinate 作不及物动词,表示‘发芽’,用于条件句。
The first seeds germinated in the greenhouse last week.
用法提示:germinated 是过去式,作不及物动词,说明已发芽。
In this tray, the lettuce seeds are germinating under the light.
用法提示:are germinating 是现在进行时,作不及物动词,表示正在发芽。
seeds/plants germinate
不及物用法,表示植物本身开始生长。
The seeds germinate in warm soil.
种子在温暖的土壤中发芽。
germinate something
及物用法,主语是种植者。
We germinated the beans indoors.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- seeds germinate
- 种子发芽
- These seeds germinate in about two weeks.这些种子大约两周后发芽。
- germinate in soil
- 在土壤中发芽
- The beans germinate in the soil within a few days.豆子在土壤中几天内就发芽了。
- germinate quickly
- 迅速发芽
- Grass seeds germinate quickly when watered regularly.草籽在定期浇水时会迅速发芽。
- germinating seeds
- 发芽的种子
- The farmer checked the germinating seeds every morning.那位农夫每天早上检查发芽的种子。
- cause seeds to germinate
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 germinate 拆成 germ(胚芽)开头,看到 germ 就想到种子里的胚芽,胚芽开始生长=发芽。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:botany/agriculture、formal writing、figurative language about ideas germinate 是比较正式、书面化的动词,字面指种子发芽,也常用于比喻想法等开始形成。日常口语中更常说 sprout 或 start to grow;正式写作、科技或文学语境中更常见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
germinate(/ˈdʒɜːmɪneɪt/)与 terminate(/ˈtɜːmɪneɪt/)押韵,重音元音和尾部读音 /mɪneɪt/ 相同。其余词都以 -inate 结尾,读作 /ɪneɪt/,但重音元音不同,不是严格押韵。注意拼写相似的 germane(/dʒɜːˈmeɪn/)读音完全不同。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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