Word · Frequency #19736
germinates
发芽；萌芽；开始发育
germinates is the third person singular of germinate.
to start to grow and put out shoots
- 1.
Of a seed, to begin to grow, to sprout roots and leaves.
种子开始生长,发芽出根和叶子。
- 2.
To cause to grow; to produce.
使生长；产生。
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
In use
If the soil stays too dry, the bean seeds will not germinate.
The first seeds germinated in the greenhouse last week.
In this tray, the lettuce seeds are germinating under the light.
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.
我们在室内使豆子发芽。
an idea/plan germinates
比喻用法，指想法或计划开始形成。
A new plan germinated in her mind.
Connections
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
- 使种子发芽
- Warmth and moisture cause seeds to germinate.温暖和水分使种子发芽。
Synonyms
Learner notes
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。
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。
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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