Word · Frequency #10193
propagate
传播；散播
To spread or make something spread from person to person, such as information, ideas, or disease.
- 1.
To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production.
使通过世代繁衍或连续生产而延续或增殖。
- 2.
To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space.
使扩展或延伸；在空间上推进或延续。
- 3.
To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate.
在人与人之间传播；扩展知识；起源并传播；从一地传至另一地；散布。
- 4.
To generate; to produce.
产生；制造。
- 5.
To be propagated; to travel.
被传播；行进。
- 6.
To produce young; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants.
繁殖；通过世代或新芽、新株产生或增多。
- 7.
To take effect on all relevant devices in a network.
在网络上所有相关设备上生效。
- 8.
To cause to take effect on all relevant devices in a network.
使在网络上所有相关设备上生效。
繁殖；繁衍；（使）传播；传导；产生；生成；（在计算机网络中）传播；传递；使通过世代繁衍或连续生产而延续或增殖。
In use
Gardeners often propagate plants from cuttings to create new ones.
The rumor was propagated through social media within hours.
The medium propagates sound waves efficiently under these conditions.
propagate sth
及物用法，宾语为被传播的事物。
The organization aims to propagate democratic values.
该组织旨在传播民主价值观。
propagate (vi.)
不及物用法，主语自身繁殖或蔓延。
The plants propagate quickly in warm climates.
这些植物在温暖气候中繁殖迅速。
propagate sth to sb/sth
表示将某物传播给某人或某地。
Connections
Collocations
- propagate plants
- 繁殖植物
- Gardeners often propagate plants from cuttings.园丁常用插枝繁殖植物。
- propagate ideas
- 传播思想
- Social media helps to propagate new ideas quickly.社交媒体有助于快速传播新思想。
- propagate knowledge
- 传播知识
- Universities propagate knowledge through teaching and research.大学通过教学和研究传播知识。
- propagate sound waves
- 传播声波
- Sound waves propagate through air at about 343 meters per second.声波以大约每秒343米的速度在空气中传播。
- propagate a rumor
- 散布谣言
- He was fired for propagating a rumor about the company.他因散布关于公司的谣言而被解雇。
- propagate the faith
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 pro（向前）+pag（页）+ate，像翻页一样把信息传播出去。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：biology、science、technology、formal communication propagate 在不同语境中用法差异不大，但总体属于正式语体，多用于科学、技术或正式书面表达。在非正式日常对话中，更常使用 spread、pass on 等词。
Grammar Note
可及物或不及物。及物时后接名词短语，如 propagate seeds；不及物时通常后接介词短语，如 propagate through the air。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the suffix '-gate', but none perfectly rhyme with 'propagate' (/ˈprɒpəɡeɪt/). Only 'congregate' has the same stressed vowel /ɒ/, yet the consonants after the vowel differ ( /ŋɡrɪɡeɪt/ vs /pəɡeɪt/). The others have distinct stressed vowels: investigate /e/, navigate /æ/, delegate /e/, irrigate /ɪ/, mitigate /ɪ/. Use these words for spelling pattern comparison, but be aware of pronunciation differences.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.