1
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。
传播；散播
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
传播；散播
To spread or make something spread from person to person, such as information, ideas, or disease.
The organization aims to propagate democratic values.
该组织旨在传播民主价值观。
使通过世代繁衍或连续生产而延续或增殖。
To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production.
使扩展或延伸；在空间上推进或延续。
To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space.
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。
To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate.
产生；制造。
To generate; to produce.
propagate
Base
原形
propagates
3rd person
第三人称单数
propagating
-ing
现在分词
propagated
Past
过去式
propagated
Past participle
过去分词
Plants propagate through seeds.
植物通过种子繁殖。
The rumor propagated quickly.
谣言迅速传播。
They have propagated the idea widely.
他们广泛传播了这个想法。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Gardeners often propagate plants from cuttings to create new ones.
园丁经常通过插枝繁殖植物，以培育新的植株。
The rumor was propagated through social media within hours.
这个谣言在几小时内通过社交媒体传播开来。
The medium propagates sound waves efficiently under these conditions.
在这种条件下，介质有效地传播声波。
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。
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。
表示将某物传播给某人或某地。
The scientist propagated the new technique to her colleagues.
这位科学家向她的同事们推广了这项新技术。
Not this
The news propagated quickly in the internet.
Use this
The news propagated quickly through the internet.
介词使用错误：表示传播的媒介或途径时，应使用through或via而非in。
Not this
The government propagated propaganda.
Use this
The government spread propaganda.
动宾搭配不当：propagate用于传播信息或生物繁殖，但propaganda是抽象名词，常与spread或disseminate搭配。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
繁殖植物
Gardeners often propagate plants from cuttings.
园丁常用插枝繁殖植物。
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。
传播知识
Universities propagate knowledge through teaching and research.
大学通过教学和研究传播知识。
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。
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。
传播信仰
Missionaries went abroad to propagate the faith.
传教士前往国外传播信仰。
Use propagate naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想 pro（向前）+pag（页）+ate，像翻页一样把信息传播出去。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.