Word · Frequency #9953
spawns
（水生动物产的）卵；卵块
spawns is the plural of spawn.
The mass of eggs laid by fish, frogs, or other aquatic animals.
- 1.
The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism.
水生生物的大量卵
- 2.
Mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation.
用于(辅助)繁殖的蘑菇菌丝体
- 3.
Any germ or seed, even a figurative source.
任何胚芽或种子,甚至是比喻性的来源
- 4.
The buds or branches produced from underground stems.
地下茎产生的芽或枝
- 5.
Synonym of spawn point.
重生点的同义词
（游戏中的）出生点；重生点；根源；种子；起源；蘑菇菌种；菌丝体；地下茎长出的芽；根芽；水生生物的大量卵
In use
In early spring, the pond is full of frog spawn, which will soon hatch into tadpoles.
The aquarium keeper carefully transferred the fish spawn to a separate tank.
After mating, the female releases her spawn into the current, and the males fertilize it.
Connections
Collocations
- fish spawn
- 鱼卵
- The pond is full of fish spawn in spring.春天池塘里满是鱼卵。
- frog spawn
- 青蛙卵
- Children love to observe frog spawn in the garden pond.孩子们喜欢观察花园池塘里的青蛙卵。
- salmon spawn
- 鲑鱼卵
- The river was clear enough to see salmon spawn on the gravel bed.河水清澈，可以看到砾石河床上的鲑鱼卵。
Idioms & figurative uses
- spawn of the devil
- 恶魔之子The villagers believed the strange creature was the spawn of the devil.村民们相信这个奇怪的生物是恶魔之子。
Pop culture & quotes
- I am Spawn.
- 我是斯波恩。The frog's spawn hatched into tadpoles.青蛙的卵孵化成了蝌蚪。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Spawn发音类似'spore'（孢子），都指微小的繁殖体。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：biology、fishing、literary 作为名词时，“spawn”在生物学、渔业等专业语境中较为常用，属于中性或正式用语；在比喻用法（如“the spawn of…”）中则偏正式或文学性。日常口语中较少直接使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all share the '-awn' spelling and are pronounced with /ɔːn/, but 'spawn' is pronounced /spɒ:n/ (a different vowel).
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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