| 释义 |
[/spɔːn; spɔn/] n [U] (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词) 用法:
1 eggs of fish, shellfish and frogs, toads, etc （鱼、 甲壳动物、 蛙、 蟾等的）卵:
`frog-spawn 蛙卵. 用法:
2 (biology 生) white fibrous matter from which mushroomsand other fungi grow 菌丝. spawn 2
v [I, Tn] (a) (of fish, frogs, etc) produce (eggs) （指鱼、 蛙等）产（卵）:
salmon spawning 产卵的鲑鱼 *
Have the frogs spawned yet? 那些蛙产卵了吗?
(b) (esp derog 尤作贬义) appear or produce (sth) in great numbers 大批涌现; 大量产生（某事物）:
departments which spawn committees and sub-committees 派生出一大串委员会和附属委员会的部门 *
new housing estates spawning everywhere 处处涌现出的新住宅区. |