germinate

US [ˈdʒɜrmɪˌneɪt]
UK [ˈdʒɜː(r)mɪneɪt]
  • v.萌芽
  • Web发芽；发展；使发芽
Simple Present：germinates  Present Participle：germinating  Past Tense：germinated  

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germinate
v.
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（使）发芽，萌芽，开始生长when the seed of a plantgerminates oris germinated , it starts to grow
An idea for a novel began to germinate in her mind.
一部小说的构思已经在她的脑海中萌发。

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AllAll,萌芽萌芽,发芽发芽,发展发展,使发芽使发芽
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1.
The seeds of rice, tobacco and corn that she planted this spring have failed to germinate because of the drought, she said.
她说因为干旱，今春播种的大米、烟叶和玉米种子都无收。
tā shuō yīn wèi gān hàn , jīn chūn bō zhòng de dà mǐ 、 yān yè hé yù mǐ zhǒng zi dōu wú shōu 。
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2.
The wheat seeds germinate in residual water left by the rice crop, saving up to a million litres of water per hectare.
小麦的种子会在水稻作物剩余的水分中发芽，这样每公顷就能节省上百万升的水。
xiǎo mài de zhǒng zi huì zài shuǐ dào zuò wù shèng yú de shuǐ fèn zhōng fā yá , zhè yàng měi gōng qǐng jiù néng jié shěng shàng bǎi wàn shēng de shuǐ 。
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3.
Each of the spores requires a certain level of moisture and temperature to germinate on the surface.
每个小孢子发芽需要一定的湿度和温度。
měi gè xiǎo bāo zǐ fā yá xū yào yí dìng de shī dù hé wēn dù 。
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4.
I will love all the children , Let the seeds of love in their young minds germinate.
我会用真诚的爱与孩子们的心灵对话，让爱的种子在他们幼小的心灵发芽。
wǒ huì yòng zhēn chéng de ài yǔ hái zi men de xīn líng duì huà , ràng ài de zhǒng zi zài tā men yòu xiǎo de xīn líng fā yá 。
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5.
First, right after the seed is planted the "early rain" is needed to cause the seed to germinate in order to produce a healthy crop.
首先，在播种后需要“早雨”让种子发芽，以产生健康的作物。
shǒu xiān , zài bō zhòng hòu xū yào " zǎo yǔ " ràng zhǒng zi fā yá , yǐ chǎn shēng jiàn kāng de zuò wù 。
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6.
Self-confidence is like a seed of life, deep in the human heart, at any time may germinate and out gorgeous eye-catching flowers.
自信就像一粒生命的种子，深藏在人心里，随时都可能发芽，并开出绚烂夺目的花朵。
zì xìn jiù xiàng yī lì shēng mìng de zhǒng zi , shēn cáng zài rén xīn li , suí shí dōu kě néng fā yá , bìng kāi chū xuàn làn duó mù de huā duǒ 。
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7.
Seed dormancy is regarded as the phenomenon in which the vigorous seeds are unable to germinate under the suitable germination condition.
种子休眠是指有活力的种子在适宜的萌发条件下而不能萌发的现象。
zhǒng zi xiū mián shì zhǐ yǒu huó lì de zhǒng zi zài shì yí de méng fā tiáo jiàn xià ér bù néng méng fā de xiàn xiàng 。
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8.
When grain is allowed to germinate for malting purposes, starch is changed to dextrine and dextrose.
为进行麦精处理使粮食发芽时，淀粉变成浆糊和葡萄糖。
wèi jìn xíng mài jīng chǔ lǐ shǐ liáng shi fā yá shí , diàn fěn biàn chéng jiāng hú hé pú táo táng 。
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9.
The fault is not with our children, but with the narrowness of the flowerbed in which we expect them to germinate.
犯错误不是我们孩子的专利，而是由于我们期待他们成长的外在环境欠亏。
fàn cuò wù bú shì wǒ men hái zi de zhuān lì , ér shì yóu yú wǒ men qī dài tā men chéng zhǎng de wài zài huán jìng qiàn kuī 。
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The seed is visible to the environmentally aware mobile phone user but will not germinate until the phone cover or case is recycled.
这样那些有环保意识的手机用户就可以看到这粒种子。但是在手机废弃回收前种子是不会发芽的。
zhè yàng nà xiē yǒu huán bǎo yì shí de shǒu jī yòng hù jiù kě yǐ kàn dào zhè lì zhǒng zi 。 dàn shì zài shǒu jī fèi qì huí shōu qián zhǒng zi shì bú huì fā yá de 。
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