sprout

verb

/spraʊt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they sprout	/spraʊt/ /spraʊt/
he / she / it sprouts	/spraʊts/ /spraʊts/
past simple sprouted	/ˈspraʊtɪd/ /ˈspraʊtɪd/
past participle sprouted	/ˈspraʊtɪd/ /ˈspraʊtɪd/
-ing form sprouting	/ˈspraʊtɪŋ/ /ˈspraʊtɪŋ/

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[intransitive] (of plants or seeds植物或种子) to produce new leaves or buds; to start to grow发芽；抽芽；抽条；生长
- new leaves sprouting from the trees树上长出的新叶
- The seeds will sprout in a few days.这些种子几天后就会发芽。
Topics Plants and treesc2
[intransitive, transitive] to appear; to develop something, especially in large numbers出现；（使）涌现出
- Hundreds of mushrooms had sprouted up overnight.一夜之间长出来好几百朵蘑菇。
- sprout something The town has sprouted shopping malls, discos and nightclubs in recent years.最近几年，城里涌现出不少购物中心、迪斯科舞厅和夜总会。
[transitive, intransitive] to start to grow something; to start to grow on somebody/something长出（某物）；（某物）长出
- sprout something Tim has sprouted a beard since we last saw him.我们上次见到蒂姆以后，蒂姆长出了胡子。
- I wished I could just sprout wings and fly away.我希望我能长出翅膀飞走。
- sprout from something Hair sprouted from his chest.他胸前长出了毛。

Word OriginMiddle English: of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch spruiten and German spriessen.

noun

/spraʊt/

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(also Brussels sprout, Brussel sprout)
a small round green vegetable like a very small cabbage汤菜；抱子甘蓝
a new part growing on a plant苗；新芽；嫩枝Topics Foodc2, Plants and treesc2