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pro·lif·er·ate AHD[prə-lĭfʹə-rāt'] D.J.[prəˈlɪfəˌreɪt]K.K.[prəˈlɪfəˌret]v.(动词)pro.lif.er.at.ed, pro.lif.er.at.ing, pro.lif.er.ates v.intr.(不及物动词)- To grow or multiply by rapidly producing new tissue, parts, cells, or offspring.增生,增殖:通过迅速产生新的组织、器官、细胞或产生物而生长或增多
- To increase or spread at a rapid rate:激增:高速增长或扩散:fears that nuclear weapons might proliferate.对核武器扩散的恐慌
v.tr.(及物动词)- To cause to grow or increase rapidly.使激增:使迅速增长或增加
- Back-formation from proliferation [the act of proliferating] 源自 proliferation的逆构词[增长的行为本身]
- from French prolifération 源自 法语 prolifération
- from prolifère [procreative] 源自 prolifère [生殖的]
- Latin prōlēs prōl- [offspring] * see proliferous 拉丁语 prōlēs prōl- [子女] * 参见 proliferous
- Latin -fer [-fer] 拉丁语 -fer [后缀,表“媒介,生产”]
prolif'eraʹtion n.(名词)prolifʹera'tive adj.(形容词)prolifʹera'tor n.(名词) |