单词 | germinate |
释义 | germinate (dʒɜːʳmɪneɪt ) Word forms: germinates , germinating , germinated 1. verb If a seed germinates or if it is germinated, it starts to grow. Some seed varieties germinate fast, so check every day or so. [VERB] First, the researchers germinated the seeds. [VERB noun] germination (dʒɜːʳmɪneɪʃən ) uncountable noun The poor germination of your seed could be because the soil was too cold. [+ of] 2. verb If an idea, plan, or feeling germinates, it comes into existence and begins to develop. He wrote to Eliot about a 'big book' that was germinating in his mind. [VERB] Synonyms: develop, grow, progress, generate Translations: Chinese: 形成 Japanese: 発芽させる/発芽する |
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