单词 | self-multiplying |
释义 | > as lemmasself-multiplying self-multiplying adj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈmʌltᵻplʌɪɪŋ/ , U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈməltəˌplaɪɪŋ/ ΚΠ 1676 B. Stonham Parable Ten Virgins Opened 147 That which is Spiritual, is of a self-multiplying Nature also. 1795 F. Plowden Church & State i. iv. 21 The omnipotent act of forming a self-multiplying species of rational beings. 1822 National Advocate, for the Country (N.Y.) 3 Sept. A self-multiplying store of gay thoughts, pleasant images, and delightful associations. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. i. 7 An animal body..is a self-stoking, self-adjusting, self-repairing, self-preservative, self-multiplying machine. 2010 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 14 Nov. Diaries..are self-multiplying microbes of trouble. < as lemmas |
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