英语词汇“spawn”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	spawn
释义	Trends of spawn View usage for: spawn (spɔːn) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense spawns, present participle spawning, past tense, past participle spawned 1. uncountable noun [usually noun NOUN] Spawn is a soft, jelly-like substance containing the eggs of fish, or of animals such as frogs. ...her passion for collecting frog spawn. Synonyms: offspring, issue, product, seed [mainly biblical] More Synonyms of spawn 2. verb When fish or animals such as frogs spawn, they lay their eggs. ...fish species like salmon and trout which go upstream, spawn and then die. [VERB] The toads have settled in and accepted the pond as a good spawning ground. [VERB-ing] 3. verb If something spawns something else, it causes it to happen or to be created. [literary] Tyndall's inspired work spawned a whole new branch of science. [VERB noun] He wrote 54 crime novels, which spawned both movies and television shows. [VERB noun] Synonyms: generate, produce, give rise to, start More Synonyms of spawn spawn in British English (spɔːn) noun 1. the mass of eggs deposited by fish, amphibians, or molluscs 2. often derogatory offspring, product, or yield 3. botany the nontechnical name for mycelium verb 4. (of fish, amphibians, etc) to produce or deposit (eggs) 5. often derogatory (of people) to produce (offspring) 6. (transitive) to produce or engender Derived forms spawner (ˈspawner) noun Word origin C14: from Anglo-Norman espaundre, from Old French spandre to spread out, expand spawn in American English (spɔn) verb transitive, verb intransitive 1. to produce or deposit (eggs, sperm, or young) 2. to bring forth or be the source of (esp. something regarded with contempt and produced in great numbers) 3. Horticulture to plant with spawn, or mycelium noun 4. the mass of eggs or young produced by fish, mollusks, crustaceans, amphibians, etc. 5. something produced, esp. in great quantity; specif., numerous offspring or progeny usually contemptuous 6. the mycelium of fungi, esp. of mushrooms grown to be eaten Word origin ME spaunnen (for spaunden) < Anglo-Fr espaundre < OFr espandre, to shed < L expandere: see UNRESOLVED CROSS REF Examples of 'spawn' in a sentence spawn Why have we spawned a generation of people with a constant need for exposure? Times, Sunday Times (2009) Now like the spawn of fish they float in the ocean. Kishlansky, Mark A. (editor) Sources of the West: Readings in Western Civilization, Volume 1: From the Beginningto 1715 (1995) It proved popular enough to spawn two sequels. Times, Sunday Times (2007) But the absence has also spawned a reappraisal. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Dublin spawned a host of literary greats. Times, Sunday Times (2012) My generation has somehow spawned a new breed who live on credit cards. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Close seasons were originally introduced to protect fish while spawning. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The salmon were spawning and for once in the year you know precisely where the bears will be. Times, Sunday Times (2009) By providing protected spawning grounds for creatures such as lobster and scallops the reserve is helping other areas to replenish fish stocks. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Despite a critical panning, this glorified video game proved successful enough to spawn a sequel. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Salmon return to spawn where they were born, making monitoring and maintaining stocks relatively easy. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The show also spawned two spin-off movies. The Sun (2015) The rise of the electronic cigarette has spawned a host of British success stories. Times, Sunday Times (2013) IT'S pure agony for the families - and has spawned the next generation of conspiracy theorists. The Sun (2014) The arrival of the internet spawned a host of websites, most notably lastminute. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The deregulation of Indian airspace has also helped to spawn numerous new airlines in the past couple of years. Times, Sunday Times (2006) But in drier years the salmon are also avoiding the upper reaches of the stream, leading to fewer fish spawning. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The determination to return to their native spawning grounds is absolute: they will leap dams and obstacles to get up river. Smith, Drew Food Watch (1994) So the dream of swimming would echo the dream that salmon have, of swimming upstream to find spawning grounds and multiply. Times, Sunday Times (2008) He'd go out at night and snag spawning salmon and bring them back to freeze and smoke and put up in jars. Times, Sunday Times (2010) All of them die soon after spawning in July or August. Times, Sunday Times (2012) It spawned two sequels and encouraged thousands to leave Britain for rural France. Times, Sunday Times (2006) It will run to the end of April, when the fish have spawned. Times, Sunday Times (2015) He also spawned a generation of dealers, like myself, to whom he was generous and wise. Times, Sunday Times (2007) But Winner had the last laugh, scoring a huge hit that spawned four sequels over two decades. Times, Sunday Times (2010) In other languages spawn British English: spawn NOUN Spawn* is a soft, jelly-like substance containing the eggs of fish, or of animals such as frogs. ...her passion for collecting frog spawn. American English: spawn Brazilian Portuguese: ovas Chinese: 卵 European Spanish: huevas French: frai German: Laich Italian: uova Japanese: >卵水生動物の Korean: 알 덩어리 European Portuguese: ovas Latin American Spanish: huevas (noun) in the sense of offspring derogatory) They are the spawn of Bible-belting repression. Synonyms offspring Characteristics are often passed from parents to offspring. issue He died without issue in 1946. product The company is the product of a merger. seed mainly biblical) a curse on my seed progeny They set aside funds to ensure the welfare of their progeny. yield (verb) in the sense of generate Definition to cause (something) to be created His novels spawned both movies and television shows. Synonyms generate The minister said the reforms would generate new jobs. produce Cooking with spices produces a wonderful smell. give rise to start prompt The recession has prompted consumers to cut back on buying cars. provoke His comments have provoked a shocked reaction. set off It set off a storm of speculation. bring about spark off set in motion Additional synonyms in the sense of issue Definition the descendants of a person He died without issue in 1946. Synonyms children, young, offspring, babies, kids (informal), seed (biblical), successors, heirs, descendants, progeny, scions in the sense of produce Definition to bring (something) into existence Cooking with spices produces a wonderful smell. Synonyms cause, lead to, result in, effect, occasion (formal), generate, trigger, make for, provoke, set off, induce, bring about, give rise to, engender in the sense of product Definition a consequence The company is the product of a merger. Synonyms result, fruit, consequence, yield, returns, issue, effect, outcome, legacy, spin-off, end result, offshoot, upshot Nearby words of spawn spat spate spatter spawn speak speak for something or someone speak ill of someone Synonyms of 'spawn' spawn Explore 'spawn' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of progeny Definition offspring They set aside funds to ensure the welfare of their progeny. Synonyms children, family, young, issue, offspring, descendants in the sense of prompt Definition to motivate or cause someone to do something The recession has prompted consumers to cut back on buying cars. Synonyms cause, move, inspire, stimulate, occasion (formal), urge, spur, provoke, motivate, induce, evoke, give rise to, elicit, incite, instigate, impel, call forth in the sense of provoke Definition to bring about His comments have provoked a shocked reaction. Synonyms rouse, cause, produce, lead to, move, fire, promote, occasion (formal), excite, inspire, generate, prompt, stir, stimulate, motivate, induce, bring about, evoke, give rise to, precipitate, elicit, inflame, incite, instigate, kindle, foment, call forth, draw forth, bring on or down in the sense of seed Definition descendants a curse on my seed Synonyms offspring, children, descendants, issue, race, successors, heirs, spawn (derogatory), brood, sons and daughters, progeny (old-fashioned), scions (archaic) in the sense of set off It set off a storm of speculation. Synonyms cause, start, produce, generate, prompt, trigger (off), provoke, bring about, give rise to, spark off, set in motion
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