proliferate
🇺🇸 /proʊˈlɪfɜrˌeɪt/
📖 释义
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verb
激增; 增殖; 繁衍
🔗 详情
词形变化
第三人称单数: proliferates
过去式: proliferated
过去分词: proliferated
现在分词: proliferating
常用搭配
proliferate rapidlyproliferate widelycells proliferateproliferate throughoutproliferate across the globe
派生词
proliferationproliferativeproliferatorproliferousantiproliferative
同义词
multiplymushroomsnowballburgeonspreadescalateballoon
反义词
decreasediminishdwindledecline
易混淆词
prolific
EN: 'Prolific' is an adjective meaning highly productive or fertile; 'proliferate' is a verb meaning to increase rapidly in number.
zh: 'Prolific' 是形容词,意为高产或肥沃的;'proliferate' 是动词,意为数量迅速增加。
propagate
EN: 'Propagate' emphasizes deliberate spreading or reproduction (e.g., ideas, plants); 'proliferate' emphasizes rapid, often uncontrolled increase.
zh: 'Propagate' 强调有意的传播或繁殖(如思想、植物);'proliferate' 强调快速且通常不受控制的增加。
拼写提示
EN: Remember the root: Latin 'proles' (offspring) + 'ferre' (to bear). Do not confuse the spelling with 'prolific', which shares the same root but has a different suffix.
zh: 记住词根:拉丁语 'proles'(后代)+ 'ferre'(承载)。不要将其拼写与 'prolific' 混淆,后者共享相同的词根但后缀不同。
💬 例句
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Social media platforms have proliferated over the past decade.
社交媒体平台在过去十年中激增。
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Cancer cells proliferate uncontrollably, forming tumors in affected tissues.
癌细胞不受控制地增殖,在受影响的组织中形成肿瘤。
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The algae proliferated in the warm, nutrient-rich waters of the lake.
藻类在温暖且富含养分的湖水中大量繁殖。