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proliferate

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v.增生扩散

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proliferate为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

形容词:proliferative 名词:proliferation 动词过去式:proliferated 过去分词:proliferated 现在分词:proliferating 第三人称单数:proliferates

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al=to nourish(滋养) 变化型 ol,ul

proliferate


/prə'lɪfəreɪt; [US] prəʊ-; pro`lɪfə,ret/
v
1 [I] produce new growth or offspring rapidly; multiply (迅速地)繁殖; 增殖; 增生.
2 [Tn] reproduce (cells, etc) 分裂, 繁殖(细胞等).
3 [I] increase rapidly in numbers (数量)激增.

proliferate


v [I]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: proliferation]
if something proliferates, it increases quickly and spreads to many different places
 Computer courses continue to proliferate.