spawn
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT Spawn is a soft, jelly-like substance containing the eggs of fish, or of animals such as frogs. (鱼、蛙等的)卵[usu n N]
...her passion for collecting frog spawn. ...她对采蛙卵的热爱。
2. V-I When fish or animals such as frogs spawn, they lay their eggs. (鱼、蛙等)产卵
...fish species like salmon and trout which go upstream, spawn and then die. ...像鲑鱼和鳟鱼这样的鱼类会洄游、产卵，然后死亡。
3. V-T If something spawns something else, it causes it to happen or to be created. 引发[文学性]
Tyndall's inspired work spawned a whole new branch of science. 廷德尔有创见的工作发展出了一个新的科学分支。
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spawn /spɔːn/ (spawning,spawned,spawns)
剑桥词典
spawn noun (EGGS)
[ 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]the eggs of fish , frogs , etc.
（鱼、青蛙等的）卵
也见 frogspawn
spawn noun (YOUNG)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ] literary plural spawna young animal or child
小动物；小孩
disapproving He looked at me as if I was a spawn of Satan because I was smoking a cigarette . 他看着我的样子，仿佛是看到了恶魔一般，就因为我抽烟。 返回 spawn