(noun.) a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed).
(noun.) any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud.
(verb.) put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; 'the plant sprouted early this year'.
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双语例句
Poor bewildered statesmen, unused to any notion of change, have seen the national life grow to a monstrous confusion and sprout monstrous evils by the way. 沃尔特·李普曼.政治序论.
Without the warmth of the sun seeds could not sprout and develop into the mighty trees which yield firewood. 伯莎M.克拉克.科学通论.
The noble Athelstane of Coningsburgh is no more--the last sprout of the sainted Confessor! 沃尔特·司各特.艾凡赫.
Jo's book was the pride of her heart, and was regarded by her family as a literary sprout of great promise. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特.小妇人.
Well, young brockiley sprout, wot then? 查尔斯·狄更斯.匹克威克外传.
An acorn costs nothing; but it may sprout into a prodigious bit of timber. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷.名利场.
Seeds sprout, rain falls, the sun shines, insects devour, blight comes, the seasons change. 约翰·杜威.民主与教育.
I fear the sprouts, too, as Rafael does. 欧内斯特·海明威.丧钟为谁而鸣.
That of the sprouts was too much. 欧内斯特·海明威.丧钟为谁而鸣.
That of the sprouts in the face of the old women sickens me, the gypsy said. 欧内斯特·海明威.丧钟为谁而鸣.
Coal is simply buried vegetation,--vegetation which sprouted and grew under the influence of the sun's warm rays. 伯莎M.克拉克.科学通论.
New ideas are doubtless always sprouting, but a society governed by custom does not encourage their development. 约翰·杜威.民主与教育.
The luminous rays wrapped her up with her increasing distance, and the rustle of her dress over the sprouting sedge and grass died away. 托马斯·哈代.还乡.