sprout /spraʊt/ CET6+ TEM4 ( sprouting, sprouted, sprouts )

• 1. 

  V-I When plants, vegetables, or seeds sprout, they produce new shoots or leaves. (植物、蔬菜、种子) 发芽

  例：

  It only takes a few days for beans to sprout.

  豆子只需几天就会发芽。

• 2. 

  V-I When leaves, shoots, or plants sprout somewhere, they grow there. (叶子、芽、植株) 长出

  例：

  Leaf-shoots were beginning to sprout on the hawthorn.

  叶芽开始在山楂树上长出来。

• 3. 

  V-T/V-I If something such as hair sprouts from a person or animal, or if they sprout it, it grows on them. (人、动物) 长出 (毛发等); (毛发等) 长出来 [no passive]

  例：

  She is very old now, with little, round, wire-rimmed glasses and whiskers sprouting from her chin.

  她现在很老了，戴着小而圆的金属丝框眼镜，下巴长出了胡须。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT Sprouts are vegetables that look like tiny cabbages. They are also called brussels sprouts. 抱子甘蓝 [usu pl]