propagate意思

1. vt. & vi. 扩大; 繁殖 enlarge; increase the number by natural process from the parent stock
2. vt. & vi. 散布,传播 spread more widely

1.宣传；传播；使普及
If peoplepropagate an idea or piece of information, they spread it and try to make people believe it or support it.

e.g. They propagated political doctrines which promised to tear apart the fabric of British society.
他们鼓吹能颠覆英国社会结构的政治学说。

2.繁殖，培植（植物）
If youpropagate plants, you grow more of them from the original ones.

e.g. The easiest way topropagate a vine is to take hardwood cuttings...
栽培葡萄最简便的方法就是硬条扦插。
e.g. The pasque flower can be propagated from seed.
欧白头翁可以通过种子进行繁殖。

1. Rabbits propagate rapidly.
   兔子繁殖迅速。
2. The plants propagate quickly in warm temperatures.
   温暖的气候植物繁殖迅速。
3. The crack will propagate only to this point.
   这条裂缝只能裂到这种程度。

1. The weeds propagate themselves rapidly.
   杂草繁殖很快。
2. Water easily propagates sound.
   水易传声。
3. The metal propagates heat rapidly.
   此金属传热快。
4. We should not only learn knowledge, but also propagate it.
   我们不仅应学习知识,而且应传播它。
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5. Sound is propagated by vibrations.
   声音靠震动传播。
6. The Greek civilization was propagated all over Europe.
   希腊文明传播至整个欧洲。

• Fuchsias are easy to..propagate from cuttings.

  出自：Observer

1. propagate的基本意思是“增加”“扩大”,可指动物、植物或人的“繁殖”,不侧重繁殖的方式,也不暗示内在的性活动。引申则可指“散布”“传播”,如信仰者或成员的增多,活动或运转的频繁或信息的传播等。
2. propagate可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,可接名词或代词作宾语。可用于被动结构。