英语词汇“propagate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

prop·a·gate

(prŏpə-gāt′)

v. prop·a·gat·ed, prop·a·gat·ing, prop·a·gates

v.tr.

1. To cause (an organism) to multiply or breed.

2. To breed (offspring).

3. To transmit (characteristics) from one generation to another.

4. To cause to extend to a broader area or larger number; spread: missionaries who propagate the faith.

5. To make widely known; publicize: propagate a rumor.

6. Physics To cause (a wave, for example) to move in some direction or through a medium; transmit.

v.intr.

1. To have offspring; multiply.

2. To extend to a broader area or larger number; spread.

3. Physics To move through a medium.

[Latin prōpāgāre, prōpāgāt-; see pag- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

propa·ga·ble (-gə-bəl) adj.

propa·ga′tive adj.

propa·ga′tor n.

单词	propagate
释义	prop·a·gate (prŏpə-gāt′) v. prop·a·gat·ed, prop·a·gat·ing, prop·a·gates v.tr. 1. To cause (an organism) to multiply or breed. 2. To breed (offspring). 3. To transmit (characteristics) from one generation to another. 4. To cause to extend to a broader area or larger number; spread: missionaries who propagate the faith. 5. To make widely known; publicize: propagate a rumor. 6. Physics To cause (a wave, for example) to move in some direction or through a medium; transmit. v.intr. 1. To have offspring; multiply. 2. To extend to a broader area or larger number; spread. 3. Physics To move through a medium. [Latin prōpāgāre, prōpāgāt-; see pag- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] propa·ga·ble (-gə-bəl) adj. propa·ga′tive adj. propa·ga′tor n.
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