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单词 teem
释义 teem
I. \ˈtēm\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English temen, teamen, from Old English tīeman, tǣman, tȳman; akin to Old English tēam offspring — more at team
transitive verb
archaic : to bring forth : give birth to : produce
 < the even mead … conceives by idleness and nothing teems but hateful docks — Shakespeare >
intransitive verb
1. obsolete
 a. : to bring forth offspring : give birth
 b. : to become pregnant : conceive
  < if that the earth could teem with woman's tears, each drop she falls would prove a crocodile — Shakespeare >
2.
 a. : to be marked by fertility : become filled to overflowing : abound, swarm — usually used with with
  < the inland lakes teem with pike — American Guide Series: Michigan >
  < this sprawling boisterous capital which teems with color and historic interest — A.J.Mathers >
 b. : to be present in such large quantity as to cause overflowing
  < a score of plans were teeming in his mind — Edna Ferber >
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English temen, from Old Norse tœma; akin to Old English tōm empty, Old High German zuomīg, Old Norse tōmr
transitive verb
1. archaic : empty
2. : pour; specifically : to pour (molten metal) into a mold
intransitive verb
: pour; especially : to rain in torrents
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