proliferate
/prəˈlɪfəreɪt/
v.
一句话记住
激增;迅速扩散;繁殖;增殖
释义与例句
v.
激增;迅速扩散
to increase rapidly in number
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Online shopping platforms have proliferated in the past decade.
过去十年里,网络购物平台激增。
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Rumours proliferated after the factory closed without explanation.
工厂无故关闭后,谣言四起。
展开其余 3 条例句
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Small delivery firms proliferated as demand for fast service grew.
随着快速配送需求增长,小型快递公司迅速增多。
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Nuclear weapons must never be allowed to proliferate.
绝不能允许核武器扩散。
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Cheap mobile apps proliferated, changing how people learn languages.
廉价手机应用大量涌现,改变了人们学语言的方式。
v.
繁殖;增殖
to increase by producing new cells, plants or young
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These bacteria proliferate quickly in warm, wet conditions.
这些细菌在温暖潮湿的环境中迅速繁殖。
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Cancer cells proliferate when the body's control mechanisms fail.
当身体的调控机制失效时,癌细胞会增殖。
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Algae proliferated in the lake after the fertilizer run-off.
化肥径流之后,湖中藻类大量繁殖。
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The plant proliferates by sending out runners underground.
这种植物通过地下匍匐茎繁殖。
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Weeds proliferate in the garden if it is left untended for a month.
园子一个月不照管,杂草就会疯长。
词源与构词
源自拉丁语 proles(后代)+ ferre(带来),不断带来后代就是“繁殖”,引申为数量激增、扩散。
记忆钩子
pro(向前)+ lifer(后代)+ ate:不断向前生出后代,就是繁殖,引申为数量激增。
词族与关联词
同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
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confer 授予(学位、荣誉、权利)The university will confer an honorary degree on the retired professor. 大学将授予这位退休教授荣誉学位。
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differ 不同;有差异Their opinions differ on this issue. 他们在这个问题上意见不同。
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fertile 肥沃的The soil along the river is dark and fertile. 河边的土壤又黑又肥沃。
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offer 主动提供;提出She offered me a ride home. 她主动提出开车送我回家。
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prefer 更喜欢;宁愿I prefer tea to coffee. 比起咖啡,我更喜欢茶。
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refer 提到;指的是What does this word refer to? 这个词指的是什么?
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referee 裁判The referee blew his whistle and stopped the match. 裁判吹响哨子,中止了比赛。
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suffer 遭受(痛苦、损失、伤害)The town suffered heavy damage in the earthquake. 这座小镇在地震中遭受严重破坏。
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transfer 转移;调动He transferred to another department. 他调到了另一个部门。
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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proliferation 激增;增殖proliferate + -ion,动词变名词
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proliferative 增殖性的proliferate + -ive,形容词
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prolific 多产的;繁殖力强的同源于 proles(后代),形容词形式
同义词
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multiply 成倍增加;繁殖multiply 强调按倍数增加,也可用于算术;proliferate 强调快速增多且常含失控意味。Bacteria multiply rapidly in warm milk. 细菌在温牛奶中迅速繁殖。
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escalate 升级;急剧上升escalate 多指冲突、价格、局势升级;proliferate 侧重同类事物数量大量涌现。The dispute escalated into a strike. 争端升级为罢工。
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mushroom 迅速增长mushroom 是形象化的口语词,强调像蘑菇般猛增;proliferate 更正式,书面常用。Online courses mushroomed during the pandemic. 疫情期间网课迅速增多。
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reproduce 繁殖;复制reproduce 专指生物繁殖或复制;proliferate 除生物繁殖外,还指事物数量激增。Some plants reproduce without seeds. 有些植物无需种子即可繁殖。
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spread 扩散;传播spread 强调范围蔓延,不强调数量;proliferate 强调数量大量增加。The virus spread quickly through the school. 病毒在学校里迅速传播。
反义词
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diminish 减少;减弱The noise gradually diminished. 噪音逐渐减弱。
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dwindle 逐渐减少Their savings dwindled away. 他们的积蓄渐渐耗尽。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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prolific 多产的prolific 是形容词,词根同为 proles(后代);proliferate 是动词,多一个 fer(带),两词常被混用。She is a prolific writer of children's books. 她是一位多产的儿童读物作家。
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profligate 挥霍的;放荡的profligate 的 flig 意为“打倒”,指挥霍堕落;proliferate 的 fer 是“带”,拼写相近但意义无关。His profligate spending ruined the family. 他挥霍无度,毁了这个家。
常见搭配
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proliferate rapidly 迅速激增Ride-sharing services proliferated rapidly in big cities. 网约车服务在大城市迅速激增。
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nuclear proliferation 核扩散The treaty aims to prevent nuclear proliferation. 该条约旨在防止核扩散。
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cell proliferation 细胞增殖The drug slows down abnormal cell proliferation. 这种药能减缓异常细胞增殖。