procreate
英 ['pr??kr?e?t]
美
- vi. 生育（子女）；產(chǎn)生
- vt. 生殖
暢通詞匯GRE
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?procreates;過去式:?procreated;過去分詞:?procreated;現(xiàn)在分詞:?procreating;名詞:?procreation;
助記提示
1、pro- "forth, forward" + creat- + -e.
中文詞源
procreate 繁殖，生殖
pro-,向前，create,創(chuàng)造，生長(zhǎng)。引申詞義繁殖，生殖。
英文詞源
- procreate (v.)
- 1530s, a back formation from procreation or else from Latin procreatus, past participle of procreare "to beget, bring forth" (see procreation). Related: Procreated; procreating.
雙語例句
- 1. Most young women feel a biological need to procreate.
- 大多數(shù)的年輕婦女都有生兒育女的生理需要。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Most young women feel a biological need to procreate.
- 大多數(shù)的年輕婦女都有生兒育女的生理需要。
來自辭典例句
- 3. Did you know that the domestic turkey is unable to procreate naturally?
- 你們知道家養(yǎng)火雞是不能自然繁殖的 嗎 ?
來自電影對(duì)白
- 4. The bible tells people to procreate.
- 圣經(jīng)告訴人們生兒育女.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. Why do we breathe, why do we procreate?
- 我們?yōu)槭裁匆粑? 為什么要生兒育女?
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)