pullulate

英 ['pʌljʊleɪt] 美 ['pʌljʊleɪt]

• vi. 繁殖；剧增

英英释义

Verb:

1. be teeming, be abuzz;

   "The garden was swarming with bees"
   "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"
   "her mind pullulated with worries"
   

2. move in large numbers;

   "people were pouring out of the theater"
   "beggars pullulated in the plaza"
   

3. produce buds, branches, or germinate;

   "the potatoes sprouted"
   

4. become abundant; increase rapidly

5. breed freely and abundantly

近反义词

【近义词】

• teem 充满
• swarm 群
• pour 不断流动
• stream (小)河
• spud 马铃薯
• bourgeon 萌发
• germinate 发芽
• shoot 发射
• sprout 长芽