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propagated

UK //ˈprɒpəɡeɪtɪd//US //ˈprɑːpəɡeɪtɪd//

词源

源自拉丁语 'propagatus'(传播、扩展),过去分词形式,由 'propagare'(繁殖、传播)演变而来。

verb

❶ 指通过繁殖或传播使某物扩散或延续,常用于描述植物繁殖、信息传播或思想扩散的过程。

“The plant was propagated from cuttings.”

(这种植物是通过插枝繁殖的。)

“Rumors were propagated quickly through social media.”

(谣言通过社交媒体迅速传播。)

同义词:spread, disseminated, multiplied, circulated, transmitted

常见短语

propagated through — 表示通过某种媒介或方式传播或扩散,常用于描述信息、疾病或思想的传播途径。

“The disease was propagated through contaminated water.”

(这种疾病通过受污染的水传播。)