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propagating

UK //ˈprɒp.ə.ɡeɪt//US //ˈprɑː.pə.ɡeɪt//

词源

源自拉丁语 'propagare',意为'繁殖、延伸',16世纪进入英语,最初指植物繁殖,后引申为思想传播。

verb

❶ 指通过繁殖或培育使植物、动物等生物体数量增加的过程,常用于园艺或生物学领域。

“She is propagating roses from cuttings in her garden.”

(她正在花园里用插枝法繁殖玫瑰。)

“The farmer succeeded in propagating a new variety of wheat.”

(这位农民成功培育出了一种新的小麦品种。)

❶ 指传播、扩散信息、思想或信仰等抽象事物,使其被更多人知晓或接受。

“The organization is propagating the importance of environmental protection.”

(该组织正在宣传环境保护的重要性。)

“Rumors were propagating quickly through social media.”

(谣言通过社交媒体迅速传播开来。)

同义词:breeding, cultivating, disseminating, spreading, circulating

常见短语

propagating wave — 物理学中指在介质中传播的波动现象,如声波或光波。

“Scientists studied the properties of the propagating sound waves.”

(科学家们研究了传播中的声波特性。)

propagating error — 指在计算或测量过程中,初始误差会随着计算步骤的进行而不断扩大的现象。

“The engineer considered the effect of propagating errors in the complex calculation.”

(工程师考虑了复杂计算中误差传播的影响。)