spawn
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT Spawn is a soft, jelly-like substance containing the eggs of fish, or of animals such as frogs. (魚、蛙等的)卵[usu n N]
...her passion for collecting frog spawn. ...她對採蛙卵的熱愛。
2. V-I When fish or animals such as frogs spawn, they lay their eggs. (魚、蛙等)産卵
...fish species like salmon and trout which go upstream, spawn and then die. ...像鮭魚和鱒魚這樣的魚類會洄遊、産卵，然後死亡。
3. V-T If something spawns something else, it causes it to happen or to be created. 引發[文學性]
Tyndall's inspired work spawned a whole new branch of science. 廷德爾有創見的工作發展出了一個新的科學分支。
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spawn /spɔːn/ (spawning,spawned,spawns)
剑桥词典
spawn noun (EGGS)
[ 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]the eggs of fish , frogs , etc.
（魚、青蛙等的）卵
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frogspawn
spawn noun (YOUNG)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ] literary plural spawna young animal or child
小動物；小孩
disapproving He looked at me as if I was a spawn of Satan because I was smoking a cigarette . 他看著我的樣子，倣彿是看到了惡魔一般，就因爲我抽菸。 返回 spawn