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pullulate

英 ['pʌljʊleɪt] 美
  • vi. 成长;发芽;产生;充满;繁殖

英英释意


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