germinate

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germinate 是什么意思

中文释义

vi. 发芽, 萌芽, 开始发育

vt. 使发芽, 使发育

英文释义

v. cause to grow or sprout

germinate 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 germinate 在自然语境里怎么用：

When exposed to prolonged high temperatures, tomato seeds often fail to germinate properly, resulting in poor seedling establishment and reduced subsequent growth.

—— Key gene enables tomato seed germination under high-temperature conditions

They discovered that the groups of seeds subjected to a shower of raindrops germinated 30 to 40 percent faster than those left undisturbed.

—— Plants Can Hear the Sound of Falling Rain

The team found the noise spurred these seeds to germinate between 30 and 40 percent faster than seeds that were kept in identical—but quiet—conditions.

—— Plants can ‘hear’ rain coming, spurring them into action

These coordinated changes in hormonal and stress-responsive gene expression are thought to underlie the enhanced capacity of SlIAA9 mutant seeds to germinate under high-temperature conditions.

—— Key gene enables tomato seed germination under high-temperature conditions

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