spawn

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(fā)[文學性]

Tyndall's inspired work spawned a whole new branch of science. 廷德爾有創(chuàng)見的工作發(fā)展出了一個新的科學分支。