propagation

英 [ˌprɒpə'ɡeɪʃ(ə)n]

美

n.  传播; 扩展; 宣传; 培养

复数：propagations　

CET6GRE医学

BNC.12741 / COCA.15569

柯林斯词典

• VERB 宣传；传播；使普及
  If peoplepropagatean idea or piece of information, they spread it and try to make people believe it or support it.
  1. They propagated political doctrines which promised to tear apart the fabric of British society.
     他们鼓吹能颠覆英国社会结构的政治学说。
• VERB 繁殖，培植（植物）
  If youpropagateplants, you grow more of them from the original ones.
  1. The easiest way to propagate a vine is to take hardwood cuttings...
     栽培葡萄最简便的方法就是硬条扦插。
  2. The pasque flower can be propagated from seed.
     欧白头翁可以通过种子进行繁殖。

英英释义

noun

• the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
  Synonym:generationmultiplication
• the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
  Synonym:extension
• the movement of a wave through a medium

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