spawning

柯林斯詞典

1. N-UNCOUNT Spawn is a soft, jelly-like substance containing the eggs of fish, or of animals such as frogs. (魚(yú)、蛙等的)卵[usu n N]
...her passion for collecting frog spawn. ...她對(duì)采蛙卵的熱愛(ài)。
2. V-I When fish or animals such as frogs spawn, they lay their eggs. (魚(yú)、蛙等)產(chǎn)卵
...fish species like salmon and trout which go upstream, spawn and then die. ...像鮭魚(yú)和鱒魚(yú)這樣的魚(yú)類(lèi)會(huì)洄游、產(chǎn)卵，然后死亡。
3. V-T If something spawns something else, it causes it to happen or to be created. 引發(fā)[文學(xué)性]
Tyndall's inspired work spawned a whole new branch of science. 廷德?tīng)栍袆?chuàng)見(jiàn)的工作發(fā)展出了一個(gè)新的科學(xué)分支。