germinate

柯林斯词典

1. V-T/V-I If a seed germinates or if it is germinated, it starts to grow. 使发芽; 发芽
Some seed varieties germinate fast, so check every day or so. 有一些品种的种子发芽快，所以差不多每天都要察看一下。
2. germinationN-UNCOUNT 发芽[usu with supp]
The poor germination of your seed could be because the soil was too cold. 你的种子发芽不好，可能是因为土壤太冷。
3. V-I If an idea, plan, or feeling germinates, it comes into existence and begins to develop. 形成
...a big book that was germinating in his mind. …正在他脑中酝酿的一部大作。