procreate
英 [ˈprəʊkrieɪt]
美 [ˈproʊkrieɪt]
v. 繁殖; 生育; 生殖
现在分词：procreating 过去式：procreated 第三人称单数：procreates 过去分词：procreated
BNC.44852 / COCA.29588
同义词辨析
breedmultiplyprocreate【导航词义：繁殖】
breedv. 繁殖
〔辨析〕
只限于指动物交配繁殖；也可指饲养、培育动植物。
〔例证〕
Some animals breed very fast.
一些动物繁殖速度非常快。
Many families in the town become rich after they began to breed cattle and pigs.
饲养牛和猪以后，镇上的很多家庭都致富了。
一些动物繁殖速度非常快。
Many families in the town become rich after they began to breed cattle and pigs.
饲养牛和猪以后，镇上的很多家庭都致富了。
multiplyv. （使）繁殖
〔辨析〕
通常指动植物或微生物繁殖。
〔例证〕
Long-time exposure to the damp environment multiplies the bacteria in food rapidly.
长时间放置在潮湿的环境中使食物中的细菌迅速繁殖。
Rabbits multiply very fast.
兔子繁殖非常迅速。
长时间放置在潮湿的环境中使食物中的细菌迅速繁殖。
Rabbits multiply very fast.
兔子繁殖非常迅速。
procreatev. 〈正式〉生育，生殖
〔辨析〕
指人或动物繁育后代。
〔例证〕
They care about nothing except procreating.
他们关心的只是传宗接代。
Experts are doing research on animals' power to procreate their species.
专家正在研究动物繁衍后代的能力。
他们关心的只是传宗接代。
Experts are doing research on animals' power to procreate their species.
专家正在研究动物繁衍后代的能力。
牛津词典
verb
- 繁殖；生育；生殖
to produce children or baby animals
柯林斯词典
- VERB 生育；生殖
When animals or peopleprocreate, they produce young or babies.- Most young women feel a biological need to procreate.
大多数的年轻妇女都有生儿育女的生理需要。
- Most young women feel a biological need to procreate.
英英释义
verb
- have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
- The Bible tells people to procreate
双语例句
- Menopause syndrome is a common disease which occurs during the interim from procreate phase to agedness phase.
更年期综合征为妇女由生育期向老年阶段过渡时期的常见病、多发病。 - Did you know that the domestic turkey is unable to procreate naturally?
你们知道家养火鸡是不能自然繁殖的吗？ - Study on Procreate Characteristic and the Conditions of Embryo Cultivate in Early-bearing Walnut
早实核桃生殖特性及胚培养条件研究 - If anyone'll procreate with you, which I doubt.
我在怀疑还有没有人愿意替你生孩子。 - Though young urban couples seem more rational in their family choices, the strong influence of the elder generation could help cities encouraging local residents to procreate.
尽管年轻的城市父母似乎在他们的家庭选择方面更加理智，但是老一辈人的强烈影响可能有助于城市鼓励当地居民生育。 - Every survivor gets a chance to procreate ( and it is important that procreation is never denied to a survivor, only made less likely if he is less fit).
每个幸存者都会有机会繁衍（重要的是任何幸存者都可能会繁衍，如果不太适应的话，仅仅是降低了可能性）。 - Justice Guillermo Ortiz, who argued against the law, said "marriage is reserved exclusively for couples who can procreate, because one of the big issues of marriage is the protection of children."
法官吉列尔莫。奥尔蒂斯，其反对这条法律辩解说，“婚姻是专为有生育能力的夫妇准备的，因为婚姻中最大的问题就是孩子的保护。” - It should be recognized by law when citizens adopt modern techniques to realize their procreate rights.
公民采用现代技术手段实现其生育权时，应得到法律的认可。 - Culture of spermatogenic cells in vitro is an important means in procreate develop.
生精细胞的体外培养是研究生殖发育的一个重要手段。 - Experiment results is cue, that drinking magnetized water could significance improve fertility or procreate ability of ribbits.
结论：实验结果提示饮用磁处理水能显著提高家免的生殖能力。