spawns; spawned; spawning
spawns; spawned; spawning
Learner's definition of SPAWN
1
[no object] : to produce or lay eggs in water(水中)产卵 —
used of animals such as fish or frogs用于鱼、青蛙等动物 2
[+ object] : to cause (something) to develop or begin : to produce or create (something)引发;导致;促生 -
The health-food craze spawned a multimillion-dollar industry.对健康食物的狂热促生了价值数百万美元的行业。
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the incident that spawned a generation of student protests引发一届学生抗议的事件
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a TV show that spawned a host of imitations引起大量模仿的电视节目
2 spawn /ˈspɑːn/ noun
Learner's definition of SPAWN
[noncount]
: the eggs of a fish or frog(鱼或青蛙的)卵