sprout

US: /ˈspɹaʊt/
UK: /spɹˈa‍ʊt/


English Vietnamese dictionary


sprout /spraut/
  • danh từ
    • mần cây, chồi
      • soya sprouts: giá đậu tương
    • (số nhiều) cải bruxen ((cũng) Brussels sprouts)
    • nội động từ
      • mọc, để mọc
        • to sprout horns: nhú sừng (trâu, bò)
        • to sprout a moustache: để râu mép
      • ngắt mầm, ngắt chồi

    Advanced English dictionary


    verb, noun
    + verb
    1 [V] (of plants, vegetables, etc.) to produce new leaves or BUDS: The seeds will sprout in a few days. + new leaves sprouting from the trees
    2 to appear; to develop sth, especially in large numbers: [V] Hundreds of mushrooms had sprouted up overnight. + [VN] The town has sprouted shopping malls, discos and nightclubs in recent years.
    3 to start to grow sth; to start to grow on sb/sth: [VN] Tim has sprouted a beard since we last saw him. + I wished I could just sprout wings and fly away. + [V] Hair sprouted from his chest.
    + noun
    1 = BRUSSELS SPROUT
    2 a new part growing on a plant

    Thesaurus dictionary


    v.
    bud, germinate, come up, arise, begin, bloom, blossom, flower:
    With this warm weather, everything in my garden is beginning to sprout.

    Concise English dictionary


    sprouts|sprouted|sproutingspraʊt
    noun
    +any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud
    +a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)
    verb
    +produce buds, branches, or germinate
    +put forth and grow sprouts or shoots