1[intransitiveI, transitiveT]HBPGROW/GET BIGGER if vegetables, seeds, or plants sprout, they start to grow, producing shoots, buds, or leaves 〔蔬菜、种子、植物〕发芽,抽芽;开始长出〔叶子〕
Move the pots outside when the seeds begin to sprout.
种子开始发芽时把盆搬到外面去。
Trees were starting to sprout new leaves.
树上开始抽出新叶。
2[intransitiveI] (also sprout up)APPEAR to appear suddenly in large numbers 突然大量出现,大量冒出
Office blocks are sprouting up everywhere.
到处都有办公大楼冒出来。
3[intransitiveI, transitiveT]GROW/GET BIGGER if something such as hair sprouts or if you sprout it, it starts to grow 〔头发等〕开始长出;〔某人〕开始长〔毛发等〕