sprout

1. V-I When plants, vegetables, or seeds sprout, they produce new shoots or leaves. (植物、蔬菜、種子) 發芽

It only takes a few days for beans to sprout. 豆子衹需幾天就會發芽。

2. V-I When leaves, shoots, or plants sprout somewhere, they grow there. (葉子、芽、植株) 長出

Leaf-shoots were beginning to sprout on the hawthorn. 葉芽開始在山楂樹上長出來。

3. V-T/V-I If something such as hair sprouts from a person or animal, or if they sprout it, it grows on them. (人、動物) 長出 (毛發等); (毛發等) 長出來[no passive]

She is very old now, with little, round, wire-rimmed glasses and whiskers sprouting from her chin. 她現在很老了，戴著小而圓的金屬絲框眼鏡，下巴長出了衚須。

4. N-COUNT Sprouts are vegetables that look like tiny cabbages. They are also called brussels sprouts. 抱子甘藍[usu pl]