pullulate

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈpʌl.jʊ.leɪt/    美 /ˈpʌl.jʊ.leɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To multiply rapidly.
  2. To germinate.
  3. To teem with; to be filled (with).
    — I must say the whole of Oxford has become most peculiar suddenly. Last night it was pullulating with women.

词形变化

pullulates present,singular,third-person pullulating participle,present pullulated participle,past pullulated past

词汇关系

衍生词
pullulation
相关词
pullet poultry repullulate

词源

Borrowed from Latin pullulātus, perfect passive participle of pullulō (“sprout forth”), from pullulus (“a young animal, a sprout”), diminutive of pullus.
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