increase rapidly in numbers; multiply
(数字)激增;(成倍)增加
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the science-fiction magazines which proliferated in the 1920s .20世纪20年代激增的科幻杂志。
(of a cell,structure,or organism)reproduce rapidly
(细胞,组织,有机体)增殖,繁殖;增生
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the Mediterranean faces an ecological disaster if the seaweed continues to proliferate at its present rate .如果海草继续以目前的速度蔓延,地中海将面临一场生态灾难。
[with obj.]cause (cells,tissue,structures,etc.) to reproduce rapidly
使(细胞、组织、结构等)增生,速生
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electromagnetic radiation can only proliferate cancers already present .电磁辐射只会使已经存在的癌组织增生。
[with obj.]produce (something) in large or increasing quantities
大量(或增量)生产
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the promise of new technology proliferating options on every hand. 新技术使各方面的选择不断增加的前景。
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