breed specimens of (a plant,animal,etc.) by natural processes from the parent stock
(动植物等)繁殖;使繁殖
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try propagating your own house plants from cuttings .试着通过插枝繁殖自家的室内植物。
[no obj.](of a plant,animal,etc.)reproduce in such a way
(动植物等)繁殖,增殖
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the plant propagates freely from stem cuttings .这种植物通过枝干扦插便可得以繁殖。
cause (something) to increase in number or amount
使(某物)在数量上增加
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operational error includes those errors propagated during the digitizing process .运算错误包括数字转换过程中增多的错误。
spread and promote (an idea,theory,knowledge,etc.)
widely 传播(观念、理论、知识等)
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the French propagated the idea that the English were violent and gluttonous drunkards .法国人过去传播这样的观念: 英国人是狂暴、贪婪的酒鬼。
[with obj. and adverbial of direction]transmit (motion,light,sound,etc.) in a particular direction or through a medium
传送,传播(运动、光线、声音等)
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electromagnetic effects can be propagated at a finite velocity only through material substances 电磁效应只能通过物质材料以一定的速度传送
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[as adj.
propagated ]a propagated electrical signal .电播信号。
[no obj.](of motion,light,sound,etc.)be transmitted or travel in such a way
(运动、光、声音等)传播,扩展
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a hydraulic fracture is generally expected to propagate in a vertical plane .水力断裂通常预计会沿纵面扩展。
"late Middle English: from Latin