pullulate

🇬🇧 UK/'pʌljuleit/🇺🇸 US
GRE

Definitions

v.

To multiply or spread rapidly; to germinate; to teem or swarm with something

迅速繁殖;发芽;充满,涌现

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
pullulroot
+
ateto make, having
=pullulate

Common Collocations

  • 1.pullulate with life生机勃勃、充满活力
  • 2.pullulate rapidly迅速蔓延繁殖
  • 3.[pullulate unchecked]肆意滋生蔓延
  • 4.pullulate across遍布各处涌现

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Bacteria pullulate rapidly in warm, moist environments if left unchecked.

  • 2.

    The old market pullulated with vendors, tourists, and street performers.

  • 3.

    New startups pullulated across the city during the tech boom of the early 2000s.

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