procreate是什么意思

双语例句

(1)Most young women feel a biological need to procreate.

大多数年轻妇女觉得生儿育女是一种生理需要。

(2)Your duty to procreate.

你有责任去生儿育女。

(3)Why are young Japanese so loth to procreate?

为什么日本的年轻人这么抵触生育？

(4)Why are so few young Japanese willing to procreate?

为什么日本的大多数年轻人都不愿意生孩子？

(5)She said she is not here to procreate, not for fuel.

她说她来世上不为生儿育女，不为柴米油盐。

同义词

vi. 生育；产生

vt. 生殖

同根词

词根 procreate

(1)procreative adj. 生产的，生殖的；有生殖力的

(2)procreation n. 生殖；生产

释义

v.

(of people or animals) produce young; reproduce

（人，动物）生育；生殖，繁殖

species that procreate by copulation.

以交媾形式繁殖后代的物种。

词源

"late Middle English： from Latin procreat- ‘generated , brought forth'，from the verb procreare,from pro-‘forth'＋creare ‘create’．"

(1)I don't understand. I thought you'd be thrilled to procreate with me. Not right now.

我不懂了，我以为你跟我生育子女会很高兴呢。但不是现在。《The Big Bang Theory Season 10》《生活大爆炸 第十季》