每日一词 180 spawn

spawn: if one thing spawns sth else, it creates it.

The show has spawned countless internet memes. 一个电视节目产生了许多表情包。

进阶篇：

spawn 既是名词也是动词，作为名词表示鱼、蛙等产下的卵，作为动词表示产卵，也经常引申表示“产生、引起”，是个非常形象的用法。根据英英释义知，spawn 可以用来替换 create/cause/produce等词。

一个人获得了成功，他的一些做法必然会引发他人效仿。

His successful strategy is sure to spawn hordes of imitators. 

《经济学人》用例：

1）Ignorance spawns scares.

2) But e-commerce has spawned new payment methods, such as digital wallets, and is changing constantly.

3) The diary has spawned countless adaptations, including a Broadway play, several films, a ballet and a musical. 

4) The attack, claimed by Pakistan-based terror group, spawned a surge of national emotion. 

应用篇：

1） 翻译：这本畅销书被改编成了一部电影大片。

This best-selling spawned a blockbuster film. 

2) 造句：上海垃圾分类新条规产生了很多的讨论。

The new garbage sorting regulations in Shanghai have spawned heated debates in classrooms, households, and on streets.