2019-08-13 spawn

英英释义：if one thing spawns something else, it creates it 

“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”，也经常被引申表示“产生“”引起“，是个非常常见的形象用法

spawn 经常可以用来替换表示 create/cause/produce 等词

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1. 一个电视节目产生了许多“表情包”

The show has spawned countless internet memes. 

2. His successful strategy is sure to spawn hordes of imitators. 

3.  Ignorance spawns scares.

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

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

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

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这本畅销书被改编成了一部电影大片。 

The best-seller book has spawned a film.

参考翻译：The bestseller spawned a blockbuster film.