外刊例句 And the technique is promising enough to have spawned human clinical trials. 以该技术的前景，足以催生这方面的人体临床试验。 ——《经济学人》
For years, prominent economists have warned that the world has become addicted to monetary policy and its crisis spawn, low interest rates, as the appropriate response for nearly every economic concern. 多年来有许多杰出的经济学家警告说，世界已经沉迷于货币政策，其滋生的产物——低利率——成为几乎每次经济问题的适当应对措施。 ——《纽约时报》
基本释义 [verb] (of a fish, frog, mollusk, crustacean, etc.) release or deposit eggs [动词] （指鱼、青蛙、软体动物、甲壳类动物等）产卵
新的经济自由催生了上百家新的小企业。 The new economic freedom has spawned hundreds of new small businesses. 她的去世催生了无数电影和书籍。 Her death spawned countless films and books.
另外， spawn 也可以表示“造成、引起、酿成”（对比：court），尤指后果数量很多，比如： 他的突然辞职引起了种种谣言。 His sudden resignation spawned many rumours. 同近义词 lay: (of a female bird, insect, reptile, or amphibian) produce (an egg) from inside the body oviposit: (especially of an insect) lay an egg or eggs produce: create or form (something) as part of a physical, biological, or chemical process
