v.繁殖；增生；使 ... 激增；使 ... 擴(kuò)散

Microbes proliferate rapidly. 微生物繁殖迅速。

Health food shops proliferate in this region. 保健食品店在這個(gè)地區(qū)增加了。

Fantasies proliferate where facts are few. 事實(shí)缺乏則幻想增多。

Dishonest vendors proliferate, forcing true entrepreneurs out of the industry. 無信用的小商販激增,將好企業(yè)從行業(yè)中驅(qū)趕出來。

There is a fear that nuclear weapons might proliferate. 對(duì)核武器擴(kuò)散有恐慌。