• vi. 大量出現；充滿
• vt. 倒出
• n. (Teem)人名；(英)蒂姆

來自古英語 teman,生育，繁殖，來自 Proto-Germanic*taumjan,拉，引導，來自 PIE*deuk,拉， 引導，詞源同 team,duct.引申詞義充滿，大量。

來自中古英語 temen,空出，傾空，來自古諾斯語 toema,傾空，來自 Proto-Germanic*tomijana, 傾空，特指傾空容器。后引申詞義傾瀉，流注。

teem

teem: see team

teem (v.1)

"abound, swarm, be prolific," Old English teman (Mercian), tieman (West Saxon) "beget, give birth to, bring forth, produce, propagate," from Proto-Germanic *tau(h)mjan (denominative), from PIE *deuk- "to lead" (see duke (n.)). Related to team (n.) in its now-obsolete Old English sense of "family, brood of young animals." The meaning "abound, swarm" is first recorded 1590s, on the notion of "be full of as if ready to give birth." Related: Teemed; teeming.

teem (v.2)

"to flow copiously," early 14c., "to empty out" (transitive), from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse toema "to empty," from tomr "empty," cognate with Old English tom (adj.) "empty, free from." The original notion is of "to empty a vessel," thus "to pour out." Intransitive sense of "to pour, flow, stream" is from 1828. Related: Teemed; teeming.

1. Hippopotamuses teem in this river.

這條河里有很多河馬.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. Fish teem in the river.

這條河中魚很多.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

3. Fish teem in this stream.

這條小河里魚很多.

來自辭典例句

4. Fish teem in the Chinese waters.

中國近海魚產豐富.

來自辭典例句

5. The rivers here teem with fish.

這里的河流中有大量的魚.

來自辭典例句