proliferation
n
1 [U] proliferating or being proliferated (迅速的)繁殖; 增殖; 增生
[attrib 作定语]
a nuclear non-proliferation treaty, ie one aimed at preventing the spreadof nuclear weapons to countries that do not already possess them 禁止核扩散条约.
2 [C usu sing 通常作单数]
rapid growth or increase 迅速的繁殖或增长.
For his lifentime's work in studying the communication of animals, including honey bees, Professor Karl von Frisch was given a Nobel Prize in 1973, which he shared with two other scientists. He died in 1982.