单词 | sow |
释义 | sow 1 (sō) v. sowed, sown (sōn) or sowed, sow·ing, sows v.tr. 1. To scatter (seed) over the ground for growing. 2. To scatter seed over (land, for example). 3. To strew something around or over (an area); distribute something over: "The yard was sown with cement sculpture" (Ashley Warlick). 4. To propagate; disseminate: sow rumors. v.intr. Idiom: To scatter seed for growing. sow (one's) oats/wild oats To indulge in sexually promiscuous or dissolute behavior, especially as a young adult. [Middle English sowen, from Old English sāwan; see sē- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] sower n. |
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