英语词汇“seed”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	seed
释义	seed —seed /siːd/ Ⅰ noun (BEGINNING) ► C2 [C usually plural] the cause of a feeling or situation, or the early stages of it: » The seeds of friendship were sown early, and they remained lifelong companions.» He may be sowing the seeds of his own destruction in the long term by using violence against his own people.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Origins and sourcesThesaurus⁺: ↑Beginnings and starts Ⅱ noun (PLANT) 1 B2 [C or U] a small, round, or oval object produced by a plant and from which, when it is planted, a new plant can grow: » Sow the seeds (= put them in the ground) about three centimetres deep.» The chemical will stop all seeds from sprouting (= starting to grow).» The farmers grow these crops for seed (= for planting to grow more crops, rather than for eating).Thesaurus⁺: ↑Fruits and seeds and their parts 2 F0 [U] _LITERARY → SEMEN(Cf. ↑semen) Thesaurus⁺: ↑Bodily fluids and their production , ↑Urine and urinating go/run to seed 3 F0 If a food plant goes or runs to seed, it produces flowers and seeds because it has not been picked early enough: » In hot weather lettuces can suddenly run to seed.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Decaying and staying fresh 4 F0 If a person or place goes or runs to seed, their physical appearance becomes worse because no one cares for them: » After he retired, he really went to seed.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Deteriorating and making worse • • • Extra Examples:» Sow the seeds in pots.» It takes about three days for the seeds to sprout.» caraway seeds» It's rather early to be sowing carrot seeds, isn't it?» How many seeds are there in a packet? Ⅲ noun [C] (SPORT) ► F0 especially in tennis, a good player who is given a place on the list of those expected to win games in a particular competition because of the way they have played in the past: » Turner's opponent in the quarter-finals of the darts is the number one seed.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Tennis and racket sportsThesaurus⁺: ↑Competitors and participants in sports and games Ⅳ verb (PLANT) ↑Verb Endings for seed 1 F0 [I or T] to produce seeds: » The plants have seeded themselves (= their seeds have fallen) into the cracks between the paving stones.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Farming - general wordsThesaurus⁺: ↑Gardening - general words 2 F0 [T] (_ALSO deseed) to remove the seeds from a fruit or vegetable: » Wash, seed, and cut the pepper into small pieces.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Removing the skin or seed from fruit and vegetables Ⅴ verb [T usually passive] (SPORT) ↑Verb Endings for seed ► F0 to make a player a seed: » [+ adj] Jones, seeded second, has won her last ten matches.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Tennis and racket sports
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