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

seednoun

uk/siːd/us/siːd/

seed noun (PLANT)

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).

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pip

[ U ] literary → semen

go/run to seed

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.

If a person or place goes or runs to seed, their physical appearance becomes worse because no one takes care of them:

After he retired, he really went to seed.

More 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?

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Fruits & seeds & their parts

acorn
chaff
coffee bean
endosperm
fruiterer
grain
kernel
mielie
nut
pine cone
pine nut
pit
pith
seeded
seeded
sesame seed
stalk
thistledown
windfall
zest

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Animal physiology: bodily fluids & their production

Decaying and staying fresh

Deteriorating and making worse

seed noun (BEGINNING)

C2 [ C usually plural ] the cause of a feeling or situation, or the early stages of it:

From these early seeds of their friendship, they grew into lifelong companions.

He may be sowing the seeds of his own destruction in the long term by using violence against his own people.

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Origins and sources

be a recipe for disaster, trouble, success, etc. idiom
beginning
birthplace
born
breeding ground
come from somewhere/sth
emanate from/through sth/sb
fount
genesis
hail
hail from somewhere
issue
issue from sth
recipe
root
son
source
stem
stem from sth
the cradle of sth idiom

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Beginnings and starts

seed noun (SPORT)

[ C ] 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 is the number one seed.

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Tennis & racket sports

ball boy/girl
birdie
break
break point
deuce
double
fault
groundstroke
half-volley
knock
lawn tennis
match point
passing shot
racket
racquetball
rally
single
smash
sweet spot
tennis shoe

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Competitors & participants in sports & games

seedverb

uk/siːd/us/siːd/

seed verb (PLANT)

[ I or T ] to produce seeds:

The plants have seeded themselves (= their seeds have fallen) into the cracks between the paving stones.

[ T ] also deseed, to remove the seeds from a fruit or vegetable:

Wash, seed, and cut the pepper into small pieces.

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Farming - general words

agrarian
agriculture
arable
corn earworm
crop
cultivate
farming
food security
harrow
homestead
produce
PYO
rabi
reap
rick
slash-and-burn
subsistence farming
the Agrarian Revolution
thrash
till

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Gardening - general words

Removing the skin or seed from fruit & vegetables

seed verb (SPORT)

[ T usually passive ] to make a player a seed:

[ + adj ] Jones, seeded second, has won her last ten matches.

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Tennis & racket sports

ball boy/girl
birdie
break
break point
deuce
double
fault
groundstroke
half-volley
knock
lawn tennis
match point
passing shot
racket
racquetball
rally
single
smash
sweet spot
tennis shoe

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单词	seed
释义	Contents noun (3) seed (PLANT) seed (BEGINNING) seed (SPORT) verb (2) seed (PLANT) seed (SPORT) Contents noun (3) seed (PLANT) seed (BEGINNING) seed (SPORTS) verb (1) seed (PLANT) Contents noun (1) seed (1) verb (1) seed (1) English American Business seednoun uk/siːd/us/siːd/ seed noun (PLANT) 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). Compare pip [ U ] literary → semen go/run to seed 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. If a person or place goes or runs to seed, their physical appearance becomes worse because no one takes care of them: After he retired, he really went to seed. More 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? Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Fruits & seeds & their parts acorn chaff coffee bean endosperm fruiterer grain kernel mielie nut pine cone pine nut pit pith seeded seeded sesame seed stalk thistledown windfall zest See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Animal physiology: bodily fluids & their production Decaying and staying fresh Deteriorating and making worse seed noun (BEGINNING) C2 [ C usually plural ] the cause of a feeling or situation, or the early stages of it: From these early seeds of their friendship, they grew into lifelong companions. He may be sowing the seeds of his own destruction in the long term by using violence against his own people. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Origins and sources be a recipe for disaster, trouble, success, etc. idiom beginning birthplace born breeding ground come from somewhere/sth emanate from/through sth/sb fount genesis hail hail from somewhere issue issue from sth recipe root son source stem stem from sth the cradle of sth idiom See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Beginnings and starts seed noun (SPORT) [ C ] 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 is the number one seed. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Tennis & racket sports ball boy/girl birdie break break point deuce double fault groundstroke half-volley knock lawn tennis match point passing shot racket racquetball rally single smash sweet spot tennis shoe See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Competitors & participants in sports & games seedverb uk/siːd/us/siːd/ seed verb (PLANT) [ I or T ] to produce seeds: The plants have seeded themselves (= their seeds have fallen) into the cracks between the paving stones. [ T ] also deseed, to remove the seeds from a fruit or vegetable: Wash, seed, and cut the pepper into small pieces. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Farming - general words agrarian agriculture arable corn earworm crop cultivate farming food security harrow homestead produce PYO rabi reap rick slash-and-burn subsistence farming the Agrarian Revolution thrash till See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Gardening - general words Removing the skin or seed from fruit & vegetables seed verb (SPORT) [ T usually passive ] to make a player a seed: [ + adj ] Jones, seeded second, has won her last ten matches. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Tennis & racket sports ball boy/girl birdie break break point deuce double fault groundstroke half-volley knock lawn tennis match point passing shot racket racquetball rally single smash sweet spot tennis shoe See more results » seednoun us/sid/ seed noun (PLANT) biology [ C/U ] a small, usually hard part of a plant from which a new plant can grow seed noun (BEGINNING) [ C usually pl ] the beginning or cause of something: A good defense lawyer knows how to plant these little seeds of doubt in the minds of jurors. seed noun (SPORTS) [ C ] any of the players or teams ranked among the best in a particular competition seedverb [ T ] us/sid/ seed verb [ T ] (PLANT) to plant seeds in the ground: We seeded the lawn with a different grass this year. seednoun [ U ] uk/siːd/usFINANCE UK also seedcorn money used to start a new company, business, activity, etc. as an investment: seed capital/funding/money The conference is aimed at entrepreneurs looking for seed capital for new business ventures. seedverb [ T ] uk/siːd/usFINANCE to provide money to start a new company, business, etc. as an investment: The venture capital fund of $250 million will seed Chinese high-tech and biotechnology startup ventures.
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seednoun

seed noun (PLANT)

seed noun (BEGINNING)

seed noun (SPORT)

seedverb

seed verb (PLANT)

seed verb (SPORT)

seednoun

seed noun (PLANT)

seed noun (BEGINNING)

seed noun (SPORTS)

seedverb [ T ]

seed verb [ T ] (PLANT)

seednoun [ U ]

seedverb [ T ]