seed

1. N-VAR A seed is the small, hard part of a plant from which a new plant grows. 種子

I sow the seed in pots of soil-based compost. 我把種子種在一盆盆施有堆肥的土里。

2. V-T If you seed a piece of land, you plant seeds in it. 在 (地里) 播種

Men mowed the wide lawns and seeded them. 男人們修剪了大片的草坪，然后在上面播了種。

The primroses should begin to seed themselves down the steep hillside. 報(bào)春花應(yīng)該開始沿那個陡峭的山坡一路撒播種子了。

3. N-PLURAL You can refer to the seeds of something when you want to talk about the beginning of a feeling or process that gradually develops and becomes stronger or more important. (事物的) 起源[文學(xué)性]

He raised questions meant to plant seeds of doubts in the minds of jurors. 他提出了一些問題，意欲引起陪審員的疑心。

4. N-COUNT In sports such as tennis or badminton, a seed is a player who has been ranked according to his or her ability. 種子選手

...Roger Federer, Wimbledon's top seed and the world No.1. …羅杰·費(fèi)德勒，溫布爾登網(wǎng)球賽的頭號種子選手，世界排名第一。

5. V-T When a player or a team is seeded in a sports competition, they are ranked according to their ability. 將 (選手或球隊(duì)) 排列名次[usu passive]

The Longhorns have won a national title and are seeded first overall. 朗霍恩隊(duì)曾得過一次全國冠軍，整體排名第一。

He is seeded second, behind Brad Beven. 他排名第二，位于布拉德·貝文之后。

6. PHRASE If vegetable plants go to seed, they produce flowers and seeds as well as leaves. 開花結(jié)籽

...plants that had long since flowered, gone to seed, and died. …已經(jīng)開花好久、結(jié)過籽并死去的植物。

7. PHRASE If you say that someone or something has gone to seed, you mean that they have become much less attractive, healthy, or efficient. 衰退; 退化

He says the economy has gone to seed. 他說經(jīng)濟(jì)已經(jīng)走向衰退。

...a retired cop who has gone to seed. …一名衰老的退休警察。