seed

英 [siːd] 美[sid]

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近义词in scatter put plant distribute sow set

n. 种子；根据；精液；萌芽；子孙；原由
vt. 播种；结实；成熟；去…籽
vi. 播种；（植物）结实
n. (Seed)人名；(英)锡德

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中文词源

seed 种子，籽

来自古英语 sed,种子，籽，来自 Proto-Germanic*sediz,种子，籽，来自 PIE*se-ti,扩大格于*se, 耕种，播种，词源同 sow,semen.

词态变化

复数: seeds;第三人称单数: seeds;过去式: seeded;过去分词: seeded;现在分词: seeding;

英文词源

seed: seed: [OE] Seed is a general Germanic word, related to German saat, Dutch zaad, Swedish söd, and Danish sæd. Their common ancestor was Germanic *sǣthiz. This was formed from the base *sǣ-, which produced English sow and went back ultimately to Indo-European *sē-, source of English disseminate [17], season, semen [18], and seminar [19].
=> disseminate, season, semen, seminar
seed (v.): late 14c., "to flower, flourish; produce seed;" mid-15c., "to sow with seed," from seed (n.). Meaning "remove the seeds from" is from 1904. Sporting (originally tennis) sense (1898) is from notion of spreading certain players' names so as to ensure they will not meet early in a tournament. The noun in this sense is attested from 1924. Related: Seeded; seeding.
seed (n.): Old English sed, sæd "that which may be sown; an individual grain of seed; offspring, posterity," from Proto-Germanic *sediz "seed" (cognates: Old Norse sað, Old Saxon sad, Old Frisian sed, Middle Dutch saet, Old High German sat, German Saat), from PIE *se-ti- "sowing," from root *se- (1) "to sow" (see sow (v.)). Figurative use in Old English. Meaning "offspring, progeny" rare now except in biblical use. Meaning "semen" is from c. 1300. For sporting sense, see seed (v.).

双语例句

1. If unused, winter radishes run to seed in spring.: 如果不去动的话，冬萝卜会在春天开花结籽。

2. The scheme offers seed corn finance with loans at only 4% interest.: 该方案提供种子基金融资，其贷款只收取4%的利息。

3. These plants are then pollinated and allowed to mature and produce seed.: 然后，这些植物就被授粉，从而成熟结籽。

4. Rake the soil, press the seed into it, then cover it lightly.: 将土耙松，把种子种在土里，然后轻轻地盖上土。

5. The primroses should begin to seed themselves down the steep hillside.: 报春花应该开始沿着陡峭的山坡一路撒播种子了。

英英释意

1. a small hard fruit

2. a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa

3. one of the outstanding players in a tournament

4. anything that provides inspiration for later work

5. the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

考试真题

Where do the seeds of change come from? The Native American Indians have a saying: Pay attention to the whispers so you won't have to hear the screams.

Doctors used carrot seeds and roots as medicine, on the theory that foods that taste bad must be good for you.

There is a view that modern humans are inevitably sowing the seeds of a global Grand Banks-style disaster.

Other birds unknowingly carry seeds that cling to them for the ride.

Have we really gotten to the point that planting a seed can lead to a high-stakes Supreme Court patent lawsuit?

But Monsanto, the agricultural giant, insists it has a patent on the kind of genetically modified seeds Bowman used―and that the patent continues to all of the progeny (后代)of those seeds.

If farmers like Bowman are able to use these seeds without paying the designated fee, it will remove the incentives for companies like Monsanto to innovate.

He used genetically modified seeds to feed his cattle

He obtained Monsanto's patented seeds by illegal means.

Abolish the patent law concerning genetically engineered seeds

Bowman cannot plant the seeds without Monsanto's consent.

Monsanto has the right to recover the costs of its patented seeds

Patent law on genetically modified seeds should not be challenged.

Whether patent for seeds is harmful to agricultural production

In short, savings are the seed corn of a good economic harvest.

What does the author mean by saying "savings are the seed corn of a good economic harvest" (Lines 3-4, Para

In the seed world, that makes them rare, because most seeds from flowering plants are quite robust.

The bird Clark's nutcracker, for example, hides up to 100, 000 seeds per year, up to 30 kilometers away from the seed source, and has a very close symbiotic(共生的) relationship with several pine species, most 32 notably the whitebark pine.

These practices include grazing animals on grasses grown from the pastureland's natural seed bunk, and fertilized by the cows' own fertilizer.

And the story poses an interesting question: why do some people discover new vitality and creativity to the end of their days, while others go to seed long before?

Are you going to put the seeds of tomatoes into the soil, too?

He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a cake for his mother and some seeds for his bird.

He thought of his bird with no seeds and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother, but was determined that he would not tell a lie.

Of the common berries, strawberries are highest in Vitamin C, although, because of their seeds, raspberries contain a little more protein, iron and zinc not that fruits have much protein.

Mental health is the seed that contains self-esteem - confidence in ourselves and an ability to trust in our common sense.

实用场景例句

a packet of wild flower seeds: 一包野花籽

sesame seeds: 芝麻

Sow the seeds outdoors in spring.: 春天把种子播在地里。

These vegetables can be grown from seed.: 这些蔬菜可以撒籽栽种。

seed potatoes (= used for planting): 留种的土豆

the seeds of rebellion: 反叛的起因

This planted the seeds of doubt in my mind.: 这件事在我心中播下了怀疑的种子。

The top seed won comfortably.: 头号种子选手轻松获胜。

the number one seed: 一号种子选手

After his divorce, he let himself go to seed.: 离婚后，他自暴自弃。

a newly seeded lawn: 新撒了草籽的草坪

He has been seeded 14th at Wimbledon next week.: 他被确定为下周温布尔登网球赛的第14号种子选手。

...a packet of cabbage seed...: 一包卷心菜籽

I sow the seed in pots of soil-based compost.: 我把种子种在几盆掺有堆肥的土里。

Men mowed the wide lawns and seeded them...: 人们割了大片草地的草，然后在上面播种。

The primroses should begin to seed themselves down the steep hillside.: 报春花应该开始沿着陡峭的山坡一路撒播种子了。

He raised questions meant to plant seeds of doubts in the minds of jurors...: 他提出几个问题意欲引起陪审员的疑心。

He considered that there were, in these developments, the seeds of a new moral order.: 他认为在这些事态发展中包蕴着一种新的道德秩序的萌芽。

...Pete Sampras, Wimbledon's top seed and the world No.1...: 皮特·桑普拉斯，温布尔登网球锦标赛的头号种子，世界排名第一

In the final Capriati, the third seed, defeated Katerina Maleeva.: 在决赛中，三号种子选手卡普里亚蒂击败了凯特林娜·马莉娃。

In the UEFA Cup the top 16 sides are seeded for the first round...: 在欧洲联盟杯比赛中，排名前 16 位的球队已按位次进入首轮。

He is seeded second, behind Brad Beven...: 他被列为二号种子选手，位居布拉德·贝文之后。

If unused, winter radishes run to seed in spring.: 如果不去动的话，冬萝卜会在春天开花结籽。

He says the economy has gone to seed...: 他说经济已经走向衰退。

He was a big man in his forties; once he had a lot of muscle but now he was running to seed.: 他 40 多岁时很魁梧，曾经肌肉发达，但如今身体逐渐衰弱了。

This remains true and we have by now a good deal of experience in the matter.: 到现在为止,这仍然是一条真理,也是我在工作中所积累的经验.

According to the Bible we are all the seed of Adam.: 根据《圣经》所说的,我们都是亚当的后裔.

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