| 单词 | seed |
| 释义 | seed [si:d] noun PLANT 植物 IMPROVER countable or uncountable ■a small round or oval object produced by a plant and from which, when it is planted, a new plant can grow 种子 •Sow •The chemical will stop all seeds from sprouting •The farmers grow these crops for seed (= for planting to grow more crops, rather than for eating).农民种这些作物是为了育种。 countable usually plural ■the cause of a feeling or situation, or the early stages of it 根源；原因；初期 •The seeds of •He may be sowing uncountable 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 （食用植物未及时采摘而）开花结籽 •In hot weather lettuces can suddenly run to seed.在炎热的天气下，莴苣会在很短的时间内开花结籽。 ■If a person or place goes or runs to seed, their physical appearance becomes worse because no one cares for them （人）变得不修边幅；（地方）变得破败•After he retired, he really went to seed.退休之后，他真的变得不修边幅了。 [si:d] noun SPORT 体育运动 countable ■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 （尤指网球的）种子选手 •Turner's opponent in the quarter-finals of the darts is the No. 1 seed.在掷镖赛的半准决赛中，特纳的对手是头号种子选手。 [si:d] verb PLANT 植物 intransitive or transitive ■to produce seeds 结（籽） •The plants have seeded themselves (= their seeds have fallen) into the cracks between the paving stones.植物的种子在铺路石的缝隙中落地生根。 transitive (also deseed) ■to remove the seeds from a fruit or vegetable 除去…的种子 •Wash, seed and cut the pepper into small pieces.将辣椒洗一洗，去籽，切成小片。 [si:d] verb SPORT 体育运动 transitive usually passive ■to make a player a seed 使成为种子选手 •[+ adj] Jones, seeded second, has won her last ten matches.二号种子选手琼斯在过去的十场比赛中保持全胜。 |
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