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NOUN. 名词1.?[C, U 有变体名词] 种子A seed is the small, hard part of a plant from which a new plant grows. 双语例句例： I sow the seed in pots of soil-based compost. 我把种子种在一盆盆施有堆肥的土里。 例： a packet of cabbage seed. 一包卷心菜种子。 2.?[PL 复数] （感情、过程的）起始阶段 , 萌芽 , 起源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. 双语例句例： He raised questions meant to plant seeds of doubts in the minds of jurors. 他提出了一些问题，意欲引起陪审员的疑心。 3.?[C 可数名词] 种子选手In sports such as tennis or badminton, a seed is a player who has been ranked according to his or her ability. 双语例句例： Roger Federer, Wimbledon's top seed and the world No.1. 罗杰·费德勒，温布尔登网球赛的头号种子选手，世界排名第一。
PHRASE. 习语1.?开花结籽If vegetable plants go to seed, they produce flowers and seeds as well as leaves. 双语例句例： plants that had long since flowered, gone to seed, and died. 已经开花好久、结过籽并死去的植物。 2.?衰退 , 退化If you say that someone or something has gone to seed, you mean that they have become much less attractive, healthy, or efficient. 双语例句例： He says the economy has gone to seed. 他说经济已经走向衰退。 例： a retired cop who has gone to seed. 一名衰老的退休警察。
VERB. 动词1.?[T 及物动词] 在（地里）播种If you seed a piece of land, you plant seeds in it. 双语例句例： Men mowed the wide lawns and seeded them. 男人们修剪了大片的草坪，然后在上面播了种。 例： The primroses should begin to seed themselves down the steep hillside. 报春花应该开始沿那个陡峭的山坡一路撒播种子了。 2.?[T 及物动词] 将（选手或球队）排列名次When a player or a team is seeded in a sports competition, they are ranked according to their ability. 双语例句例： The Longhorns have won a national title and are seeded first overall. 朗霍恩队曾得过一次全国冠军，整体排名第一。 例： He is seeded second, behind Brad Beven. 他排名第二，位于布拉德·贝文之后。
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