plural seeds
plural seeds
Learner's definition of SEED
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: a small object produced by a plant from which a new plant can grow种子,籽 [count]
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a packet of sunflower seeds一包向日葵种子
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He planted/sowed the seeds three inches apart.他每隔三英寸种植/播种。
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(US) apple/orange seeds [=(Brit) pips]苹果/橙子种子
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[count] : the beginning of something which continues to develop or grow 开端;起源 -
Her comment planted/sowed a seed of doubt in his mind. [=caused him to begin to have doubts]她的话在他的脑海里播下了怀疑的种子。
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The government's policies planted/sowed the seeds of war/destruction. [=created a situation that led to war/destruction]政府的政策埋下了战争/毁灭的种子。
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[count] : a player or team that is ranked as one of the best in a competition (such as a tennis tournament) in order to be sure that the best players or teams do not play against each other in the early part of the competition种子选手 -
The top seed won the tournament.头号种子选手赢得了比赛。
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Our team is the number one seed.我们是头号种子队。
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She is ranked as the third seed.她被列为三号种子。
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a literary : all the children, grandchildren, etc., of a particular man(某人的)子孙 b old-fashioned + humorous : a man's semen精液
go to seed
or run to seed 2
: to become less attractive, effective, etc., because of age or lack of care衰败;走下坡路 2 seed /ˈsiːd/ verb
seeds; seeded; seeding
seeds; seeded; seeding
Learner's definition of SEED
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[+ object] : to plant (an area of ground) with seeds播种 2
[no object] of a plant : to produce seeds产籽;结籽 3
[+ object] : to remove (seeds) from a fruit or vegetable去籽 4
[+ object] : to give (a player or team) a particular rank which shows how likely that person or team is to win a competition (such as a tennis tournament)(给运动员或运动队)定级 —
usually used as (be) seeded通常用作(be) seeded
seed itself
of a plant
: to produce new plants from its own seeds(植物)自我繁殖 3 seed /ˈsiːd/ adjective
Learner's definition of SEED
always used before a noun
: used for producing a new crop of plants用作种子的