新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

sow

英  [səʊ]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • sows

    1[C 可数名词] 成年母猪

    A sow is an adult female pig.

    PHRASE. 习语
  • sow the seeds of something , sow the seeds for something

    1播下某事的种子

    If one thing sows the seeds of another, it starts the process which leads eventually to the other thing.

    双语例句

    例:

    Rich industrialized countries have sown the seeds of global warming.

    富裕的工业化国家已经播下了使全球变暖的种子。

    VERB. 动词
  • sows , sowing , sowed , sown

    1[T 及物动词] 播(种)

    If you sow seeds or sow an area of land with seeds, you plant the seeds in the ground.

    双语例句

    例:

    Sow the seed in a warm place in February/March.

    二、三月里把种子播撒在温暖的地方。

    2[T 及物动词] 散布

    If someone sows an undesirable feeling or situation, they cause it to begin and develop.

    双语例句

    例:

    He cleverly sowed doubts into the minds of his rivals.

    他巧妙地令对手心生疑窦。