sow
英 [səʊ , saʊ]
美 [soʊ , saʊ]
v. 播种; 种; 灌输; 激起; 散布; 煽动
n. 母猪
过去分词：sown 复数：sows 现在分词：sowing 过去式：sowed 第三人称单数：sows
Collins.2 / BNC.6893 / COCA.10366
同义词辨析
plantv. 种植
〔辨析〕
指栽种植物或播种。
〔例证〕
Spring is the best season to plant trees.
春天是最适合植树的季节。
Have you planted tomatoes in the garden?
你在花园里种番茄了吗？
春天是最适合植树的季节。
Have you planted tomatoes in the garden?
你在花园里种番茄了吗？
growv. 种植
〔辨析〕
指种植植物或庄稼，强调播种或栽种完毕后的培育过程。
〔例证〕
They grow food on their own plots of land.
他们在自己的小块土地上种粮食。
Do you know how many tons of tomatoes America grows a year?
你知道美国一年种植多少吨番茄吗？
他们在自己的小块土地上种粮食。
Do you know how many tons of tomatoes America grows a year?
你知道美国一年种植多少吨番茄吗？
sowv. 播种
〔辨析〕
指撒播种子。
〔例证〕
When do they usually sow the seeds?
他们通常何时播种？
Why do you sow these fields with oats?
你们为什么在这些地里种燕麦？
他们通常何时播种？
Why do you sow these fields with oats?
你们为什么在这些地里种燕麦？
习惯用语
v.
- sow the seeds of sth
- 成为…的肇端；播下…的种子
to start the process that leads to a particular situation or result sow (your) wild oats - 过放荡不羁的生活
to go through a period of wild behaviour while young, especially having a lot of romantic or sexual relationships you reap what you sow - 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆
you have to deal with the bad effects or results of sth that you originally started
n.
- make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
- 用劣材制精品；化腐朽为神奇
to succeed in making sth good out of material that does not seem very good at all
牛津词典
verb
- 播种；种
to plant or spread seeds in or on the ground- Sow the seeds in rows.
一垄一垄地播种。 - The fields around had been sown with wheat.
周围的地里种上了小麦。 - Water well after sowing.
播种后要浇足水。
- Sow the seeds in rows.
- 灌输；激起；散布；煽动
to introduce or spread feelings or ideas, especially ones that cause trouble- to sow doubt in sb's mind
使某人心怀疑虑 - to sow confusion
制造混乱
- to sow doubt in sb's mind
柯林斯词典
VERB USES 动词用法
- VERB 播(种);在…里播(种)
If yousowseeds orsowan area of landwithseeds, you plant the seeds in the ground.- Sow the seed in a warm place in February/March...
2 月或 3 月里把种子播种在温暖的地方。 - Yesterday the field opposite was sown with maize.
昨天对面的田里播种了玉米。
- Sow the seed in a warm place in February/March...
- VERB 传播;散布;煽动
If someonesowsan undesirable feeling or situation, they cause it to begin and develop.- He cleverly sowed doubts into the minds of his rivals...
他巧妙地令对手心生疑窦。 - Instead, the session has sowed confusion.
相反，这次会议却引发了混乱。
- He cleverly sowed doubts into the minds of his rivals...
- PHRASE 播下了…的种子;开始了(某一进程)
If one thingsows the seeds ofanother, it starts the process which leads eventually to the other thing.- Rich industrialised countries have sown the seeds of global warming.
富庶的工业国家播下了全球变暖的种子。
- Rich industrialised countries have sown the seeds of global warming.
NOUN USE 名词用法
- (成年的)母猪
Asowis an adult female pig.
英英释义
noun
- an adult female hog
verb
- introduce into an environment
- sow suspicion or beliefs
- place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
- She sowed sunflower seeds
- place seeds in or on (the ground)
- sow the ground with sunflower seeds
双语例句
- He cleverly sowed doubts into the minds of his rivals
他巧妙地令对手心生疑窦。 - If you sow the seeds for our struggle.
如果你能为我们的斗争播下种子。 - We sow the corn, and our own board is empty.
我们种了谷子。我们的饭桌却是空的。 - If we sow the seed now, in due course we will have the flower.
如果我们现在播下种子，到时候会开花的。 - Sow a Habit, Reap a Character.
种一个习惯，收获一个品质； - Sow a seed and the earth in freezing the bud.
一粒种子播下，在冰冻的大地上发了芽。 - Yesterday the field opposite was sown with maize.
昨天对面的田里播种了玉米。 - The sow's about to litter.
这母猪要下崽儿了。 - In the future we can sow fish and plants in the sea and harvest them.
将来我们可以在海里养鱼和种植物，并且收获它们。 - If you want to get a sure crop, and a big yield, sow wild oats.
如果你想得到确实的收成和大产量的话，就播些野生的燕麦吧。