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go to seed

/seed/US // sid //UK // (siːd) //

下种,播种,下种子,撒种

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural seeds, seed.

    • : the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
    • : any propagative part of a plant, including tubers, bulbs, etc., especially as preserved for growing a new crop.
    • : such parts collectively.
    • : any similar small part or fruit.
    • : Dialect. pit.
    • : the germ or propagative source of anything: the seeds of discord.
    • : offspring; progeny.
    • : birth: not of mortal seed.
    • : sperm; semen.
    • : the ovum or ova of certain animals, as the lobster and the silkworm moth.
    • : seed oyster.
    • : a small air bubble in a glass piece, caused by defective firing.
    • : Crystallography, Chemistry. a small crystal added to a solution to promote crystallization.
    • : Tennis. a player who has been seeded in a tournament.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to sow with seed.
    • : to sow or scatter.
    • : to sow or scatter with crystals or particles of silver iodide, solid carbon dioxide, etc., to induce precipitation.
    • : to place, introduce, etc., especially in the hope of increase or profit: to seed a lake with trout.
    • : to sprinkle on in the manner of seed: to seed an icy bridge with chemicals.
    • : to remove the seeds from.
    • : Sports. to arrange so that ranking players or teams will not meet in the early rounds of play.to distribute in this manner.
    • : to develop or stimulate, especially by providing operating capital.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to sow seed.
    • : to produce or shed seed.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or producing seed; used for seed: a seed potato.
    • : being or providing capital for the initial stages of a new business or other enterprise: The research project began with seed donations from the investors.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inwear
Synonyms
rub擦,摩擦,擦擦,擦伤abrade研磨,擦伤,打磨,磨损chafe褶皱,皴裂,皴擦,皴裂的痕迹consume消耗,消费,消耗掉,消耗的crumble碎裂,弄碎,崩坏,崩解decay腐烂,衰变,衰落,衰减decline衰退,减少,衰落,下降decrease减少,降低,下降,下跌deteriorate恶化,变质,衰败,变差diminish减弱,贬低,减轻,削弱drain排水,排出,排水系统,排水渠dwindle缩减,逐渐减少,萎缩,缩水erode冲蚀,侵蚀,腐蚀,蚀exhaust废气,排气,排气管,排风fade褪色,衰落,渐渐地,褪色的fatigue疲劳,疲劳症,疲惫,疲倦fray战场,战场上,战场上的,战士gall胆量,胆汁,勇气,胆graze放牧,擦拭,擦掠,擦伤grind碾磨,碾压,磨削,碾碎impair减损,损害,损伤,减值jade玉石,玉器,玉,玉树临风overuse过度使用,过分使用,使用过度,过量使用overwork过劳,工作过度,过度劳累,过度工作scrape刮削,刮擦,刮刮乐,刮scuff擦伤,擦伤的,刮伤,刮擦shrink缩水,缩减,缩小,萎缩tax税收,税,税款,税务tire轮胎,车胎,胎,轮胎waste浪费,废物,废弃物,废弃weary疲惫,疲惫不堪,疲倦,疲乏weather天气,气象,气候,天气预报be worthless一文不值,一钱不值,不值一提,一文不名become threadbare沦落风尘,磨损,憔悴,憔悴不堪become worn磨损,破旧,破损,破败cut down削减,砍伐,砍掉,削减了scrape off刮掉,刮去,刮除,刮开use up用尽,用完,穷尽,用完了wash away涤荡,冲刷掉,涤除,洗脱wear out磨损,消磨掉,损耗,消磨wear thin消瘦,消瘦的人,消瘦了,消瘦的
Antonyms
as indecay
Synonyms
rub擦,摩擦,擦擦,擦伤abrade研磨,擦伤,打磨,磨损chafe褶皱,皴裂,皴擦,皴裂的痕迹consume消耗,消费,消耗掉,消耗的crumble碎裂,弄碎,崩坏,崩解decay腐烂,衰变,衰落,衰减decline衰退,减少,衰落,下降decrease减少,降低,下降,下跌deteriorate恶化,变质,衰败,变差diminish减弱,贬低,减轻,削弱drain排水,排出,排水系统,排水渠dwindle缩减,逐渐减少,萎缩,缩水erode冲蚀,侵蚀,腐蚀,蚀exhaust废气,排气,排气管,排风fade褪色,衰落,渐渐地,褪色的fatigue疲劳,疲劳症,疲惫,疲倦fray战场,战场上,战场上的,战士gall胆量,胆汁,勇气,胆graze放牧,擦拭,擦掠,擦伤grind碾磨,碾压,磨削,碾碎impair减损,损害,损伤,减值jade玉石,玉器,玉,玉树临风overuse过度使用,过分使用,使用过度,过量使用overwork过劳,工作过度,过度劳累,过度工作scrape刮削,刮擦,刮刮乐,刮scuff擦伤,擦伤的,刮伤,刮擦shrink缩水,缩减,缩小,萎缩tax税收,税,税款,税务tire轮胎,车胎,胎,轮胎waste浪费,废物,废弃物,废弃weary疲惫,疲惫不堪,疲倦,疲乏weather天气,气象,气候,天气预报be worthless一文不值,一钱不值,不值一提,一文不名become threadbare沦落风尘,磨损,憔悴,憔悴不堪become worn磨损,破旧,破损,破败cut down削减,砍伐,砍掉,削减了scrape off刮掉,刮去,刮除,刮开use up用尽,用完,穷尽,用完了wash away涤荡,冲刷掉,涤除,洗脱wear out磨损,消磨掉,损耗,消磨wear thin消瘦,消瘦的人,消瘦了,消瘦的
Antonyms

Examples

  • Calotropis pod fibers creating an air balloon to carry seeds away from the plant.

  • Undermyfork, a diabetes tracking app designed to help people with the disease improve “time-in-range” and better manage their condition, has raised $400,000 in seed funding.

  • For decades, astronomers have theorized microbes could drift through the vastness of space like pollen in the wind, planting the seeds of life across the cosmos.

  • LeBron James’s points and assists per game, 3-point attempts, effective field-goal percentage and usage rate on his five top-seeded playoff teamsRegular season only.

  • Knocked-out fifth seed Pittsburgh would have loved to see Lafrenière playing alongside Sidney Crosby next year.

  • Famously, Ted Turner in 1997 founded the United Nations Foundation with a generous $1 billion in seed money.

  • He said he hoped their “shed blood [would] act as a seed of hope in order to build authentic brotherhood among peoples.”

  • When you were setting out to work on The Giver, what planted the seed for this dark, utopian society?

  • Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions—on a sesame seed bun.

  • In 1954, no one had met anyone like her, or the novel that contained her: ‘The Bad Seed.’

  • The seed of discontent was again germinating under the duplicity of the Spanish lay and clerical authorities.

  • The color (p. 027) of the seed also varies according to the varieties of the plant.

  • The ne'er-do-well blew, like seed before the wind, to distant places, but mankind at large stayed at home.

  • When the man turned bad on his hands, Jahweh was angry, and cursed him and his seed for thousands of years.

  • For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one little measure, and thirty bushels of seed shall yield three bushels.