Definition of seed in English:

seed

noun siːdsid

1The unit of reproduction of a flowering plant, capable of developing into another such plant.
种子，籽
cut open the peppers and remove the seeds
as modifier seed capsules
Example sentencesExamples
- We collected fruits and counted the total number of flowers, fruits, and fully developed undamaged seeds from each plant.
- Not all viable seeds produced in natural plant populations germinate in the season following their production.
- Most weed seeds germinate only in the top two inches of soil.
- That imbalance prevents seeds and pollen from developing normally, making the mutant plants sterile.
- They flower from March to June and disperse mature seeds from May to July in the second year.
- In maize, as in all flowering plants, the seed develops inside a coat of maternal origin.
- However, in a few cases, seeds of plants cultivated in botanical gardens were also used.
- The grains represent hope and the honey and poppy seeds symbolise happiness and peace.
- The germinating asparagus seed has a very large radicle (root).
- Sunflower seeds are sown in the first fortnight of October.
- Can the mustard seed ever grow too big?
- Why, I wonder, would 5 million farmers on five continents around the world want to sow GM seeds?
- The proportion of flowers and ovules that develop into fruits and seeds in flowering plants rarely reaches 1.
- These seeds were similar in size and buoyancy characteristics to the seeds of cobble beach plants.
- This species feeds primarily on fruits and the seeds of herbaceous plants.
- The embryos of imbibed seeds had a water content six times that of dry seeds.
- Germinated seeds were planted individually in ceramic pots containing 300 ml of vermiculite, and then inoculated.
- Plants with relatively low seed mass, total seeds, and flower production are expected to have larger values on this axis.
- In the meantime, toast the sesame seeds in a dry skillet until golden and fragrant.
- The germinated seeds were planted in gravel and further incubated under culture room conditions.
Synonyms
pip, stone, pit, nut, kernel, germ
technical ovule
1. 1.1mass noun A quantity of seeds.
  一定数量的种子
  grass seed
  草籽。
  you can grow artichokes from seed
  你可以用种子培植朝鲜蓟。
  Example sentencesExamples
  You go to the local nursery and get grass seed to fill these patches.
  Dovuro organises production of commercial quantities of seed, and markets seeds to distributors.
  The firm sold several hundred tons of the GM maize seed to US farmers over the past four years.
  They can be grown from seed if the seeds are collected in the fall and sown on top of moist peat at about 70 degrees F.
  Now specimens grown from seed have been air-freighted to the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh as part of a global effort to ensure the species' long-term survival.
  Mutants of this class display shortened hypocotyls and small cotyledons after irradiation of seed.
  In advance of the Korean Olympics in Seoul in 1988 the company supplied a large quantity of seed for red onions - for pizzas.
  A hydro-seeder is just a machine that mixes water, grass seed, fertilizer and mulch into a slurry that is sprayed onto your lawn.
  Today only four clusters of seed companies provide seed to farmers around the world.
  Plants were covered with perforated bags after seed set to prevent loss of seed when ears shattered at maturity.
  Combine recycled grass clippings instead of grass seed with sand for your divot mix.
  In 1997, Oregon seed growers produced nearly 640 million pounds of grass seed on 439,000 acres of cropland.
  Myrsine africana and Montinia caryophyllacea were grown from seed.
  Mike and Polly travel extensively, especially to the USA, bringing back small quantities of seed from which they grow stock plants.
  It plans to supply $15,000 in grass seed and other funds to boost conservation efforts in Illinois and Iowa.
  Grow annual plants like Amaranthus and Agastache, which produce large quantities of seed, valuable food for adult sparrows.
  In more trials with indigenous plants, his immediate challenge was to amass sufficient quantities of seed so that large areas might be replanted.
  Inclusion of this genotype in the other treatments was not possible because of the low number of viable seed available.
  Besides cutting back overhanging trees on a three-mile stretch of path, volunteers also laid grass seed and collected debris.
2. 1.2 The cause or latent beginning of a feeling, process, or condition.
  〈喻〉原因；萌芽
  the conversation sowed a tiny seed of doubt in his mind
  那次谈话在他的心中埋下了一颗小小的怀疑种子。
  Example sentencesExamples
  His father didn't win the seat, but the seed certainly was sown for the younger Campbell.
  In today's church, there are those who spread the seeds of doubt about the meaning of Genesis.
  If we had scored it could possibly have sowed some seeds of doubt in their minds and raised our confidence levels.
  An individualist does not ponder ways to bring people together in an organised fashion, which is the seed of the mental process required to think up a new game.
  it puts the seed of doubt in the back of their minds.
  Initiatives like these would sow seeds of peace throughout the world, he said.
  A disappointing winter tour in Australia was followed by an indifferent start to the domestic season, and inevitably a seed of doubt had been sown in the public mind.
  This only sows seeds of meanness in your heart, causing others not to trust you and causing you to suffer.
  It would be a stronger book had it acknowledged the social and political conditions required for the seed of great ideas to bloom.
  There was a cause for happiness among the organisers because the seeds for self-employment were sown effectively.
  More bad publicity in the media has suggested that all may not be well with new homes, sowing seeds of doubts in the minds of potential buyers.
  Sadly, while Franklin sows seeds of reasonable doubt in the early going, before long the answers are agonizingly clear.
  The seed was planted to develop an incredible, retail frozen custard product with a taste that would span the likes of many generations.
  The new management need to get a few wins in the league for confidence and credibility, otherwise the seeds of doubt begin to be sown.
  The seeds of doubt were already well entrenched in his mind.
  Synonyms
  genesis, source, origin, root, starting point, germ, beginnings, potential (for)
  cause, reason, motivation, motive
  base, basis, foundation, bottom, seat, fundamental
  core, nucleus, heart, kernel, nub, essence
  Latin fons et origo
  literary fountainhead, wellspring, fount
2mass noun A man's semen.
（人的）精子
Example sentencesExamples
- In a similar way, human males feel a biological need to release their seed at frequent intervals.
- He only has two functional modes: he's either quoting the encyclopedia or looking to release his seed.
Synonyms
semen, sperm, spermatic fluid, seminal fluid, milt, ejaculate, emission
Biology spermatozoa
vulgar slang come, cum, jism, jissom, jizz
British vulgar slang spunk
1. 2.1archaic (chiefly in biblical use) a person's offspring or descendants.
  〈古〉（主要用于圣经）子孙，后代
  as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed
  Example sentencesExamples
  The key is that the promise was made to Abraham and to his seed, that is, to one seed, to one offspring.
  Synonyms
  descendants, heirs, successors, scions
  offspring, children, sons and daughters, progeny, family, youngsters, babies, brood
  Law issue
  informal kids, quiverful
  derogatory spawn
  archaic fruit, fruit of someone's loins
3Any of a number of stronger competitors in a sports tournament who have been assigned a specified position in an ordered list with the aim of ensuring that they do not play each other in the early rounds.
种子选手；种子队
he knocked the top seed out of the championships
他在锦标赛中淘汰了一号种子选手。
Example sentencesExamples
- Honeychurch entered the tournament as the top seed.
- Pakistan have been placed in Pool A of the Olympic tournament with top seeds Germany, Spain, Korea, Great Britain and Egypt.
- All the Wildcats are asking him to do is assume a starting backcourt role on a team that was a No.1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and lost its starting guards.
- One thing we know is that the top seeds need to start playing like top seeds.
- During the first round, the top eight women's seeds all won, and only one of them was pushed to a third and decisive set.
- ‘We will look at the top seeds at this tournament for the India trip because it is the only way we can send the right body builders,’ he said.
- This became the 21st straight tournament without a 16th seed winning a game.
- At the very least, the first round exposed weaknesses among the top seeds.
- The Stars coasted into the play-offs last season as the top seed in the West, then were dumped in the second round by Anaheim.
- Kandarr used a strong service game to knock off Frazier, the second seed eliminated from the tournament.
- There was no such trouble for two other men's seeds in early second round action on another perfect morning at the National Tennis Centre.
- This is an awfully tough game for a top seed (after the USA won its group) coming into the quarter-finals.
- In an NCAA tournament with more than 2,000 teams, the top seed would probably lose on a buzzer beater eventually.
- The former European singles champion will be top seed at this new tournament, promoted by Cheshire player Mike Johns in his new capacity as table tennis promoter.
- While the field is not as strong, it's no different from 1999 when Woods was the only seed remaining after three rounds.
- Some argue it would take away the huge advantage the top four seeds have from byes and home-field advantage.
- The 14th seed scored his best victory since a defeat of then-world number one Pete Sampras in a final four years ago.
- There is no debating Illinois' position as a No.1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
- Not only was he the top seed and defending champion, he was a cut above the rest in his age-group.
- The two, as the top seeds, dealt out a straight set defeat to the unseeded Bulgarian pair of Enev and Kanev in the final.
4A small crystal introduced into a liquid to act as a nucleus for crystallization.
晶粒，晶种
Example sentencesExamples
- Spherulites are ideally spherical mineral growths formed by initial crystallization of a seed crystal, or crystallite, within a melt or a solution that grows outward in all directions.
- Several examples of simple crystals were observed, although the tendency to form intergrowths and parallel features shows up almost immediately as the seed crystals reach 0.5 mm.
- Here we have used the atomic force microscope to directly observe changes in the atomic lattice on a calcite seed crystal after the introduction of abalone shell proteins.
5A small container for radioactive material placed in body tissue during radiotherapy.
辐射管；镭管
Example sentencesExamples
- Slow-release radiotherapy seeds are implanted in the tissue of the prostate.

verb siːdsid

1with object Sow (land) with seeds.
在（土地）上播种
the shoreline is seeded with a special grass
海岸线播种了一种特别的草。
Example sentencesExamples
- Every hill in sight, every plain, was seeded and overflowing with lush green crops and the workers busied themselves with their daily chores and share of the work.
- Soil can be seeded within monoculture grass, or trees can be planted widely apart so that they do not become roosts for mynas and starlings.
- The front and rear gardens will have top soil and will be seeded; a cobblelock driveway offers off-street parking.
- At the USDA's urging, and at a subsidised price, much of the abandoned land was seeded with crested wheat grass and it continued to be the plant of choice under the federal Conservation Reserve Program for many years.
- It is also good weather for land being ploughed and seeded.
- The plots' nine species are based on surveys of what northeastern dairy farmers use to seed their grazing lands.
- In early spring, after winter-dormant fields have been tilled and seeded, farmers walk over their fields and look for signs of life.
- Thirdly, bloom is delayed, compared to when it would have begun if you had seeded when you first cleared the ground.
1. 1.1 Sow (seed)
  after seeding forage into the duff, they now have grassland mixed with mature forest
  Example sentencesExamples
  When used as a winter cover crop or a green manure crop, it should be seeded in early September.
  Broccoli and cauliflower directly seeded in the garden have had their baby leaves completely eaten.
  Most recommend that once you get close to or just past the suggested seeding date, the crop should be seeded as soon as possible.
  Wheat was seeded between the corn rows in late September after the seed corn was harvested.
  Fluid seeding is a new technique being used to seed forage legumes.
  While oats can be seeded anywhere from zero to three inches deep, be careful with the turnip seed.
  A plant that is seeded at the right depth in the right soil mix with the correct amounts of sunlight, air and water will resist insects and diseases.
  Basil is seeded in the greenhouse in early to mid-March and grown in two-inch soil blocks.
  Snow peas love cool weather and can be seeded into the ground at the last frost date.
  Because it is less winter hardy than other grasses, perennial ryegrass is best seeded in combination with other grasses and legumes.
  Watercress may be seeded directly in very moist soil 1/4 " deep.
  Three legumes were seeded in late February 1995 with a no-till drill.
2. 1.2 Cause (something) to begin to develop or grow.
  〈喻〉使萌芽；使发展
  his interest in public service was seeded when he was a child
  在他还是个小孩子的时候就萌生了对公共服务的兴趣。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He still thinks about that, but his new experiences have seeded another idea: he thinks being a flight attendant would be great as he loves meeting people and travelling.
  His impetus was seeded by an art teacher who believed art history began in 1960 with Vito Acconci, a New York-based experimental artist.
  Often issues like this are seeded in something else, like alcohol or stress.
3. 1.3 Place a crystal or crystalline substance in (something) in order to cause crystallization or condensation (especially in a cloud to produce rain)
  用晶粒物质使冷凝（结晶）（尤指促云化雨）
  potential hail clouds are observed by radar, then seeded by lead iodide fired into the cloud's centre
  Example sentencesExamples
  Each time the storm was seeded, sustained winds were reduced significantly.
  Naval pilots have been sent to seed the clouds in an effort to bring rain to ease the drought in parched provinces of northeast Thailand.
  This has mainly been done by seeding the clouds with silver iodide, which greatly reduces the size of the hail.
  In this mission, the Boeing was used to seed clouds in order to create rain.
  Weather Bureau researchers believed seeding a hurricane's eye wall could reduce the storm's intensity.
  Aeroplanes fly into the ‘right’ clouds and seed them to induce the supercooled water droplets to freeze and become tiny ice crystals which then fall as rain.
  During the night it had started to rain because the county had seeded the clouds.
  Each hurricane was seeded once a day for two days, for a total of eight attempts.
2no object (of a plant) produce or drop seeds.
（植物）结籽；脱籽
mulches encourage many plants to seed freely
覆盖膜促使许多植物大量结籽。
Example sentencesExamples
- They seed around a good deal, so new plants are always coming on to replace those that fade out.
1. 2.1seed itself (of a plant) reproduce itself by means of its own seeds.
  （植物）自播
  feverfew will seed itself readily
  菊科植物自播会很容易。
  Example sentencesExamples
  If your area has been an old field that has grown and seeded itself for years, expect plenty of weed seeds in the soil.
  Briza maxima has also seeded itself in this pot, adding height and movement as well as a contrasting colour as it fades from fresh green to pale brown.
  It grows and seeds itself rapidly under the right conditions.
  In addition, this obliging plant seeds itself freely, so the number of clumps will gradually increase over the years.
  My favourite night-bloomer is the evening primrose which seeds itself all over the garden, appearing as if by magic in dull corners which it brings to light with clumps of glorious bloom often as much as six feet high.
3with object Remove the seeds from (vegetables or fruit)
给（蔬菜，水果）去籽
stem and seed the chillies
去掉辣椒的梗和籽。
Example sentencesExamples
- Peel the garlic and chop it finely, then seed and chop the chillies.
4with object Give (a competitor) the status of seed in a tournament.
把（比赛选手）列为种子选手
with object and complement he was seeded second for the competition
Example sentencesExamples
- Russia's Marat Safin was seeded second, while Andre Agassi was seeded No 3, one spot above his ranking.
- The Islanders are seeded 86th in the tournament and drew with Zimbabwe in the previous round.
- Simutowe is seeded ahead of two international masters Watu Kobese of South Africa and Canadian Mark Schleifer.
- Among the women, Lindsay Davenport was seeded No.1, followed by defending champion Maria Sharapova, Amelie Mauresmo and former two-time champion Serena Williams.
- The Extreme Rush contestants will be seeded in a tournament-style bracket and compete for $17,000 in bonuses.
- On a positive side for other teams, if they know where they're going to be seeded in the play-offs, they can rest some players and have a fresh first round.
- He is seeded No 1 for this tournament and his action starts on Friday when he takes on the winner of the preliminary round between Bannister and Pearson at 12.45 pm.
- He matched Chile's Marcelo Rios and Argentina's Guillermo Vilas as the only South Americans to be seeded so high here.
- The 25-year-old Bryan brothers won the 2003 French Open title in their 21st major together and were seeded No.1.
- Ranked No.1 in 2003, Clijsters is seeded just 14th after missing much of last year with a wrist injury.
- Seven times in the past eight years, Duke has been seeded No.1 in the NCAA Tournament.
- For their part, the Czechs may not be the best people to ask about the advantages of being seeded for a major tournament.
- The three athletes have all been seeded in their various heats.
- The world number two has played in four successive finals at Sportcity - winning two - and is seeded to meet rival Peter Nicol in the decider again this year.

Phrases

go (or run) to seed

1(of a plant) cease flowering as the seeds develop.
（植物）落花结籽
the latest varieties to be introduced are inclined to bolt and run to seed
Example sentencesExamples
- When the plant's about to go to seed, the leaves become lacy and thread-like and they're just too strong to eat.
- In contrast the flowers of European chives, which are purple, are never used, and the buds are picked off to stop the plant from going to seed.
- This is something I have a hard time doing, but I am going to try to at least cut back the flowers before the pale-stemmed plants go to seed this year!
- Roots are harvested in the fall when the tops have gone to seed and the plants have experienced a couple of hard frosts.
- Be sure to harvest before the plant gets woody and goes to seed, which happens quickly in nice weather.
- Make sure to remove any flower heads, as this will stop any leaves from forming and the plant will go to seed.
- In the fall, the milkweed plants have already gone to seed but the dried pods will still be attached to the plant.
- He doesn't particularly choose his varieties for hardiness either, but rather grows a number of brands, including those from his own garden plants gone to seed.
- The plants were going to seed and had attracted a small convention of sparrows: savannah, song, swamp, white-throated, and chipping sparrows.
- It should be picked and dried as soon as it has gone to seed and while the plant is still green.
1. 1.1Deteriorate, especially through neglect.
  Mark knows he has allowed himself to go to seed
  马克知道他已经自甘堕落了。
  Synonyms
  deteriorate, degenerate, decline, decay, fall into decay, run to seed, go to rack and ruin, become dilapidated, go downhill, break down, waste away, wither away, languish, moulder, rot

Origin

Old English sǣd, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zaad, German Saat, also to the verb sow¹.

sow from Old English:
Sow, in the sense to plant is Old English and had the sense ‘disseminate’ from early on. The image of disseminate (Late Middle English) is the same, for it comes from Latin semen (Late Middle English) meaning ‘seed’. Seed (Old English) in turn comes from the same Germanic root as sow. The differently pronounced sow that is the female pig is also Old English, and goes back to an Indo-European root shared by Latis sus and Greek hus which suggests they were on the menu for our early ancestors.

Rhymes

accede, bead, Bede, bleed, breed, cede, concede, creed, deed, Eid, exceed, feed, Gide, God speed, greed, he'd, heed, impede, interbreed, intercede, Jamshid, knead, lead, mead, Mede, meed, misdeed, mislead, misread, need, plead, proceed, read, rede, reed, Reid, retrocede, screed, secede, she'd, speed, stampede, steed, succeed, supersede, Swede, tweed, weak-kneed, we'd, weed

Definition of seed in US English:

seed

nounsidsēd

1A flowering plant's unit of reproduction, capable of developing into another such plant.
种子，籽
Example sentencesExamples
- Sunflower seeds are sown in the first fortnight of October.
- In maize, as in all flowering plants, the seed develops inside a coat of maternal origin.
- The embryos of imbibed seeds had a water content six times that of dry seeds.
- The germinated seeds were planted in gravel and further incubated under culture room conditions.
- We collected fruits and counted the total number of flowers, fruits, and fully developed undamaged seeds from each plant.
- In the meantime, toast the sesame seeds in a dry skillet until golden and fragrant.
- Most weed seeds germinate only in the top two inches of soil.
- Germinated seeds were planted individually in ceramic pots containing 300 ml of vermiculite, and then inoculated.
- The grains represent hope and the honey and poppy seeds symbolise happiness and peace.
- Why, I wonder, would 5 million farmers on five continents around the world want to sow GM seeds?
- They flower from March to June and disperse mature seeds from May to July in the second year.
- Not all viable seeds produced in natural plant populations germinate in the season following their production.
- Can the mustard seed ever grow too big?
- The proportion of flowers and ovules that develop into fruits and seeds in flowering plants rarely reaches 1.
- These seeds were similar in size and buoyancy characteristics to the seeds of cobble beach plants.
- Plants with relatively low seed mass, total seeds, and flower production are expected to have larger values on this axis.
- The germinating asparagus seed has a very large radicle (root).
- That imbalance prevents seeds and pollen from developing normally, making the mutant plants sterile.
- This species feeds primarily on fruits and the seeds of herbaceous plants.
- However, in a few cases, seeds of plants cultivated in botanical gardens were also used.
Synonyms
pip, stone, pit, nut, kernel, germ
1. 1.1 A quantity of seeds.
  一定数量的种子
  grass seed
  草籽。
  you can grow artichokes from seed
  你可以用种子培植朝鲜蓟。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Plants were covered with perforated bags after seed set to prevent loss of seed when ears shattered at maturity.
  Mutants of this class display shortened hypocotyls and small cotyledons after irradiation of seed.
  Now specimens grown from seed have been air-freighted to the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh as part of a global effort to ensure the species' long-term survival.
  Combine recycled grass clippings instead of grass seed with sand for your divot mix.
  In 1997, Oregon seed growers produced nearly 640 million pounds of grass seed on 439,000 acres of cropland.
  Inclusion of this genotype in the other treatments was not possible because of the low number of viable seed available.
  Mike and Polly travel extensively, especially to the USA, bringing back small quantities of seed from which they grow stock plants.
  You go to the local nursery and get grass seed to fill these patches.
  A hydro-seeder is just a machine that mixes water, grass seed, fertilizer and mulch into a slurry that is sprayed onto your lawn.
  In advance of the Korean Olympics in Seoul in 1988 the company supplied a large quantity of seed for red onions - for pizzas.
  They can be grown from seed if the seeds are collected in the fall and sown on top of moist peat at about 70 degrees F.
  Today only four clusters of seed companies provide seed to farmers around the world.
  Dovuro organises production of commercial quantities of seed, and markets seeds to distributors.
  Myrsine africana and Montinia caryophyllacea were grown from seed.
  Grow annual plants like Amaranthus and Agastache, which produce large quantities of seed, valuable food for adult sparrows.
  Besides cutting back overhanging trees on a three-mile stretch of path, volunteers also laid grass seed and collected debris.
  In more trials with indigenous plants, his immediate challenge was to amass sufficient quantities of seed so that large areas might be replanted.
  The firm sold several hundred tons of the GM maize seed to US farmers over the past four years.
  It plans to supply $15,000 in grass seed and other funds to boost conservation efforts in Illinois and Iowa.
2. 1.2 The cause or latent beginning of a feeling, process, or condition.
  〈喻〉原因；萌芽
  the conversation sowed a tiny seed of doubt in his mind
  那次谈话在他的心中埋下了一颗小小的怀疑种子。
  Example sentencesExamples
  This only sows seeds of meanness in your heart, causing others not to trust you and causing you to suffer.
  The seeds of doubt were already well entrenched in his mind.
  An individualist does not ponder ways to bring people together in an organised fashion, which is the seed of the mental process required to think up a new game.
  Sadly, while Franklin sows seeds of reasonable doubt in the early going, before long the answers are agonizingly clear.
  More bad publicity in the media has suggested that all may not be well with new homes, sowing seeds of doubts in the minds of potential buyers.
  The seed was planted to develop an incredible, retail frozen custard product with a taste that would span the likes of many generations.
  it puts the seed of doubt in the back of their minds.
  His father didn't win the seat, but the seed certainly was sown for the younger Campbell.
  There was a cause for happiness among the organisers because the seeds for self-employment were sown effectively.
  A disappointing winter tour in Australia was followed by an indifferent start to the domestic season, and inevitably a seed of doubt had been sown in the public mind.
  Initiatives like these would sow seeds of peace throughout the world, he said.
  The new management need to get a few wins in the league for confidence and credibility, otherwise the seeds of doubt begin to be sown.
  It would be a stronger book had it acknowledged the social and political conditions required for the seed of great ideas to bloom.
  In today's church, there are those who spread the seeds of doubt about the meaning of Genesis.
  If we had scored it could possibly have sowed some seeds of doubt in their minds and raised our confidence levels.
  Synonyms
  genesis, source, origin, root, starting point, germ, beginnings, potential, potential for
2A man's semen.
（人的）精子
Example sentencesExamples
- In a similar way, human males feel a biological need to release their seed at frequent intervals.
- He only has two functional modes: he's either quoting the encyclopedia or looking to release his seed.
Synonyms
semen, sperm, spermatic fluid, seminal fluid, milt, ejaculate, emission
1. 2.1archaic (chiefly in biblical use) a person's offspring or descendants.
  〈古〉（主要用于圣经）子孙，后代
  Example sentencesExamples
  The key is that the promise was made to Abraham and to his seed, that is, to one seed, to one offspring.
  Synonyms
  descendants, heirs, successors, scions
3Any of a number of stronger competitors in a sports tournament who have been assigned a specified position in an ordered list with the aim of ensuring that they do not play each other in the early rounds.
种子选手；种子队
he knocked the top seed out of the championships
他在锦标赛中淘汰了一号种子选手。
Example sentencesExamples
- One thing we know is that the top seeds need to start playing like top seeds.
- Not only was he the top seed and defending champion, he was a cut above the rest in his age-group.
- The two, as the top seeds, dealt out a straight set defeat to the unseeded Bulgarian pair of Enev and Kanev in the final.
- This became the 21st straight tournament without a 16th seed winning a game.
- The 14th seed scored his best victory since a defeat of then-world number one Pete Sampras in a final four years ago.
- While the field is not as strong, it's no different from 1999 when Woods was the only seed remaining after three rounds.
- The former European singles champion will be top seed at this new tournament, promoted by Cheshire player Mike Johns in his new capacity as table tennis promoter.
- During the first round, the top eight women's seeds all won, and only one of them was pushed to a third and decisive set.
- This is an awfully tough game for a top seed (after the USA won its group) coming into the quarter-finals.
- Honeychurch entered the tournament as the top seed.
- In an NCAA tournament with more than 2,000 teams, the top seed would probably lose on a buzzer beater eventually.
- Kandarr used a strong service game to knock off Frazier, the second seed eliminated from the tournament.
- Some argue it would take away the huge advantage the top four seeds have from byes and home-field advantage.
- There is no debating Illinois' position as a No.1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
- Pakistan have been placed in Pool A of the Olympic tournament with top seeds Germany, Spain, Korea, Great Britain and Egypt.
- The Stars coasted into the play-offs last season as the top seed in the West, then were dumped in the second round by Anaheim.
- ‘We will look at the top seeds at this tournament for the India trip because it is the only way we can send the right body builders,’ he said.
- At the very least, the first round exposed weaknesses among the top seeds.
- All the Wildcats are asking him to do is assume a starting backcourt role on a team that was a No.1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and lost its starting guards.
- There was no such trouble for two other men's seeds in early second round action on another perfect morning at the National Tennis Centre.
4A small crystal introduced into a liquid to act as a nucleus for crystallization.
晶粒，晶种
Example sentencesExamples
- Spherulites are ideally spherical mineral growths formed by initial crystallization of a seed crystal, or crystallite, within a melt or a solution that grows outward in all directions.
- Here we have used the atomic force microscope to directly observe changes in the atomic lattice on a calcite seed crystal after the introduction of abalone shell proteins.
- Several examples of simple crystals were observed, although the tendency to form intergrowths and parallel features shows up almost immediately as the seed crystals reach 0.5 mm.
5A small container for radioactive material placed in body tissue during radiotherapy.
辐射管；镭管
Example sentencesExamples
- Slow-release radiotherapy seeds are implanted in the tissue of the prostate.

verbsidsēd

1with object Sow (land) with seeds.
在（土地）上播种
the shoreline is seeded with a special grass
海岸线播种了一种特别的草。
Example sentencesExamples
- At the USDA's urging, and at a subsidised price, much of the abandoned land was seeded with crested wheat grass and it continued to be the plant of choice under the federal Conservation Reserve Program for many years.
- Thirdly, bloom is delayed, compared to when it would have begun if you had seeded when you first cleared the ground.
- It is also good weather for land being ploughed and seeded.
- The front and rear gardens will have top soil and will be seeded; a cobblelock driveway offers off-street parking.
- In early spring, after winter-dormant fields have been tilled and seeded, farmers walk over their fields and look for signs of life.
- Every hill in sight, every plain, was seeded and overflowing with lush green crops and the workers busied themselves with their daily chores and share of the work.
- Soil can be seeded within monoculture grass, or trees can be planted widely apart so that they do not become roosts for mynas and starlings.
- The plots' nine species are based on surveys of what northeastern dairy farmers use to seed their grazing lands.
1. 1.1 Sow (a particular kind of seed) on or in the ground.
  播种（特定种子）
  Example sentencesExamples
  While oats can be seeded anywhere from zero to three inches deep, be careful with the turnip seed.
  Fluid seeding is a new technique being used to seed forage legumes.
  Because it is less winter hardy than other grasses, perennial ryegrass is best seeded in combination with other grasses and legumes.
  Broccoli and cauliflower directly seeded in the garden have had their baby leaves completely eaten.
  Snow peas love cool weather and can be seeded into the ground at the last frost date.
  Three legumes were seeded in late February 1995 with a no-till drill.
  Wheat was seeded between the corn rows in late September after the seed corn was harvested.
  Basil is seeded in the greenhouse in early to mid-March and grown in two-inch soil blocks.
  A plant that is seeded at the right depth in the right soil mix with the correct amounts of sunlight, air and water will resist insects and diseases.
  Watercress may be seeded directly in very moist soil 1/4 " deep.
  Most recommend that once you get close to or just past the suggested seeding date, the crop should be seeded as soon as possible.
  When used as a winter cover crop or a green manure crop, it should be seeded in early September.
2. 1.2 Cause (something) to begin to develop or grow.
  〈喻〉使萌芽；使发展
  severance payouts that help seed their new businesses
  Example sentencesExamples
  Often issues like this are seeded in something else, like alcohol or stress.
  He still thinks about that, but his new experiences have seeded another idea: he thinks being a flight attendant would be great as he loves meeting people and travelling.
  His impetus was seeded by an art teacher who believed art history began in 1960 with Vito Acconci, a New York-based experimental artist.
3. 1.3 Place a crystal or crystalline substance in (something) in order to cause crystallization or condensation (especially in a cloud to produce rain).
  用晶粒物质使冷凝（结晶）（尤指促云化雨）
  Example sentencesExamples
  During the night it had started to rain because the county had seeded the clouds.
  Weather Bureau researchers believed seeding a hurricane's eye wall could reduce the storm's intensity.
  Each hurricane was seeded once a day for two days, for a total of eight attempts.
  Aeroplanes fly into the ‘right’ clouds and seed them to induce the supercooled water droplets to freeze and become tiny ice crystals which then fall as rain.
  In this mission, the Boeing was used to seed clouds in order to create rain.
  Each time the storm was seeded, sustained winds were reduced significantly.
  This has mainly been done by seeding the clouds with silver iodide, which greatly reduces the size of the hail.
  Naval pilots have been sent to seed the clouds in an effort to bring rain to ease the drought in parched provinces of northeast Thailand.
2no object (of a plant) produce or drop seeds.
（植物）结籽；脱籽
mulches encourage many plants to seed freely
覆盖膜促使许多植物大量结籽。
Example sentencesExamples
- They seed around a good deal, so new plants are always coming on to replace those that fade out.
1. 2.1seed itself (of a plant) reproduce itself by means of its own seeds.
  （植物）自播
  feverfew will seed itself readily
  菊科植物自播会很容易。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Briza maxima has also seeded itself in this pot, adding height and movement as well as a contrasting colour as it fades from fresh green to pale brown.
  In addition, this obliging plant seeds itself freely, so the number of clumps will gradually increase over the years.
  It grows and seeds itself rapidly under the right conditions.
  If your area has been an old field that has grown and seeded itself for years, expect plenty of weed seeds in the soil.
  My favourite night-bloomer is the evening primrose which seeds itself all over the garden, appearing as if by magic in dull corners which it brings to light with clumps of glorious bloom often as much as six feet high.
3with object Remove the seeds from (vegetables or fruit)
给（蔬菜，水果）去籽
stem and seed the chilies
去掉辣椒的梗和籽。
Example sentencesExamples
- Peel the garlic and chop it finely, then seed and chop the chillies.
4with object Give (a competitor) the status of seed in a tournament.
把（比赛选手）列为种子选手
with complement Jeff Tarango, seeded five, was defeated by fellow American Todd Witsken
杰夫·特兰格，第五号种子选手，被他的美国同胞托德·威茨肯打败。
Example sentencesExamples
- The Islanders are seeded 86th in the tournament and drew with Zimbabwe in the previous round.
- He matched Chile's Marcelo Rios and Argentina's Guillermo Vilas as the only South Americans to be seeded so high here.
- Russia's Marat Safin was seeded second, while Andre Agassi was seeded No 3, one spot above his ranking.
- Seven times in the past eight years, Duke has been seeded No.1 in the NCAA Tournament.
- Simutowe is seeded ahead of two international masters Watu Kobese of South Africa and Canadian Mark Schleifer.
- For their part, the Czechs may not be the best people to ask about the advantages of being seeded for a major tournament.
- The three athletes have all been seeded in their various heats.
- The 25-year-old Bryan brothers won the 2003 French Open title in their 21st major together and were seeded No.1.
- Among the women, Lindsay Davenport was seeded No.1, followed by defending champion Maria Sharapova, Amelie Mauresmo and former two-time champion Serena Williams.
- The Extreme Rush contestants will be seeded in a tournament-style bracket and compete for $17,000 in bonuses.
- The world number two has played in four successive finals at Sportcity - winning two - and is seeded to meet rival Peter Nicol in the decider again this year.
- He is seeded No 1 for this tournament and his action starts on Friday when he takes on the winner of the preliminary round between Bannister and Pearson at 12.45 pm.
- Ranked No.1 in 2003, Clijsters is seeded just 14th after missing much of last year with a wrist injury.
- On a positive side for other teams, if they know where they're going to be seeded in the play-offs, they can rest some players and have a fresh first round.

Phrases

go (or run) to seed

1(of a plant) cease flowering as the seeds develop.
（植物）落花结籽
Example sentencesExamples
- This is something I have a hard time doing, but I am going to try to at least cut back the flowers before the pale-stemmed plants go to seed this year!
- Be sure to harvest before the plant gets woody and goes to seed, which happens quickly in nice weather.
- He doesn't particularly choose his varieties for hardiness either, but rather grows a number of brands, including those from his own garden plants gone to seed.
- Roots are harvested in the fall when the tops have gone to seed and the plants have experienced a couple of hard frosts.
- Make sure to remove any flower heads, as this will stop any leaves from forming and the plant will go to seed.
- The plants were going to seed and had attracted a small convention of sparrows: savannah, song, swamp, white-throated, and chipping sparrows.
- In contrast the flowers of European chives, which are purple, are never used, and the buds are picked off to stop the plant from going to seed.
- It should be picked and dried as soon as it has gone to seed and while the plant is still green.
- In the fall, the milkweed plants have already gone to seed but the dried pods will still be attached to the plant.
- When the plant's about to go to seed, the leaves become lacy and thread-like and they're just too strong to eat.
1. 1.1Deteriorate in condition, strength, or efficiency.
  （状况）恶化；（力量，效率）下降
  Mark knows he has allowed himself to go to seed
  马克知道他已经自甘堕落了。
  Synonyms
  deteriorate, degenerate, decline, decay, fall into decay, run to seed, go to rack and ruin, become dilapidated, go downhill, break down, waste away, wither away, languish, moulder, rot

Origin

Old English sǣd, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zaad, German Saat, also to the verb sow.

单词	seed
释义	Definition of seed in English: seed noun siːdsid 1The unit of reproduction of a flowering plant, capable of developing into another such plant. 种子，籽 cut open the peppers and remove the seeds as modifier seed capsules Example sentencesExamples We collected fruits and counted the total number of flowers, fruits, and fully developed undamaged seeds from each plant. Not all viable seeds produced in natural plant populations germinate in the season following their production. Most weed seeds germinate only in the top two inches of soil. That imbalance prevents seeds and pollen from developing normally, making the mutant plants sterile. They flower from March to June and disperse mature seeds from May to July in the second year. In maize, as in all flowering plants, the seed develops inside a coat of maternal origin. However, in a few cases, seeds of plants cultivated in botanical gardens were also used. The grains represent hope and the honey and poppy seeds symbolise happiness and peace. The germinating asparagus seed has a very large radicle (root). Sunflower seeds are sown in the first fortnight of October. Can the mustard seed ever grow too big? Why, I wonder, would 5 million farmers on five continents around the world want to sow GM seeds? The proportion of flowers and ovules that develop into fruits and seeds in flowering plants rarely reaches 1. These seeds were similar in size and buoyancy characteristics to the seeds of cobble beach plants. This species feeds primarily on fruits and the seeds of herbaceous plants. The embryos of imbibed seeds had a water content six times that of dry seeds. Germinated seeds were planted individually in ceramic pots containing 300 ml of vermiculite, and then inoculated. Plants with relatively low seed mass, total seeds, and flower production are expected to have larger values on this axis. In the meantime, toast the sesame seeds in a dry skillet until golden and fragrant. The germinated seeds were planted in gravel and further incubated under culture room conditions. Synonyms pip, stone, pit, nut, kernel, germ technical ovule 1.1mass noun A quantity of seeds. 一定数量的种子 grass seed 草籽。 you can grow artichokes from seed 你可以用种子培植朝鲜蓟。 Example sentencesExamples You go to the local nursery and get grass seed to fill these patches. Dovuro organises production of commercial quantities of seed, and markets seeds to distributors. The firm sold several hundred tons of the GM maize seed to US farmers over the past four years. They can be grown from seed if the seeds are collected in the fall and sown on top of moist peat at about 70 degrees F. Now specimens grown from seed have been air-freighted to the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh as part of a global effort to ensure the species' long-term survival. Mutants of this class display shortened hypocotyls and small cotyledons after irradiation of seed. In advance of the Korean Olympics in Seoul in 1988 the company supplied a large quantity of seed for red onions - for pizzas. A hydro-seeder is just a machine that mixes water, grass seed, fertilizer and mulch into a slurry that is sprayed onto your lawn. Today only four clusters of seed companies provide seed to farmers around the world. Plants were covered with perforated bags after seed set to prevent loss of seed when ears shattered at maturity. Combine recycled grass clippings instead of grass seed with sand for your divot mix. In 1997, Oregon seed growers produced nearly 640 million pounds of grass seed on 439,000 acres of cropland. Myrsine africana and Montinia caryophyllacea were grown from seed. Mike and Polly travel extensively, especially to the USA, bringing back small quantities of seed from which they grow stock plants. It plans to supply $15,000 in grass seed and other funds to boost conservation efforts in Illinois and Iowa. Grow annual plants like Amaranthus and Agastache, which produce large quantities of seed, valuable food for adult sparrows. In more trials with indigenous plants, his immediate challenge was to amass sufficient quantities of seed so that large areas might be replanted. Inclusion of this genotype in the other treatments was not possible because of the low number of viable seed available. Besides cutting back overhanging trees on a three-mile stretch of path, volunteers also laid grass seed and collected debris. 1.2 The cause or latent beginning of a feeling, process, or condition. 〈喻〉原因；萌芽 the conversation sowed a tiny seed of doubt in his mind 那次谈话在他的心中埋下了一颗小小的怀疑种子。 Example sentencesExamples His father didn't win the seat, but the seed certainly was sown for the younger Campbell. In today's church, there are those who spread the seeds of doubt about the meaning of Genesis. If we had scored it could possibly have sowed some seeds of doubt in their minds and raised our confidence levels. An individualist does not ponder ways to bring people together in an organised fashion, which is the seed of the mental process required to think up a new game. it puts the seed of doubt in the back of their minds. Initiatives like these would sow seeds of peace throughout the world, he said. A disappointing winter tour in Australia was followed by an indifferent start to the domestic season, and inevitably a seed of doubt had been sown in the public mind. This only sows seeds of meanness in your heart, causing others not to trust you and causing you to suffer. It would be a stronger book had it acknowledged the social and political conditions required for the seed of great ideas to bloom. There was a cause for happiness among the organisers because the seeds for self-employment were sown effectively. More bad publicity in the media has suggested that all may not be well with new homes, sowing seeds of doubts in the minds of potential buyers. Sadly, while Franklin sows seeds of reasonable doubt in the early going, before long the answers are agonizingly clear. The seed was planted to develop an incredible, retail frozen custard product with a taste that would span the likes of many generations. The new management need to get a few wins in the league for confidence and credibility, otherwise the seeds of doubt begin to be sown. The seeds of doubt were already well entrenched in his mind. Synonyms genesis, source, origin, root, starting point, germ, beginnings, potential (for) cause, reason, motivation, motive base, basis, foundation, bottom, seat, fundamental core, nucleus, heart, kernel, nub, essence Latin fons et origo literary fountainhead, wellspring, fount 2mass noun A man's semen. （人的）精子 Example sentencesExamples In a similar way, human males feel a biological need to release their seed at frequent intervals. He only has two functional modes: he's either quoting the encyclopedia or looking to release his seed. Synonyms semen, sperm, spermatic fluid, seminal fluid, milt, ejaculate, emission Biology spermatozoa vulgar slang come, cum, jism, jissom, jizz British vulgar slang spunk 2.1archaic (chiefly in biblical use) a person's offspring or descendants. 〈古〉（主要用于圣经）子孙，后代 as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed Example sentencesExamples The key is that the promise was made to Abraham and to his seed, that is, to one seed, to one offspring. Synonyms descendants, heirs, successors, scions offspring, children, sons and daughters, progeny, family, youngsters, babies, brood Law issue informal kids, quiverful derogatory spawn archaic fruit, fruit of someone's loins 3Any of a number of stronger competitors in a sports tournament who have been assigned a specified position in an ordered list with the aim of ensuring that they do not play each other in the early rounds. 种子选手；种子队 he knocked the top seed out of the championships 他在锦标赛中淘汰了一号种子选手。 Example sentencesExamples Honeychurch entered the tournament as the top seed. Pakistan have been placed in Pool A of the Olympic tournament with top seeds Germany, Spain, Korea, Great Britain and Egypt. All the Wildcats are asking him to do is assume a starting backcourt role on a team that was a No.1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and lost its starting guards. One thing we know is that the top seeds need to start playing like top seeds. During the first round, the top eight women's seeds all won, and only one of them was pushed to a third and decisive set. ‘We will look at the top seeds at this tournament for the India trip because it is the only way we can send the right body builders,’ he said. This became the 21st straight tournament without a 16th seed winning a game. At the very least, the first round exposed weaknesses among the top seeds. The Stars coasted into the play-offs last season as the top seed in the West, then were dumped in the second round by Anaheim. Kandarr used a strong service game to knock off Frazier, the second seed eliminated from the tournament. There was no such trouble for two other men's seeds in early second round action on another perfect morning at the National Tennis Centre. This is an awfully tough game for a top seed (after the USA won its group) coming into the quarter-finals. In an NCAA tournament with more than 2,000 teams, the top seed would probably lose on a buzzer beater eventually. The former European singles champion will be top seed at this new tournament, promoted by Cheshire player Mike Johns in his new capacity as table tennis promoter. While the field is not as strong, it's no different from 1999 when Woods was the only seed remaining after three rounds. Some argue it would take away the huge advantage the top four seeds have from byes and home-field advantage. The 14th seed scored his best victory since a defeat of then-world number one Pete Sampras in a final four years ago. There is no debating Illinois' position as a No.1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Not only was he the top seed and defending champion, he was a cut above the rest in his age-group. The two, as the top seeds, dealt out a straight set defeat to the unseeded Bulgarian pair of Enev and Kanev in the final. 4A small crystal introduced into a liquid to act as a nucleus for crystallization. 晶粒，晶种 Example sentencesExamples Spherulites are ideally spherical mineral growths formed by initial crystallization of a seed crystal, or crystallite, within a melt or a solution that grows outward in all directions. Several examples of simple crystals were observed, although the tendency to form intergrowths and parallel features shows up almost immediately as the seed crystals reach 0.5 mm. Here we have used the atomic force microscope to directly observe changes in the atomic lattice on a calcite seed crystal after the introduction of abalone shell proteins. 5A small container for radioactive material placed in body tissue during radiotherapy. 辐射管；镭管 Example sentencesExamples Slow-release radiotherapy seeds are implanted in the tissue of the prostate. verb siːdsid 1with object Sow (land) with seeds. 在（土地）上播种 the shoreline is seeded with a special grass 海岸线播种了一种特别的草。 Example sentencesExamples Every hill in sight, every plain, was seeded and overflowing with lush green crops and the workers busied themselves with their daily chores and share of the work. Soil can be seeded within monoculture grass, or trees can be planted widely apart so that they do not become roosts for mynas and starlings. The front and rear gardens will have top soil and will be seeded; a cobblelock driveway offers off-street parking. At the USDA's urging, and at a subsidised price, much of the abandoned land was seeded with crested wheat grass and it continued to be the plant of choice under the federal Conservation Reserve Program for many years. It is also good weather for land being ploughed and seeded. The plots' nine species are based on surveys of what northeastern dairy farmers use to seed their grazing lands. In early spring, after winter-dormant fields have been tilled and seeded, farmers walk over their fields and look for signs of life. Thirdly, bloom is delayed, compared to when it would have begun if you had seeded when you first cleared the ground. 1.1 Sow (seed) after seeding forage into the duff, they now have grassland mixed with mature forest Example sentencesExamples When used as a winter cover crop or a green manure crop, it should be seeded in early September. Broccoli and cauliflower directly seeded in the garden have had their baby leaves completely eaten. Most recommend that once you get close to or just past the suggested seeding date, the crop should be seeded as soon as possible. Wheat was seeded between the corn rows in late September after the seed corn was harvested. Fluid seeding is a new technique being used to seed forage legumes. While oats can be seeded anywhere from zero to three inches deep, be careful with the turnip seed. A plant that is seeded at the right depth in the right soil mix with the correct amounts of sunlight, air and water will resist insects and diseases. Basil is seeded in the greenhouse in early to mid-March and grown in two-inch soil blocks. Snow peas love cool weather and can be seeded into the ground at the last frost date. Because it is less winter hardy than other grasses, perennial ryegrass is best seeded in combination with other grasses and legumes. Watercress may be seeded directly in very moist soil 1/4 " deep. Three legumes were seeded in late February 1995 with a no-till drill. 1.2 Cause (something) to begin to develop or grow. 〈喻〉使萌芽；使发展 his interest in public service was seeded when he was a child 在他还是个小孩子的时候就萌生了对公共服务的兴趣。 Example sentencesExamples He still thinks about that, but his new experiences have seeded another idea: he thinks being a flight attendant would be great as he loves meeting people and travelling. His impetus was seeded by an art teacher who believed art history began in 1960 with Vito Acconci, a New York-based experimental artist. Often issues like this are seeded in something else, like alcohol or stress. 1.3 Place a crystal or crystalline substance in (something) in order to cause crystallization or condensation (especially in a cloud to produce rain) 用晶粒物质使冷凝（结晶）（尤指促云化雨） potential hail clouds are observed by radar, then seeded by lead iodide fired into the cloud's centre Example sentencesExamples Each time the storm was seeded, sustained winds were reduced significantly. Naval pilots have been sent to seed the clouds in an effort to bring rain to ease the drought in parched provinces of northeast Thailand. This has mainly been done by seeding the clouds with silver iodide, which greatly reduces the size of the hail. In this mission, the Boeing was used to seed clouds in order to create rain. Weather Bureau researchers believed seeding a hurricane's eye wall could reduce the storm's intensity. Aeroplanes fly into the ‘right’ clouds and seed them to induce the supercooled water droplets to freeze and become tiny ice crystals which then fall as rain. During the night it had started to rain because the county had seeded the clouds. Each hurricane was seeded once a day for two days, for a total of eight attempts. 2no object (of a plant) produce or drop seeds. （植物）结籽；脱籽 mulches encourage many plants to seed freely 覆盖膜促使许多植物大量结籽。 Example sentencesExamples They seed around a good deal, so new plants are always coming on to replace those that fade out. 2.1seed itself (of a plant) reproduce itself by means of its own seeds. （植物）自播 feverfew will seed itself readily 菊科植物自播会很容易。 Example sentencesExamples If your area has been an old field that has grown and seeded itself for years, expect plenty of weed seeds in the soil. Briza maxima has also seeded itself in this pot, adding height and movement as well as a contrasting colour as it fades from fresh green to pale brown. It grows and seeds itself rapidly under the right conditions. In addition, this obliging plant seeds itself freely, so the number of clumps will gradually increase over the years. My favourite night-bloomer is the evening primrose which seeds itself all over the garden, appearing as if by magic in dull corners which it brings to light with clumps of glorious bloom often as much as six feet high. 3with object Remove the seeds from (vegetables or fruit) 给（蔬菜，水果）去籽 stem and seed the chillies 去掉辣椒的梗和籽。 Example sentencesExamples Peel the garlic and chop it finely, then seed and chop the chillies. 4with object Give (a competitor) the status of seed in a tournament. 把（比赛选手）列为种子选手 with object and complement he was seeded second for the competition Example sentencesExamples Russia's Marat Safin was seeded second, while Andre Agassi was seeded No 3, one spot above his ranking. The Islanders are seeded 86th in the tournament and drew with Zimbabwe in the previous round. Simutowe is seeded ahead of two international masters Watu Kobese of South Africa and Canadian Mark Schleifer. Among the women, Lindsay Davenport was seeded No.1, followed by defending champion Maria Sharapova, Amelie Mauresmo and former two-time champion Serena Williams. The Extreme Rush contestants will be seeded in a tournament-style bracket and compete for $17,000 in bonuses. On a positive side for other teams, if they know where they're going to be seeded in the play-offs, they can rest some players and have a fresh first round. He is seeded No 1 for this tournament and his action starts on Friday when he takes on the winner of the preliminary round between Bannister and Pearson at 12.45 pm. He matched Chile's Marcelo Rios and Argentina's Guillermo Vilas as the only South Americans to be seeded so high here. The 25-year-old Bryan brothers won the 2003 French Open title in their 21st major together and were seeded No.1. Ranked No.1 in 2003, Clijsters is seeded just 14th after missing much of last year with a wrist injury. Seven times in the past eight years, Duke has been seeded No.1 in the NCAA Tournament. For their part, the Czechs may not be the best people to ask about the advantages of being seeded for a major tournament. The three athletes have all been seeded in their various heats. The world number two has played in four successive finals at Sportcity - winning two - and is seeded to meet rival Peter Nicol in the decider again this year. Phrases go (or run) to seed 1(of a plant) cease flowering as the seeds develop. （植物）落花结籽 the latest varieties to be introduced are inclined to bolt and run to seed Example sentencesExamples When the plant's about to go to seed, the leaves become lacy and thread-like and they're just too strong to eat. In contrast the flowers of European chives, which are purple, are never used, and the buds are picked off to stop the plant from going to seed. This is something I have a hard time doing, but I am going to try to at least cut back the flowers before the pale-stemmed plants go to seed this year! Roots are harvested in the fall when the tops have gone to seed and the plants have experienced a couple of hard frosts. Be sure to harvest before the plant gets woody and goes to seed, which happens quickly in nice weather. Make sure to remove any flower heads, as this will stop any leaves from forming and the plant will go to seed. In the fall, the milkweed plants have already gone to seed but the dried pods will still be attached to the plant. He doesn't particularly choose his varieties for hardiness either, but rather grows a number of brands, including those from his own garden plants gone to seed. The plants were going to seed and had attracted a small convention of sparrows: savannah, song, swamp, white-throated, and chipping sparrows. It should be picked and dried as soon as it has gone to seed and while the plant is still green. 1.1Deteriorate, especially through neglect. Mark knows he has allowed himself to go to seed 马克知道他已经自甘堕落了。 Synonyms deteriorate, degenerate, decline, decay, fall into decay, run to seed, go to rack and ruin, become dilapidated, go downhill, break down, waste away, wither away, languish, moulder, rot Origin Old English sǣd, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zaad, German Saat, also to the verb sow¹. sow from Old English: Sow, in the sense to plant is Old English and had the sense ‘disseminate’ from early on. The image of disseminate (Late Middle English) is the same, for it comes from Latin semen (Late Middle English) meaning ‘seed’. Seed (Old English) in turn comes from the same Germanic root as sow. The differently pronounced sow that is the female pig is also Old English, and goes back to an Indo-European root shared by Latis sus and Greek hus which suggests they were on the menu for our early ancestors. Rhymes accede, bead, Bede, bleed, breed, cede, concede, creed, deed, Eid, exceed, feed, Gide, God speed, greed, he'd, heed, impede, interbreed, intercede, Jamshid, knead, lead, mead, Mede, meed, misdeed, mislead, misread, need, plead, proceed, read, rede, reed, Reid, retrocede, screed, secede, she'd, speed, stampede, steed, succeed, supersede, Swede, tweed, weak-kneed, we'd, weed noun.1 phr. Definition of seed in US English: seed nounsidsēd 1A flowering plant's unit of reproduction, capable of developing into another such plant. 种子，籽 Example sentencesExamples Sunflower seeds are sown in the first fortnight of October. In maize, as in all flowering plants, the seed develops inside a coat of maternal origin. The embryos of imbibed seeds had a water content six times that of dry seeds. The germinated seeds were planted in gravel and further incubated under culture room conditions. We collected fruits and counted the total number of flowers, fruits, and fully developed undamaged seeds from each plant. In the meantime, toast the sesame seeds in a dry skillet until golden and fragrant. Most weed seeds germinate only in the top two inches of soil. Germinated seeds were planted individually in ceramic pots containing 300 ml of vermiculite, and then inoculated. The grains represent hope and the honey and poppy seeds symbolise happiness and peace. Why, I wonder, would 5 million farmers on five continents around the world want to sow GM seeds? They flower from March to June and disperse mature seeds from May to July in the second year. Not all viable seeds produced in natural plant populations germinate in the season following their production. Can the mustard seed ever grow too big? The proportion of flowers and ovules that develop into fruits and seeds in flowering plants rarely reaches 1. These seeds were similar in size and buoyancy characteristics to the seeds of cobble beach plants. Plants with relatively low seed mass, total seeds, and flower production are expected to have larger values on this axis. The germinating asparagus seed has a very large radicle (root). That imbalance prevents seeds and pollen from developing normally, making the mutant plants sterile. This species feeds primarily on fruits and the seeds of herbaceous plants. However, in a few cases, seeds of plants cultivated in botanical gardens were also used. Synonyms pip, stone, pit, nut, kernel, germ 1.1 A quantity of seeds. 一定数量的种子 grass seed 草籽。 you can grow artichokes from seed 你可以用种子培植朝鲜蓟。 Example sentencesExamples Plants were covered with perforated bags after seed set to prevent loss of seed when ears shattered at maturity. Mutants of this class display shortened hypocotyls and small cotyledons after irradiation of seed. Now specimens grown from seed have been air-freighted to the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh as part of a global effort to ensure the species' long-term survival. Combine recycled grass clippings instead of grass seed with sand for your divot mix. In 1997, Oregon seed growers produced nearly 640 million pounds of grass seed on 439,000 acres of cropland. Inclusion of this genotype in the other treatments was not possible because of the low number of viable seed available. Mike and Polly travel extensively, especially to the USA, bringing back small quantities of seed from which they grow stock plants. You go to the local nursery and get grass seed to fill these patches. A hydro-seeder is just a machine that mixes water, grass seed, fertilizer and mulch into a slurry that is sprayed onto your lawn. In advance of the Korean Olympics in Seoul in 1988 the company supplied a large quantity of seed for red onions - for pizzas. They can be grown from seed if the seeds are collected in the fall and sown on top of moist peat at about 70 degrees F. Today only four clusters of seed companies provide seed to farmers around the world. Dovuro organises production of commercial quantities of seed, and markets seeds to distributors. Myrsine africana and Montinia caryophyllacea were grown from seed. Grow annual plants like Amaranthus and Agastache, which produce large quantities of seed, valuable food for adult sparrows. Besides cutting back overhanging trees on a three-mile stretch of path, volunteers also laid grass seed and collected debris. In more trials with indigenous plants, his immediate challenge was to amass sufficient quantities of seed so that large areas might be replanted. The firm sold several hundred tons of the GM maize seed to US farmers over the past four years. It plans to supply $15,000 in grass seed and other funds to boost conservation efforts in Illinois and Iowa. 1.2 The cause or latent beginning of a feeling, process, or condition. 〈喻〉原因；萌芽 the conversation sowed a tiny seed of doubt in his mind 那次谈话在他的心中埋下了一颗小小的怀疑种子。 Example sentencesExamples This only sows seeds of meanness in your heart, causing others not to trust you and causing you to suffer. The seeds of doubt were already well entrenched in his mind. An individualist does not ponder ways to bring people together in an organised fashion, which is the seed of the mental process required to think up a new game. Sadly, while Franklin sows seeds of reasonable doubt in the early going, before long the answers are agonizingly clear. More bad publicity in the media has suggested that all may not be well with new homes, sowing seeds of doubts in the minds of potential buyers. The seed was planted to develop an incredible, retail frozen custard product with a taste that would span the likes of many generations. it puts the seed of doubt in the back of their minds. His father didn't win the seat, but the seed certainly was sown for the younger Campbell. There was a cause for happiness among the organisers because the seeds for self-employment were sown effectively. A disappointing winter tour in Australia was followed by an indifferent start to the domestic season, and inevitably a seed of doubt had been sown in the public mind. Initiatives like these would sow seeds of peace throughout the world, he said. The new management need to get a few wins in the league for confidence and credibility, otherwise the seeds of doubt begin to be sown. It would be a stronger book had it acknowledged the social and political conditions required for the seed of great ideas to bloom. In today's church, there are those who spread the seeds of doubt about the meaning of Genesis. If we had scored it could possibly have sowed some seeds of doubt in their minds and raised our confidence levels. Synonyms genesis, source, origin, root, starting point, germ, beginnings, potential, potential for 2A man's semen. （人的）精子 Example sentencesExamples In a similar way, human males feel a biological need to release their seed at frequent intervals. He only has two functional modes: he's either quoting the encyclopedia or looking to release his seed. Synonyms semen, sperm, spermatic fluid, seminal fluid, milt, ejaculate, emission 2.1archaic (chiefly in biblical use) a person's offspring or descendants. 〈古〉（主要用于圣经）子孙，后代 Example sentencesExamples The key is that the promise was made to Abraham and to his seed, that is, to one seed, to one offspring. Synonyms descendants, heirs, successors, scions 3Any of a number of stronger competitors in a sports tournament who have been assigned a specified position in an ordered list with the aim of ensuring that they do not play each other in the early rounds. 种子选手；种子队 he knocked the top seed out of the championships 他在锦标赛中淘汰了一号种子选手。 Example sentencesExamples One thing we know is that the top seeds need to start playing like top seeds. Not only was he the top seed and defending champion, he was a cut above the rest in his age-group. The two, as the top seeds, dealt out a straight set defeat to the unseeded Bulgarian pair of Enev and Kanev in the final. This became the 21st straight tournament without a 16th seed winning a game. The 14th seed scored his best victory since a defeat of then-world number one Pete Sampras in a final four years ago. While the field is not as strong, it's no different from 1999 when Woods was the only seed remaining after three rounds. The former European singles champion will be top seed at this new tournament, promoted by Cheshire player Mike Johns in his new capacity as table tennis promoter. During the first round, the top eight women's seeds all won, and only one of them was pushed to a third and decisive set. This is an awfully tough game for a top seed (after the USA won its group) coming into the quarter-finals. Honeychurch entered the tournament as the top seed. In an NCAA tournament with more than 2,000 teams, the top seed would probably lose on a buzzer beater eventually. Kandarr used a strong service game to knock off Frazier, the second seed eliminated from the tournament. Some argue it would take away the huge advantage the top four seeds have from byes and home-field advantage. There is no debating Illinois' position as a No.1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Pakistan have been placed in Pool A of the Olympic tournament with top seeds Germany, Spain, Korea, Great Britain and Egypt. The Stars coasted into the play-offs last season as the top seed in the West, then were dumped in the second round by Anaheim. ‘We will look at the top seeds at this tournament for the India trip because it is the only way we can send the right body builders,’ he said. At the very least, the first round exposed weaknesses among the top seeds. All the Wildcats are asking him to do is assume a starting backcourt role on a team that was a No.1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and lost its starting guards. There was no such trouble for two other men's seeds in early second round action on another perfect morning at the National Tennis Centre. 4A small crystal introduced into a liquid to act as a nucleus for crystallization. 晶粒，晶种 Example sentencesExamples Spherulites are ideally spherical mineral growths formed by initial crystallization of a seed crystal, or crystallite, within a melt or a solution that grows outward in all directions. Here we have used the atomic force microscope to directly observe changes in the atomic lattice on a calcite seed crystal after the introduction of abalone shell proteins. Several examples of simple crystals were observed, although the tendency to form intergrowths and parallel features shows up almost immediately as the seed crystals reach 0.5 mm. 5A small container for radioactive material placed in body tissue during radiotherapy. 辐射管；镭管 Example sentencesExamples Slow-release radiotherapy seeds are implanted in the tissue of the prostate. verbsidsēd 1with object Sow (land) with seeds. 在（土地）上播种 the shoreline is seeded with a special grass 海岸线播种了一种特别的草。 Example sentencesExamples At the USDA's urging, and at a subsidised price, much of the abandoned land was seeded with crested wheat grass and it continued to be the plant of choice under the federal Conservation Reserve Program for many years. Thirdly, bloom is delayed, compared to when it would have begun if you had seeded when you first cleared the ground. It is also good weather for land being ploughed and seeded. The front and rear gardens will have top soil and will be seeded; a cobblelock driveway offers off-street parking. In early spring, after winter-dormant fields have been tilled and seeded, farmers walk over their fields and look for signs of life. Every hill in sight, every plain, was seeded and overflowing with lush green crops and the workers busied themselves with their daily chores and share of the work. Soil can be seeded within monoculture grass, or trees can be planted widely apart so that they do not become roosts for mynas and starlings. The plots' nine species are based on surveys of what northeastern dairy farmers use to seed their grazing lands. 1.1 Sow (a particular kind of seed) on or in the ground. 播种（特定种子） Example sentencesExamples While oats can be seeded anywhere from zero to three inches deep, be careful with the turnip seed. Fluid seeding is a new technique being used to seed forage legumes. Because it is less winter hardy than other grasses, perennial ryegrass is best seeded in combination with other grasses and legumes. Broccoli and cauliflower directly seeded in the garden have had their baby leaves completely eaten. Snow peas love cool weather and can be seeded into the ground at the last frost date. Three legumes were seeded in late February 1995 with a no-till drill. Wheat was seeded between the corn rows in late September after the seed corn was harvested. Basil is seeded in the greenhouse in early to mid-March and grown in two-inch soil blocks. A plant that is seeded at the right depth in the right soil mix with the correct amounts of sunlight, air and water will resist insects and diseases. Watercress may be seeded directly in very moist soil 1/4 " deep. Most recommend that once you get close to or just past the suggested seeding date, the crop should be seeded as soon as possible. When used as a winter cover crop or a green manure crop, it should be seeded in early September. 1.2 Cause (something) to begin to develop or grow. 〈喻〉使萌芽；使发展 severance payouts that help seed their new businesses Example sentencesExamples Often issues like this are seeded in something else, like alcohol or stress. He still thinks about that, but his new experiences have seeded another idea: he thinks being a flight attendant would be great as he loves meeting people and travelling. His impetus was seeded by an art teacher who believed art history began in 1960 with Vito Acconci, a New York-based experimental artist. 1.3 Place a crystal or crystalline substance in (something) in order to cause crystallization or condensation (especially in a cloud to produce rain). 用晶粒物质使冷凝（结晶）（尤指促云化雨） Example sentencesExamples During the night it had started to rain because the county had seeded the clouds. Weather Bureau researchers believed seeding a hurricane's eye wall could reduce the storm's intensity. Each hurricane was seeded once a day for two days, for a total of eight attempts. Aeroplanes fly into the ‘right’ clouds and seed them to induce the supercooled water droplets to freeze and become tiny ice crystals which then fall as rain. In this mission, the Boeing was used to seed clouds in order to create rain. Each time the storm was seeded, sustained winds were reduced significantly. This has mainly been done by seeding the clouds with silver iodide, which greatly reduces the size of the hail. Naval pilots have been sent to seed the clouds in an effort to bring rain to ease the drought in parched provinces of northeast Thailand. 2no object (of a plant) produce or drop seeds. （植物）结籽；脱籽 mulches encourage many plants to seed freely 覆盖膜促使许多植物大量结籽。 Example sentencesExamples They seed around a good deal, so new plants are always coming on to replace those that fade out. 2.1seed itself (of a plant) reproduce itself by means of its own seeds. （植物）自播 feverfew will seed itself readily 菊科植物自播会很容易。 Example sentencesExamples Briza maxima has also seeded itself in this pot, adding height and movement as well as a contrasting colour as it fades from fresh green to pale brown. In addition, this obliging plant seeds itself freely, so the number of clumps will gradually increase over the years. It grows and seeds itself rapidly under the right conditions. If your area has been an old field that has grown and seeded itself for years, expect plenty of weed seeds in the soil. My favourite night-bloomer is the evening primrose which seeds itself all over the garden, appearing as if by magic in dull corners which it brings to light with clumps of glorious bloom often as much as six feet high. 3with object Remove the seeds from (vegetables or fruit) 给（蔬菜，水果）去籽 stem and seed the chilies 去掉辣椒的梗和籽。 Example sentencesExamples Peel the garlic and chop it finely, then seed and chop the chillies. 4with object Give (a competitor) the status of seed in a tournament. 把（比赛选手）列为种子选手 with complement Jeff Tarango, seeded five, was defeated by fellow American Todd Witsken 杰夫·特兰格，第五号种子选手，被他的美国同胞托德·威茨肯打败。 Example sentencesExamples The Islanders are seeded 86th in the tournament and drew with Zimbabwe in the previous round. He matched Chile's Marcelo Rios and Argentina's Guillermo Vilas as the only South Americans to be seeded so high here. Russia's Marat Safin was seeded second, while Andre Agassi was seeded No 3, one spot above his ranking. Seven times in the past eight years, Duke has been seeded No.1 in the NCAA Tournament. Simutowe is seeded ahead of two international masters Watu Kobese of South Africa and Canadian Mark Schleifer. For their part, the Czechs may not be the best people to ask about the advantages of being seeded for a major tournament. The three athletes have all been seeded in their various heats. The 25-year-old Bryan brothers won the 2003 French Open title in their 21st major together and were seeded No.1. Among the women, Lindsay Davenport was seeded No.1, followed by defending champion Maria Sharapova, Amelie Mauresmo and former two-time champion Serena Williams. The Extreme Rush contestants will be seeded in a tournament-style bracket and compete for $17,000 in bonuses. The world number two has played in four successive finals at Sportcity - winning two - and is seeded to meet rival Peter Nicol in the decider again this year. He is seeded No 1 for this tournament and his action starts on Friday when he takes on the winner of the preliminary round between Bannister and Pearson at 12.45 pm. Ranked No.1 in 2003, Clijsters is seeded just 14th after missing much of last year with a wrist injury. On a positive side for other teams, if they know where they're going to be seeded in the play-offs, they can rest some players and have a fresh first round. Phrases go (or run) to seed 1(of a plant) cease flowering as the seeds develop. （植物）落花结籽 Example sentencesExamples This is something I have a hard time doing, but I am going to try to at least cut back the flowers before the pale-stemmed plants go to seed this year! Be sure to harvest before the plant gets woody and goes to seed, which happens quickly in nice weather. He doesn't particularly choose his varieties for hardiness either, but rather grows a number of brands, including those from his own garden plants gone to seed. Roots are harvested in the fall when the tops have gone to seed and the plants have experienced a couple of hard frosts. Make sure to remove any flower heads, as this will stop any leaves from forming and the plant will go to seed. The plants were going to seed and had attracted a small convention of sparrows: savannah, song, swamp, white-throated, and chipping sparrows. In contrast the flowers of European chives, which are purple, are never used, and the buds are picked off to stop the plant from going to seed. It should be picked and dried as soon as it has gone to seed and while the plant is still green. In the fall, the milkweed plants have already gone to seed but the dried pods will still be attached to the plant. When the plant's about to go to seed, the leaves become lacy and thread-like and they're just too strong to eat. 1.1Deteriorate in condition, strength, or efficiency. （状况）恶化；（力量，效率）下降 Mark knows he has allowed himself to go to seed 马克知道他已经自甘堕落了。 Synonyms deteriorate, degenerate, decline, decay, fall into decay, run to seed, go to rack and ruin, become dilapidated, go downhill, break down, waste away, wither away, languish, moulder, rot Origin Old English sǣd, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zaad, German Saat, also to the verb sow. noun.1 phr.
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