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单词 seed corn
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seed corn
noun[U]
uk
/ˈsiːd ˌkɔːn/us
/ˈsiːd ˌkɔːrn/
grain,especiallycorn, that iskeptforplantingtoproducenewplants
谷种；（尤指）玉米种
something that isimportantbecause it is thestartingpointforfuturedevelopment:
希望之种；前景光明之物
Investment is theseedcornofeconomicprogress.投资是经济发展的希望之种。
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(Definition ofseed cornfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

seed corn| Business English

seed corn
noun[UorS]
(alsoseedcorn,seed-corn)
uk
us
something or someone that isimportantas thestartingpointforfuturedevelopment:
seed corn for/of sthThesesmalloperationsare theseedcornof what STPhopeswillbecomelargeenterprises.
aseedcornbusiness/company
UK
→seednoun
(Definition ofseed cornfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofseed corn

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Farmers were forcibly deprived not only ofseedcorn, but of food.
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For example, a farmer may decide after an experimental trial of hybrid corn that he prefers to return to his previousseedcorn.
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This is intended to lead to the production of a multitude of short compositional 'sketches' providingseedcornfor future composing work.
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We must remember that the industry is theseedcornof any manufacturing base.
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This country cannot continue to eat itsseedcornand survive.
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It is never a good thing to eat theseedcorn, and that is what we will do if we start spending capital as income.
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One either eats theseedcornor plants it.
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These grants, it will be realized, were only in the nature ofseedcorn.
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This is theseedcornfor the future of the industry, but only 32 students are currently taking film and television freelance training courses.
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To cut research and development is indeed to eat theseedcorn.
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In my opinion, the insurance industry in particular has provided theseedcornfor industry and for other developments in this country.
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Investment in plant and machinery is theseedcornof future wealth creation.
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For far too long, we were eating theseedcorn.
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We have to sow theseedcornin the directions where we think aviation will go.
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We are not selling theseedcorn, we are giving it away.
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