释义
sow1 BrE /səʊ / NAmE /soʊ / verb present simple - I / you / we / they sow BrE /səʊ / NAmE /soʊ / present simple - he / she / it sows BrE /səʊz / NAmE /soʊz / past simple sowed BrE /səʊd / NAmE /soʊd / past participle sown BrE /səʊn / NAmE /soʊn / past participle sowed BrE /səʊd / NAmE /soʊd / -ing form sowing BrE /ˈsəʊɪŋ / NAmE /ˈsoʊɪŋ / ➡ see also sow 2 [ T , I ] to plant or spread seeds in or on the ground 播种;种◆ ~ (sth ) Sow the seeds in rows . 一垄一垄地播种。◆ Water well after sowing . 播种后要浇足水。◆ ~ sth with sth The fields around had been sown with wheat . 周围的地里种上了小麦。Farming 农场经营 Growing food and raising animals 种植粮食和饲养动物 plant trees/seeds/crops/vines/barley 植树;播种;种庄稼;种植葡萄树;种大麦 grow/produce corn/wheat/rice/fruit 种植/生产玉米/小麦/大米/水果 plough/ (NAmE ) plow land/a field 耕地;犁田 sow/harvest seeds/crops/fields 播种/收获谷粒/农作物/庄稼 spread manure/fertilizer on sth 给…施撒粪肥/肥料 cultivate/irrigate/water/contaminate crops/plants/fields/land 耕作/灌溉/浇灌/污染庄稼/植物/田地/土地 damage/destroy/lose your crop 损害/毁坏/损失农作物 ripen/pick fruit/berries/grapes 催熟/采摘水果/浆果/葡萄 press/dry/ferment grapes 压榨/晾干/发酵葡萄 grind/thresh grain/corn/wheat 磨/打谷物/玉米/小麦 raise/rear/keep chickens/poultry/cattle/pigs 饲养鸡/家禽/牛/猪 raise/breed/feed/graze livestock/cattle/sheep 饲养/喂养/放养家畜/牛/羊 kill/slaughter livestock 屠宰家畜 preserve/smoke/cure/salt meat 防腐保存/熏/加工贮藏/用盐腌制肉 Modern farming 现代农场经营 run a fish farm/an organic dairy 经营养鱼场/有机乳品场 engage in/be involved in intensive (pig/fish) farming 从事集约型(生猪/渔业)养殖 use/apply (chemical/organic) fertilizer/insecticides/pesticides 使用(化学/有机)肥料/杀虫剂 begin/do/conduct field trials of GM (= genetically modified ) crops 开始/进行转基因作物的田间试验 grow/develop GM crops/seeds/plants/foods 种植/研发转基因作物/种子/植物/粮食 fund/invest in genetic engineering/research 资助/投资基因工程/研究 improve/increase crop yields 提高/增加粮食产量 face/suffer from/alleviate food shortages 面临/遭受/缓解食物短缺 label food that contains GMOs (= genetically modified organisms ) 给含有转基因生物的食品贴标签 eliminate/reduce farm subsidies 取消/减少农业补贴 oppose/be against factory farming/GM food 反对工厂化养殖/转基因食品 promote/encourage/support organic/sustainable farming 促进/鼓励/支持有机/可持续农耕 [ T ] ~ sth (in sth ) to introduce or spread feelings or ideas , especially ones that cause trouble 灌输;激起;散布;煽动◆ to sow doubt in sb's mind 使某人心怀疑虑◆ to sow confusion 制造混乱● sow the seeds of sth to start the process that leads to a particular situation or result 成为…的肇端;播下…的种子● sow (your ) wild ˈoats (of young men 青年男子 ) to go through a period of wild behaviour while young , especially having a lot of romantic or sexual relationships 过放荡不羁的生活 ● you ˌreap what you ˈsow (saying ) you have to deal with the bad effects or results of sth that you originally started 种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆 sow2 BrE /saʊ / NAmE /saʊ / noun a female pig 母猪 ➡ compare boar , hog noun ➡ see also sow 1 ● make a silk ˌpurse out of a sow's ˈear to succeed in making sth good out of material that does not seem very good at all 用劣材制精品;化腐朽为神奇