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单词 sow
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sow1

/səʊ/
(past sowed; past participle sownsowed)with obj.
1
plant (seed) by scattering it on or in the earth
播(种):

fill a pot with compost and sow a thin layer of seeds on top.

在花盆里放满混合堆肥, 然后在上面播上稀疏的一层种子。

1.1
plant the seeds of (a plant or crop)
种(植物, 庄稼):

catch crops should be sown after minimal cultivation.

间种作物应当在略事耕作后下种。

1.2
plant (a piece of land) with seed
在(一块地)播种:

the field used to be sown with oats.

这块田过去是种植燕麦的。

1.3

be sown with

be thickly covered with
布满; 覆盖:

we walked through a valley sown with boulders.

我们穿过一个满是怪石的山谷。

1.4
lay or plant (an explosive mine) or cover (territory) with mines
埋(地雷); 将(一地区)布上地雷:

the field had both British and German mines sown in it.

这片地里英国人和德国人都埋了地雷。

1.5
cause to appear or spread
使出现; 传播:

the new policy has sown confusion and doubt.

新政策引起了混乱和猜疑。

短语

sow the seed(或seeds)of

do something which will eventually bring about (a particular result, especially a disastrous one)
埋下…的种子(尤指最后会带来恶果的事情):

the seeds of dissension had been sown.

埋下了纠纷的种子。

派生词

sower

noun
词源
Old English sāwan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zaaien and German säen.

sow2

/saʊ/
1
an adult female pig, especially one which has farrowed
(尤指产过仔猪的)母猪。
1.1
the female of certain other mammals, e.g. the guinea pig
某些雌性哺乳动物(如豚鼠)。
2
a large block of metal (larger than a 'pig') made by smelting
铁锭。
短语

you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear

proverb you can't create a fine product from inferior materials
〈谚〉劣材难成器。
词源
Old English sugu; related to Dutch zeug, German Sau, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sus and Greek hus 'pig'.
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