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seed + object (place)
此用法意为在土地中播种。
Farmers seed the fields in spring.
农民在春天播种田地。
播种；撒种
seeded — past of seed
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
播种；撒种
to plant seeds in an area of ground
Farmers seed the fields in spring.
农民在春天播种田地。
在某个区域播种或种植种子。
To plant or sow an area with seeds.
植物散播种子。
To shed seeds (refers to plants)
薄薄地撒上一层；用种子状装饰点缀。
To cover thinly with something scattered; to ornament with seedlike decorations.
开始；为...提供、分配或确定初始资源、位置或状态。
To start; to provide, assign or determine the initial resources for, position of, state of.
seed
Base
原形
seeds
3rd person
第三人称单数
seeding
-ing
现在分词
seeded
Past
过去式
seeded
Past participle
过去分词
Farmers seed the fields in spring.
农民在春天播种田地。
They seeded the lawn last week.
他们上周播种了草坪。
She has seeded the garden already.
她已经给花园播了种。
播种
I seeded the lawn with grass mixture.
我用混合草种播了草坪。
She is seeding the garden bed with flower seeds.
她正在花坛里播下花种。
They seeded the field with corn last spring.
去年春天他们在地里播了玉米种。
此用法意为在土地中播种。
Farmers seed the fields in spring.
农民在春天播种田地。
此用法意为去掉水果或蔬菜的籽。
She seeded the peppers before dicing them.
她切辣椒前先去除籽。
Not this
I need to seed the seeds.
Use this
I need to seed the ground.
动词 seed 本身已包含‘播种’之意，直接加宾语表示播种的地点，不需要重复‘种子’。
Not this
I seeded the seeds into the soil.
Use this
I seeded the soil.
及物动词 seed 后直接跟播种的地点作宾语，而不是用介词短语表示方向。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
给草坪播种
In early spring, we seed the lawn with a hardy grass mix.
早春时，我们给草坪播撒耐寒的草籽混播。
人工播云增雨
The planes seeded the clouds to bring rain to the drought-stricken area.
飞机播云以给干旱地区带来降雨。
为初创公司提供启动资金
A local angel investor agreed to seed the startup with $50,000.
一位本地天使投资人同意为这家初创公司提供5万美元的启动资金。
为锦标赛安排种子选手
The committee seeded the tournament so the top players would not meet until the final.
委员会为锦标赛安排了种子选手，使顶尖选手到决赛才会相遇。
填充数据库初始数据
The script seeds the database with sample users for testing.
该脚本会向数据库填充示例用户用于测试。
变得破败；走下坡路；衰败
The old neighborhood has gone to seed over the years.
这个老街区这些年来变得破败不堪。
播下种子；埋下（想法、怀疑等的）种子
Her speech planted a seed of hope in many listeners.
她的演讲在许多听众心中播下了希望的种子。
启动资金；种子资金
The startup got seed money from a local investor.
这家初创公司从一位本地投资者那里获得了启动资金。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 see, free)
Use seeded naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
seed本义是“种子”，作动词时像“把种子撒进土里”：种地叫播种，启动项目也是播下第一颗种子。
语域：neutral 常见场景：gardening、agriculture 作动词表示“播种”时，多用于园艺和农业场景，通常语气中性，在口语和书面说明中都比较自然。
这些词都与 seed 押韵（/siːd/）。注意 side /saɪd/ 和 said /sed/ 虽然拼写相似，但发音不同，不要混淆。
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