Word · Frequency #2590
seeds
播种；撒种
seeds is the third person singular of seed.
to plant seeds in an area of ground
- 1.
To plant or sow an area with seeds.
在某个区域播种或种植种子。
- 2.
To shed seeds (refers to plants)
植物散播种子。
- 3.
To cover thinly with something scattered; to ornament with seedlike decorations.
薄薄地撒上一层；用种子状装饰点缀。
- 4.
To start; to provide, assign or determine the initial resources for, position of, state of.
开始；为...提供、分配或确定初始资源、位置或状态。
- 5.
To allocate a seeding to a competitor.
为参赛者安排种子席位。
- 6.
To be qualified to compete, especially in a quarter-final, semi-final, or final.
有资格参赛,尤指进入四分之一决赛、半决赛或决赛。
- 7.
To scatter small particles within (a cloud or airmass) in order to trigger the formation of rain.
在云或气团中撒播小颗粒以促使降雨形成。
- 8.
To produce seed.
产生种子。
- 9.
To grow to maturity.
成长至成熟。
启动；为…提供初始资源；将…列为种子选手；获得种子选手资格；作为种子选手参赛；结籽；散籽；向云中撒播催化剂（以人工降雨）
In use
I seeded the lawn with grass mixture.
She is seeding the garden bed with flower seeds.
They seeded the field with corn last spring.
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。
seed + object (fruit)
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。
Verb forms
base seed · third person seeds · -ing seeding · past seeded · past participle seeded
播种
Common mistakes
I need to seed the seeds.
Connections
Collocations
- seed the lawn
- 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。
- seed the clouds
- 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。
- seed a startup
- 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。
- seed the tournament
- 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。
- seed the database
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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