1from which a plant grows種子ADJECTIVE | ... OF SEEDS | VERB + SEED | SEED + VERB | SEED + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤grass, mustard, poppy, sesame, etc.草籽、芥菜籽、罌粟籽、芝麻等▸➤bird (usually birdseed)鳥食➤bad (NAmE, figurative) 壞種◇the transformation of Tracy from good girl to bad seed特蕾西從好女孩到問題女孩的轉變... OF SEEDS➤packet一包種子VERB + SEED➤plant, sow種下種子;播種▸➤produce, set結籽◇This tree produces very hard seeds.這種樹結一種硬粒種子。◇The plant will set seed in June.這種植物在 6 月結籽。➤grow sth from, raise sth from用種子培育⋯◇She grew all the plants from seed.所有這些植物都是她用種子培育出來的。➤disperse, spread撒播/傳播種子◇Most seeds are spread by the wind.大多數種子是由風傳播的。➤go to, run to(花謝)結籽◇Cutting weeds before they go to seed will greatly reduce future weed problems.在雜草結籽前將其剪除會極大地減少將來的雜草問題。➤contain包着種子◇Each fruit usually contains a single seed.通常每個水果只有一粒種子。◇He argued that capitalism contained the seeds of its own destruction. (figurative) 他指出資本主義自身蘊藏着自我毀滅的種子。➤remove去掉籽◇Peel the peppers and remove the seeds.給甜椒剝皮去籽。SEED + VERB➤germinate, grow, sprout種子發芽;種子生長SEED + NOUN➤head, pod種穗;心皮▸➤packet, tray種子包;育苗盤▸➤bank, catalogue, merchant (especially BrE) 種子庫;種子目錄;種子經銷商▸➤corn, potato糧種;種用馬鈴薯➤money本錢;起步資金PHRASES➤a variety of seeds各個品種的種子◇The catalogue has hundreds of different varieties of seeds.目錄中列出了數百個品種的種子。seed
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2player in a sports competition選手ADJECTIVE➤first, second, etc.頭號、二號等種子選手▸➤number-one, number-two, etc.一號、二號等種子選手▸➤top頭號種子選手◇She was the top seed at the US Open this year.她是今年美國公開賽的頭號種子選手。