sow
verb uk/səʊ/ us/soʊ/ sowed | sown or sowed
(PLANT)
C1 [ I or T ]播种，种
to put seeds in or on the ground so that plants will grow
Sow the seeds in pots. 把这些种子种在花盆里。
We'll sow this field with barley. 我们将在这块地里播种大麦。
- More examples
- It's rather early to be sowing carrot seeds, isn't it?
- We sow carrots in between the onions.
- Broad beans that were sown in the previous autumn will be ready first.
(CAUSE)
[ T ]引起，导致;煽动
to cause a bad emotion or condition to begin somewhere so that it will grow or continue
Now that you've sown doubts in my mind, I'll never be sure I can trust him. 既然你已经使我心存疑虑，我想我很难再信任他了。
Idioms
as ye sow, so shall ye reapidiom literary saying 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
used to mean that the way you behave in life will affect the treatment you will receive from others
sow your wild oatsidiom （年轻男子）过放荡的生活
If a young man sows his wild oats, he has a period of his life when he does a lot of exciting things and has a lot of sexual relationships.
sow the seeds of somethingidiom 播下…的种子，种下…的祸根
to do something that will cause something to happen in the future
He's sowing the seeds of his own downfall. 他这是在为自己的垮台埋下祸根。