英语词汇“sow”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

sow

释义

sow¹ verbsow² noun

sowsow1 /səʊ $ soʊ/ verb (past tense sowed, past participle sown /səʊn $ soʊn/ or sowed)

WORD ORIGINsow1

Origin:

Old English sawan

VERB TABLE

sow

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	sow
	he, she, it	sows
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	sowed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have sown, sowed
	he, she, it	has sown, sowed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had sown, sowed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will sow
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have sown, sowed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am sowing
	he, she, it	is sowing
	you, we, they	are sowing
Past	I, he, she, it	was sowing
	you, we, they	were sowing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been sowing
	he, she, it	has been sowing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been sowing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be sowing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been sowing

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Sow the seeds in rows about 20 centimetres apart.
If you want an early crop, you should sow in September.
Seeds of these plants are sown in moist sand.
The ground was still too waterlogged for sowing rice.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

But even before Edward's time, seeds of dissension had been sown.
For several months after seed is sown, nothing can be seen to show that there will be a harvest.
In August, sow early carrots in a cold frame or greenhouse and keep covered during winter for pulling as needed.
Of what may come hereafter For men who sow to reap.
Other plants sown with the reeds absorb heavy metals and harmful bacteria.
Slower varieties maturing in two months or more need to be sown in July to ensure a lengthy October harvest.
They became farmers in the fields of stars; they sowed, and sometimes they reaped.
They think they're wooing the masses; instead they're sowing the seeds of their comeuppance.

Longman Language Activatorto put seeds or young plants into the ground► plant

to put seeds or plants into the soil so that they will grow: · Before you plant the seeds, prepare the soil carefully.· They planted an oak tree in the middle of the field.· Towards the end of March, the potatoes can be planted outside in the ground.

► sow

to plant seeds in the soil, especially in a planned way and at the best time of year for them to grow well: · If you want an early crop, you should sow in September.· Sow the seeds in rows about 20 centimetres apart.· The ground was still too waterlogged for sowing rice.

WORD SETS► Agriculture

agrarian, adjectiveagribusiness, nounagro-, prefixagro-industry, nounanimal husbandry, nounanimal rights, nounartificial insemination, nounbale, nounbale, verbbarn, nounbarnyard, nounbattery, nounbiotechnology, nounbreadbasket, nounbreed, verbbreeding, nounbroiler, nounbroiler chicken, nounBSE, nounbuckaroo, nounbull, nounbutcher, verbbyre, nouncapon, nouncattleman, nouncattle market, nouncattle prod, nounchaff, nounchicken, nounchicken run, nouncollective farm, nouncoop, nounco-op, nouncorral, nouncorral, verbcowboy, nouncowgirl, nouncowhand, nouncowpoke, nouncreamery, nouncroft, nouncrofter, nouncrofting, nouncultivate, verbcultivation, noundairy, noundairy cattle, noundairy farm, noundairymaid, noundairyman, nounDDT, noundip, verbdip, noundirt farmer, noundrover, noundry-stone wall, noundude ranch, nounDutch barn, nounextensive agriculture, factory farming, nounfallow, adjectivefarm, nounfarm, verbfarmer, nounfarmhand, nounfarmhouse, nounfarming, nounfarmland, nounfarmstead, nounfarmyard, nounfeedstock, nounfield, nounfishery, nounfish farm, nounfish meal, nounflail, verbflail, nounfleece, nounfodder, nounfold, nounfoot and mouth disease, nounforage, nounfowl, nounfree-range, adjectivefungicide, noungamekeeper, noungeld, verbgenetically modified, adjectivegentleman farmer, nounGM, adjectivegoatherd, noungraft, noungraft, verbgranary, noungreenhouse, noungreen revolution, nounGreen Revolution, nounhacienda, nounharrow, nounhatchery, nounhayloft, nounhaymaking, nounhaystack, nounheifer, nounhen house, nounherbicide, nounherd, nounherd, verbherdsman, nounhigh-yield, adjectivehired hand, nounhomestead, nounhomestead, verbhopper, nounhorticulture, nounhusbandry, nounhutch, nouninsecticide, nounintensive agriculture, irrigate, verbJersey, nounkibbutz, nounlamb, verbland agent, nounlasso, nounlasso, verblift, verblitter, nounlivestock, nounlonghorn, nounmad cow disease, nounmanure, nounmeat, nounmerino, nounmilk, nounmilk churn, nounmilking machine, nounmilking parlour, nounmilkmaid, nounmixed farming, nounmower, nounmuck, nounmuckheap, nounnursery, nounoast house, nounorangery, nounorchard, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic farming, paddock, nounpaddy, nounpasturage, nounpasture, nounpasture, verbpastureland, nounpen, nounperpendicular, adjectivepest, nounpesticide, nounpiggery, nounpigpen, nounpigsty, nounpigswill, nounpitchfork, nounplantation, nounplanter, nounplough, nounplough, verbploughboy, nounploughman, nounploughshare, nounpoultry, nounproducer, nounpullet, nounPYO, raise, verbranch, nounrancher, nounranching, nounrange, nounranger, nounrear, verbrick, nounrubber, nounrun, nounrustle, verbscarecrow, nounscythe, nounsharecropper, nounshare-cropper, nounshear, verbshearer, nounsheep-dip, nounsheepdog, nounsheep-pen, nounshepherd, nounshepherdess, nounsickle, nounsilage, nounsilo, nounslaughter, verbslaughterhouse, nounsmallholding, nounsow, verbsow, nounsprayer, nounstable, nounstable, verbstable boy, nounstall, nounstation, nounsteer, nounstock, nounstockbreeder, nounstockman, nounstockyard, nounstubble, nounsty, nounswill, nounswine, nounswineherd, nountenant farmer, nounterrace, nounthresh, verbthreshing machine, nountractor, nountrough, nountruck farm, nountrue, adverbudder, nounvillein, nounvineyard, nounweedkiller, nounweevil, nounwheat, nounwheatgerm, nounwheatmeal, nounwinnow, verbwool, nounwrangler, nounyoke, nounyoke, verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► sowing the seeds of

repressive laws that are sowing the seeds of future conflicts

► sow doubt/confusion/dissatisfaction etc

an attempt to sow doubt among the jury members

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► sowed dissension

This move sowed dissension within the party ranks.

► plant/sow seeds

(=put them in the soil)· Sow the seeds in trays or pots.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► confusion

· He sows seeds of confusion by way of a million opinions on every subject within its covers.· This teaching was a boon to the married laity, but it sowed confusion among priests.· If your review does not stop them, at least your rapier has sown confusion and dismay.· Milosevic has granted piecemeal concessions while sowing the kind of confusion that he has used in the past to stymie opponents.· It has sown confusion and anxiety among researchers by giving birth to the ambiguous concept of sensitive but unclassified research.· And the editors seem to enjoy sowing that confusion.

► crop

· In short, to deny and stifle the understanding unnecessarily is to sow a crop of future doubts.· The land is ploughed and then the seed is sown, the crop sprayed, the harvest taken, and so on.

► seed

· The Foundation has been delighted to be able to sow the seeds of international cooperation by supporting postgraduates.· To some extent, the rally at the beginning of the year sowed the seeds for its own destruction.· Groundwork Prepare a really fine seedbed and sow the seeds thinly to avoid unnecessary thinning.· The giant Pangaean landmass sowed the seeds of its own destruction.· We have already sown the seeds of what needs to be done to bring about job regeneration in my area.· Even so, the repression of each revolt inspired later uprisings, sowing the seeds of future resistance.· The global success of football has almost certainly sown the seeds for the game's corruption.

VERB► reap

· We reap what we sow, and others close to us reap the results too.· I respect those who have fallen bravely, but they have reaped what they have sown....· In this sense farmers today are in danger of reaping the whirlwind sown by their forefathers.· We are reaping what we have sown with a steadily more illiterate society immersed in trivia.

1[intransitive, transitive] to plant or scatter seeds on a piece of ground:

Sow the seeds in late March.sow something with something

These fields used to be sown with oats.2[transitive] to do something that will cause a bad situation in the future:

repressive laws that are sowing the seeds of future conflictssow doubt/confusion/dissatisfaction etc

an attempt to sow doubt among the jury members3 sow your wild oats if a man sows his wild oats, he has sex with many different women, especially when he is young—sower noun [countable]

sow¹ verbsow² noun

sowsow2 /saʊ/ noun [countable]

WORD ORIGINsow2