1 [C,U] the small hard part of a plant from which a new plant of the same kind can grow 种子;籽:
a packet of sunflower seeds一包向日葵种子☞picture on pages C2 and C3 见C2页及C3页插图
2 [C] the start of a feeling or event that continues to grow (感受或事件的)萌芽,起因,开端
3 [C] a player in a sports competition, especially tennis, who is expected to finish in a high position 种子选手(尤指网球的)
seed1/sid; siːd/n [C,U] plural seed or seeds 1 a small hard thing produced by a plant, from which a new plant will grow 种子﹐籽: sunflower seeds 葵花籽plant/sow seeds (=put them in the ground) 播种 Sow the seeds one inch deep in the soil. 把种子播到土里一英寸深。see picture at见 PLANT1 图2 seeds of sth something that makes a new situation start to develop 某事物的起因[根源]: the seeds of change in Eastern Europe 东欧变革的起因Something Lucy said began to sow seeds of doubt in his mind. 露西说的某些话在他心里播下了怀疑的种子。
seed2v [T usually passive 一般用被动态] to remove seeds from a fruit or vegetable 给〔蔬果〕去籽﹐去核