seed

种子、籽

She saved the seeds from the melon to plant next spring.

她把哈密瓜的籽留下来，准备明年春天种。

根源、起因、开端常用复数

His remark planted the seeds of doubt in my mind.

他那句话在我心里埋下了怀疑的种子。

种子选手、种子队运动

The top seed was knocked out in the second round.

头号种子选手在第二轮就被淘汰了。

子孙、后裔旧式

The old texts promise the land to him and his seed.

古老的经文应许那片土地给他和他的后裔。

播种、撒种

The farmers seeded the whole field with barley.

农民在整片田里播下了大麦。

去籽、去子烹饪

Peel and seed the tomatoes before adding them to the sauce.

番茄要去皮去籽再加进酱里。

列为种子选手、分种子序位常用被动

She was seeded fourth in the singles tournament.

她在单打赛事中被列为第四种子。

挹注、注资商业

A local investor seeded the startup with two million dollars.

一位当地投资人以两百万美元挹注这家新创公司。

结籽、结实

If you let the lettuce seed, the leaves turn bitter.

莴苣一旦结籽，叶子就会变苦。

种子的、初期的商业

They raised enough seed capital to launch the app.

他们募到足够的种子资金来推出这个应用程式。

走下坡、荒废、衰败口语

The whole neighborhood has gone to seed since the factory closed.

工厂关掉之后，整个社区就日渐荒废了。