a flowering plant's unit of reproduction, capable of developing into another such plant
种子，籽。
[ mass noun]a quantity of these
一定数量的种子
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grass seed 草籽
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you can grow artichokes from seed .你可以用种子培植朝鲜蓟。
〈喻〉 原因；萌芽
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the conversation sowed a tiny seed of doubt in his mind .那次谈话在他的心中埋下了一颗小小的怀疑种子。
[ mass noun]
〈古〉 （主要用于圣经）子孙，后代。
[ mass noun]a man's semen
（人的）精子。
(亦作
晶粒，晶种。
a small container for radioactive material placed in body tissue during radiotherapy
辐射管；镭管。
any of a number of stronger competitors in a sports tournament who have been assigned a specified position in an ordered list with the aim of ensuring that they do not play each other in the early rounds
种子选手；种子队
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he knocked the top seed out of the championships .他在锦标赛中淘汰了一号种子选手。
[ with obj.]sow (land) with seeds
在（土地）上播种
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the shoreline is seeded with a special grass .海岸线播种了一种特别的草。
sow (a particular kind of seed) on or in the ground
播种（特定种子）。
〈喻〉 使萌芽；使发展
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his interest in public service was seeded when he was a child .在他还是个小孩子的时候就萌生了对公共服务的兴趣。
place a crystal or crystalline substance in (something) in order to cause crystallization or condensation (especially in a cloud to produce rain)
用晶粒物质使冷凝（结晶）（尤指促云化雨）。
[ no obj.](of a plant)produce or drop seeds
（植物）结籽；脱籽
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mulches encourage many plants to seed freely .覆盖膜促使许多植物大量结籽。
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（植物）自播
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feverfew will seed itself readily .菊科植物自播会很容易。
[ with obj.]remove the seeds from (vegetables or fruit)
给（蔬菜，水果）去籽
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stem and seed the chillies .去掉辣椒的梗和籽。
[ with obj.]give (a competitor) the status of seed in a tournament
把（比赛选手）列为种子选手
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Jeff Tarango, seeded five, was defeated by fellow American Todd Witsken .杰夫·特兰格，第五号种子选手，被他的美国同胞托德·威茨肯打败。
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go （或run ）to seed （of a plant） cease flowering as the seeds develop（植物）落花结籽 -
deteriorate in condition, strength, or efficiency（状况）恶化；（力量，效率）下降：
Mark knows he has allowed himself to go to seed . 马克知道他已经自甘堕落了
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seedn.种子；籽；种子选手；种子队；萌芽；晶种；晶粒；一定数量的种子；原因；子孙
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needv.需要；须要；定要；不需要
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seemv.好像；似乎；做不到
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seekv.寻找；寻求；追求；找到；找出；请求；去；前往
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seev.看到；看见；领悟；理解；看望；探望；意外遇见；护送；与…下同样赌注
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sendv.运送；发送；邮寄；发消息；使处于某种状态；颠簸；上升
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speedn.速度；苯异丙胺；安非他明；成功；繁荣；快；迅速；快门速度；感光度；挡
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