sows

英 [səʊz]

美 [soʊz]

v. 播种; 种; 灌输; 激起; 散布; 煽动
n. 母猪
sow的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

VERB USES 动词用法

VERB 播(种);在…里播(种)
If yousowseeds orsowan area of landwithseeds, you plant the seeds in the ground.
1. Sow the seed in a warm place in February/March...
  2 月或 3 月里把种子播种在温暖的地方。
2. Yesterday the field opposite was sown with maize.
  昨天对面的田里播种了玉米。
VERB 传播;散布;煽动
If someonesowsan undesirable feeling or situation, they cause it to begin and develop.
1. He cleverly sowed doubts into the minds of his rivals...
  他巧妙地令对手心生疑窦。
2. Instead, the session has sowed confusion.
  相反，这次会议却引发了混乱。
PHRASE 播下了…的种子;开始了(某一进程)
If one thingsows the seeds ofanother, it starts the process which leads eventually to the other thing.
1. Rich industrialised countries have sown the seeds of global warming.
  富庶的工业国家播下了全球变暖的种子。

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