英漢辭典

1. vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)
   1. 在(土地)上播種

2. 2. 催…發育[成長];給…接種;去(水果)的核;向…提供籽晶;催(雲)化雨

3. 3. [體] 挑選…為種子選手[種子隊],安排(種子選手,種子隊)的出場順序



4. vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)
   1. 結實,結出種子;(菠菜等)抽苔;脫籽;播種



5. n. (名詞 noun)
   1. 種,籽,種子

   a packet of seed(s)

   一袋種子.

6. 2. [古‧文‧方] 精子,精液,魚精,魚卵,(蠔、昆蟲等的卵),(龍蝦等的)卵細胞;植物的繁殖部,塊[球,根]莖;蠔種

7. 3. [聖] 子孫,後裔;家系

   the seed of Abraham

   希伯來人 (Hebrews).

8. 4. (爭端的)起因,(罪惡的)根源

   sow the seeds of discontent

   播下不滿的種子.

9. 5. 種子狀物,(玻璃製品中的)小氣泡

10. 6. [化] (結晶的)晶粒,晶種,籽晶

11. 7. [理‧醫] (裝放射性物質的圓筒形)小容器

12. 8. [美‧俚] 大麻香菸

13. 9. [口] 種子選手

柯林斯英英辭典

n. (noun)

1. [Botany] a mature fertilized plant ovule, consisting of an embryo and its food store surrounded by a protective seed coat (testa)

2. the small hard seedlike fruit of plants such as wheat

3. (loosely) any propagative part of a plant, such as a tuber, spore, or bulb

4. such parts collectively

5. the source, beginning, or germ of anything

the seeds of revolt

6. [chiefly Bible] offspring or descendants

the seed of Abraham

7. an archaic or dialect term for sperm

8. [sport] a seeded player

9. the egg cell or cells of the lobster and certain other animals

10. See seed oyster

11. [chem] a small crystal added to a supersaturated solution or supercooled liquid to induce crystallization

vb

1. to plant (seeds, grain, etc) in (soil)

we seeded this field with oats

vi. (intransitive verb)

1. [intr] (of plants) to form or shed seeds

vt. (transitive verb)

1. [tr] to remove the seeds from (fruit, etc)

2. [tr] [chem] to add a small crystal to (a supersaturated solution or supercooled liquid) in order to cause crystallization

3. [tr] to scatter certain substances, such as silver iodide, in (clouds) in order to cause rain

4. [tr] to arrange (the draw of a tournament) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds

5. to distribute (players or teams) in this manner

6. [Etymology] Old English sæd; related to Old Norse sath, Gothic seths, Old High German sat