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。

NOUN USE 名词用法

• (成年的)母猪
  Asowis an adult female pig.

双语例句

• He sows more wheat than oats.
  他的小麦种得比燕麦多。
• This only sows the seeds for the next crisis.
  这只是播下了下次危机的种子。
• Some measures may differ for sows in different systems, but they have little practical significance.
  在不同的饲养体系中，母猪的生理指标也不尽相同，但这并不具有很大的实际性意义。
• Effects of partial substitution of concentrate with green forage and supplemental fat on reproductive performance of Changjia sows;
  用青绿饲料黑麦草部分替代精料饲喂长嘉母猪，研究替代后对母猪繁殖性能的影响。
• A wise wife cultivates at least one field to her liking and sows new seed in it continually.
  一个聪明的妻子应该至少在某一方面有兴趣爱好并不断培养。
• Sows are immature for the majority of their breeding life.
  母猪在它大部分繁殖过程是不成熟的。
• This political incentive sows the seed for a great property bubble.
  这种政治动机为巨大的房地产泡沫埋下了种子。
• It may be that we will find ways to turn this silk purse into a sows ear.
  我们将发现，这可能会变成将丝质的小钱包转变成母猪的耳朵等之类的方法。
• Spring is planting season for the sows, and training time for the boars.
  春季，对于母猪来说是播种季节，对于公猪则是练兵时节。
• Take the pigs for example, the boars and sows had other things to do besides eating.
  以猪为例，种猪和母猪除了吃，还有别的事可干。