sow
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sow1 /səʊ $ soʊ/ ●●○ verb (past tense sowed, past participle sown /səʊn $ soʊn/ or sowed) 1 [intransitive, transitive]DLGTA to plant or scatter seeds on a piece of ground 播（种） Sow the seeds in late March. 三月底播种。sow something with something These fields used to be sown with oats. 这些地里过去种的是燕麦。2 CAUSE[transitive] to do something that will cause a bad situation in the future 散布，激起〔会在将来产生不良影响的事物〕 repressive laws that are sowing the seeds of future conflicts 给未来的冲突播下种子的高压法规sow doubt/confusion/dissatisfaction etc an attempt to sow doubt among the jury members 让陪审团成员产生怀疑的企图3. sow your wild oats if a man sows his wild oats, he has sex with many different women, especially when he is young 〔尤指男子年轻时〕生活放荡，滥交 —sower noun [countable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
sow• But even before Edward's time, seeds of dissension had been sown.• They became farmers in the fields of stars; they sowed, and sometimes they reaped.• In August, sow early carrots in a cold frame or greenhouse and keep covered during winter for pulling as needed.• Slower varieties maturing in two months or more need to be sown in July to ensure a lengthy October harvest.• Seeds of these plants are sown in moist sand.• If you want an early crop, you should sow in September.• For several months after seed is sown, nothing can be seen to show that there will be a harvest.• The ground was still too waterlogged for sowing rice.• Sow the seeds in rows about 20 centimetres apart.• They think they're wooing the masses; instead they're sowing the seeds of their comeuppance.• Of what may come hereafter For men who sow to reap.• Other plants sown with the reeds absorb heavy metals and harmful bacteria.sow something with something• One year they decided to sow the field with barley instead.sow doubt/confusion/dissatisfaction etc• This teaching was a boon to the married laity, but it sowed confusion among priests.• It has sown confusion and anxiety among researchers by giving birth to the ambiguous concept of sensitive but unclassified research.• If your review does not stop them, at least your rapier has sown confusion and dismay.sow2 /saʊ/ noun [countable] HBAa fully grown female pig 〔已长成的〕母猪，牝猪 → boarExamples from the Corpus
sow• The company has tested the mechanism on piglets reared by 300 sows on a farm near York.• Soiled bedding is removed and fresh material is collected, by both boar and sow.• One of his sows is off colour.• Violence always bringing back the old sow.Origin sow1 Old English sawan sow2 Old English suguon piece of plant or ground seeds scatter to Corpus a
sow
sow1 /səʊ $ soʊ/ 
verb (past tense sowed, past participle sown /səʊn $ soʊn/ or sowed)
Sow the seeds in late March.
sow something with something
These fields used to be sown with oats.
2. [transitive] to do something that will cause a bad situation in the future:
repressive laws that are sowing the seeds of future conflicts
sow doubt/confusion/dissatisfaction etc
an attempt to sow doubt among the jury members
3. sow your wild oats if a man sows his wild oats, he has sex with many different women, especially when he is young
—sower noun [countable]
sow2 /saʊ/ noun [countable]
| I |
verb (past tense sowed, past participle sown /səʊn $ soʊn/ or sowed) Language: Old English
Origin: sawan
1. [intransitive and transitive] to plant or scatter seeds on a piece of ground:Origin: sawan
sow something with something
2. [transitive] to do something that will cause a bad situation in the future:
sow doubt/confusion/dissatisfaction etc
3. sow your wild oats if a man sows his wild oats, he has sex with many different women, especially when he is young
—sower noun [countable]
| II |
noun [countable] Language: Old English
Origin: sugu
a fully grown female pig ⇨ boar
Origin: sugu
Growing food and raising animals 种植粮食和饲养动物
plant trees/seeds/crops/vines/barley植树；播种；种庄稼；种植葡萄树；种大麦 grow/produce corn/wheat/rice/fruit种植／生产玉米／小麦／大米／水果 plough/ ( NAmE plow land/a field耕地；犁田 sow/harvest seeds/crops/fields播种／收获谷粒／农作物／庄稼 spread manure/fertilizer on sth给…施撒粪肥／肥料 cultivate/irrigate/water/contaminate crops/plants/fields/land耕作／灌溉／浇灌／污染庄稼／植物／田地／土地 damage/destroy/lose your crop损害／毁坏／损失农作物 ripen/pick fruit/berries/grapes催熟／采摘水果／浆果／葡萄 press/dry/ferment grapes压榨／晾干／发酵葡萄 grind/thresh grain/corn/wheat磨／打谷物／玉米／小麦 raise/rear/keep chickens/poultry/cattle/pigs饲养鸡／家禽／牛／猪 raise/breed/feed/graze livestock/cattle/sheep饲养／喂养／放养家畜／牛／羊 kill/slaughter livestock屠宰家畜 preserve/smoke/cure/salt meat防腐保存／熏／加工贮藏／用盐腌制肉
Modern farming 现代农场经营
run a fish farm/an organic dairy经营养鱼场／有机乳品场 engage in/be involved in intensive (pig/fish) farming从事集约型（生猪／渔业）养殖 use/apply (chemical/organic) fertilizer/insecticides/pesticides使用（化学／有机）肥料／杀虫剂 begin/do/conduct field trials of GM(= cropsgenetically modified )开始／进行转基因作物的田间试验 grow/develop GM crops/seeds/plants/foods种植／研发转基因作物／种子／植物／粮食 fund/invest in genetic engineering/research资助／投资基因工程／研究 improve/increase crop yields提高／增加粮食产量 face/suffer from/alleviate food shortages面临／遭受／缓解食物短缺 label food that contains GMOs(= genetically modified organisms )给含有转基因生物的食品贴标签 eliminate/reduce farm subsidies取消／减少农业补贴 oppose/be against factory farming/GM food反对工厂化养殖／转基因食品 promote/encourage/support organic/sustainable farming促进／鼓励／支持有机／可持续农耕
