sow

• 名词，指成年母猪，尤指已经生育过的母猪。

A noun referring to an adult female pig, especially one that has given birth.

1. Adult female pigB1formal

   A fully grown female pig, especially one that has given birth.

   母猪

   • The sow gave birth to a litter of ten piglets.
   • Farmers keep sows for breeding purposes.
   • The sow was resting in the pen after feeding her young.

• 指把种子播撒到土壤中使其生长的动作，也用于比喻传播或灌输某种思想、观念等。

A verb used to indicate the act of planting seeds in the ground, or metaphorically, to spread or introduce something.

不规则动词

1. Plant seedsA2formal

   To place seeds in or on the ground so that they can grow.

   播种

   • Farmers sow wheat in the autumn.
   • She sowed the flower seeds in her garden.
   • He carefully sowed the seeds in neat rows.

   同义词broadcastdrillplantscatterseed

   反义词harvestreap

2. Introduce or spreadB2formal

   To introduce something into an environment, often an idea or feeling, so that it develops or spreads.

   播种

   • The speech sowed doubt in the minds of the listeners.
   • His actions sowed the seeds of discord among the team.
   • The documentary sowed a desire for change in the community.

   同义词disseminateengenderfomentimplantinculcateplantpropagateseedspread

3. Scatter or distributeA2formal

   To place seeds over a piece of ground.

   播种

   • They sowed the field with corn.
   • The gardener sowed the entire plot with wildflowers.
   • Before the rain, the farmer sowed the soil.

   同义词broadcastdispersescatterseedspreadstrew

   反义词gatherharvestreap

短语动词变体sow in