sow/s? ?，AmE so?/ vt ［-s/z/；sowed/s?ud, AmE so?d/，sown/s?un, AmE so?n/or sowed/s? ?d, AmE so?d/］
(1)播(撒)種(scatter or put (seed) on or in the ground;plant (land) with seed)[T+n，T+n+prep (in/on/with)]：～clover/carrot/cabbage seeds 播種苜蓿/胡蘿卜/白菜籽;～lettuce/grass in the garden (ground) 在花園里(地里)種生菜/草;This field has been～n with wheat. 這塊地已經(jīng)種上了小麥。〖同〗plant，seed，scatter，cast;
(2)傳播，散布;激(煽)起(spread or start(feelings，ideas，etc))[T+n，T+n+prep(in)](fig)：～dissension/the seeds of hatred 挑撥離間/撒下仇恨的種子;His strange behaviour～ed suspicions of guilt in her mind. 他的奇怪行為使她心中懷疑他是有罪的?！玠iscontent among people 在人們中間散布不滿情緒;〖同〗establish，introduce，spread，scatter;
→′sower n 播種者;傳播者;
【注意】sow與sew和so讀音相同。