sow
verb
noun
səʊ verb
1 to plant or scatter seeds on a piece of ground 播(种) I,T
Sow the seeds in late March.
三月底播种。
sow sth with sth
These fields used to be sown with oats.
这些地里过去种的是燕麦。
2 to do something that will cause a bad situation in the future 散布,激起 T
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 〔尤指男子在年轻时〕生活放荡,滥交
saʊ noun
4 a fully grown female pig 〔已成熟的〕母猪,牝猪;