| 词汇 | sow the seeds |
| 释义 | Idiom sow the seedssow the seeds (of something) to do something that will cause a particular result in the future.Religious conflict sowed the seeds of the government's downfall.Officials say they are planting the seeds for freedom and democracy. sow the seeds of (something)1. To do something that ensures a certain outcome in the future, especially an unfortunate or tragic one. They've been sowing the seeds of their own downfall with their anti-consumer practices over the last few years. 2. To cause someone to have certain thoughts or feelings, usually negative ones. The over-zealous policing of opposing opinions has sown the seeds of discontent among the population. sow the seeds of somethingorplant the seeds of somethingCOMMON 1. If something or someone sows or plants the seeds of a future problem, they start the process which causes that problem to develop. An incident then occurred that was to sow the seeds of the invasion's eventual failure. It was this racist policy that planted the seeds of today's crisis in Africa. 2. You can also sow or plant the seeds of something good or something that you want to happen. With this overall strategy, they hope to sow the seeds of economic recovery. Ministers had spent five years planting the seeds of reform. I had planted the seeds of doubt in their minds. sow the seed (or seeds) ofdo something which will eventually bring about a particular result. 1991 Philip Slater A Dream Deferred Each authoritarian government, groping toward modernization, would thereby sow the seeds of its own destruction. |
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