*seed¹/sid; siːd/ n seed or seeds 1 [C,U] a small hard thing produced by plants that a new plant will grow from 种子: Sow (=plant) the seeds one inch deep in the soil. 把种子播在土里一英寸深的地方。 2 (the) seeds of sth the beginning of something that will grow and develop 某事物的种子: From the start, the jury had seeds of doubt in their minds. 从一开始，陪审团心里就有了怀疑的种子。