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sow1BrE /səʊ/
NAmE /soʊ/► SEE ALLsow your wild oatsyou reap what you sowplant/sow the seeds of sth
●sow your wild ˈoats (informal) (usually used of young men 通常指青年男子) enjoy yourself before you get married and settle down （婚前）行为不检，纵情玩乐，过放荡的生活◆The problem is that he never sowed his wild oats before he got married, and he wants to sow them now.
问题是他结婚前从没有放荡过，可是现在倒想了。 ORIGIN Wild oats are weeds that grow in fields and look like real oats. Sowing them would be a silly or useless activity. * wild oats 指长在田里、看上去像真燕麦的杂草。种这样的杂草是一件愚蠢或毫无意义的事。●you ˌreap what you ˈsow (saying) you have to deal with the bad effects or results of sth that you originally started 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆；承受恶果；自食其果◆He’s so mean! When I went to him for some sympathy and understanding, all he said was ‘you reap what you sow’!他太刻薄了！我去找他，希望他能同情我，理解我，结果他说：“你这是自食其果！” NOTE These two phrases refer to farmers cutting and collecting crops from a field. 这两个短语原指农民从田里收割庄稼。 ●plant/sow the ˈseeds of sthstart a process which will develop into sth large, important, etc. 播下…的种子；埋下…的根源◆What first planted the seeds of doubt in your mind?是什么最先让你起了疑心？◆The seeds of conflict were sown when oil was discovered on the border between the two countries.自从在两国边境发现了石油，就埋下了争端的种子。sow2 /saʊ/●make a silk ˌpurse out of a sow’s ˈearsucceed in making sth good out of material that does not seem very good at all 用劣材制精品；化腐朽为神奇◆If you’re serious about taking up painting, invest in good quality brushes and canvas. After all, it’s no good trying to make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.如果你真想搞绘画，就花钱买质量好点的画笔和画布。毕竟劣材难成器。 |