sow

in Vietnamese Gieo hạt giống

BrE /suː/ AmE /suː/

verb / noun en → vi

past sowed pp sown ing sowing

1 PLANT SEEDS [transitive, T + obj] B1

Gieo hạt giống

to put seeds into the ground so that they will grow into plants

  • sow something in/on somewhere

Collocations sow seeds in the field · sow wheat on the farm

  • Farmers sow rice in the spring.

    Nhà nông gieo lúa vào mùa xuân.

2 CAUSE [transitive, T + obj] B1

Gây ra, gây nên

to cause something to happen, especially something bad or unpleasant

  • sow the seeds of something

Collocations sow discord among people · sow suspicion between colleagues

  • The argument sowed the seeds of future conflict.

    Cuộc tranh cãi đã gây nên mầm mống cho những xung đột trong tương lai.

3 NOUN [noun] B2

Con gà mái / Con heo cái

a female bird or animal, especially a pig

Collocations sow's ear

  • The sow gave birth to ten piglets.

    Con heo cái đã sinh ra mười con lợn con.