| 词汇 | seed-corn |
| 释义 | seed corn noun[ U ] uk /ˈsiːd ˌkɔːn/ us /ˈsiːd ˌkɔːrn/ grain, especially corn, that is kept for planting to produce new plants谷种;（尤指）玉米种 something that is important because it is the starting point for future development: 希望之种;前景光明之物 Investment is the seed corn of economic progress.投资是经济发展的希望之种。 Fruits & seeds & their parts ackee aronia barberry bergamot bur caryopsis chaff cone flesh peel peelings pip pith pithy poppy seed radicle radicular seed coat seed pod seedless You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Origins and sources seed corn | Business Englishseed corn noun[ U or S ] (alsoseedcorn, seed-corn)ukus something or someone that is important as the starting point for future development: seed corn for/of sthThese small operations are the seed corn of what STP hopes will become large enterprises. a seedcorn business/company UK → seednoun Examples of seed cornseed corn I hope that he will not misuse the seedcorn. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These companies are the seedcorn from which the bigger companies of the future will grow. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Yet traditionally it is the added value related to profit that constitutes the seedcorn of industrial prosperity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is one of eating the seedcorn. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are eating the seedcorn because nothing is being done. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Personally, this action seems to me to be not only wrong in principle but to be eating the seedcorn. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course most of them are not at present major employers, but they are the seedcorn from which tomorrow's major enterprises will grow. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not greatly addicted to agricultural metaphors, but if ever there was a risk of losing most of the seedcorn, this is it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then we get the cry that we are eating our own seedcorn, that we are getting short-term advantage at the expense of long-term investment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must look at the seedcorn of education to determine where the original fault lies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does he accept the urgency of a long-term development policy, which means that people are not eating their own seedcorn? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It can provide the seedcorn from which many new businesses and industries have sprung. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the seedcorn is not nurtured and raised properly in an industry, we shall be signing the death warrant of any such industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The happiness, security and stability of children are the seedcorn of the future. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have lost a generation of seedcorn in this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of seed corn These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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