seedling
gb/sˈidlɪŋ/ us/sˈidlɪŋ/
B2
Αγγλικά
palánta, kezdemény, induló vállalkozás
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
B2
1
palánta
B1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[a/an] seedling; [plant] seedling; seedling of [plant]
The gardener planted the lettuce seedlings in rows after the last frost.
A kertész az utolsó fagy után sorokba ültette a salátapalántákat.
These seedlings need bright light or they’ll grow tall and weak.
Ezeknek a palántáknak erős fényre van szükségük, különben felnyurgulnak és gyengék maradnak.
I bought a tray of herb seedlings at the market and transplanted them into pots.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
This is a tomato seedling.
Ez egy paradicsompalánta.
The seedling needs water and light.
A palántának vízre és fényre van szüksége.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse seedling (young plant) with seed (before it grows) or sapling (a young tree that is bigger and older than a seedling).
Σημασία
a very young plant
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
tomato seedlings
|tree seedlings
|young seedlings
|seedling tray
|seedling pot
|seedling bed
|seedling mix
|transplant seedlings
|raise seedlings
|seedling leaves
Συνώνυμα
sprout (Often refers to the early shoot or new growth rather than the whole young plant.)
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young plant (A general phrase; less specific than seedling.)
Αντώνυμα
mature plant (A fully grown plant, not newly started.)
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adult plant (Emphasizes being past the early growth stage.)
Θέματα
nature
|gardening
|farming
Ορισμός
A small young plant that grows from a seed.
A very young plant that has grown from a seed, especially one that has recently sprouted and is still small and delicate.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
C1
2
kezdemény
C1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[a] seedling [business/idea/talent]
The incubator supports seedling companies until they can attract investors.
Az inkubátor addig támogatja az induló vállalkozásokat, amíg képesek nem lesznek befektetőket vonzani.
At this stage it was only a seedling idea, but it later became a national campaign.
Ebben a szakaszban ez még csak egy kezdemény volt, de később országos kampánnyá nőtte ki magát.
The program helps seedling artists build confidence and find an audience.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
The business is still a seedling.
A vállalkozás még csak egy induló vállalkozás.
It started as a seedling idea.
Kezdetben még csak egy kezdemény volt.
Συχνό λάθος:
This figurative meaning is less common than the plant meaning and is mainly used in writing or formal speech.
Σημασία
a new, undeveloped person or thing
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
a seedling company
|seedling business
|seedling idea
|seedling movement
|seedling talent
|seedling project
Συνώνυμα
beginner (Used for people; focuses on lack of experience rather than early development.)
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start-up (Used mainly for new businesses; more specific than seedling.)
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newcomer (A new person in a group, not necessarily ‘developing’.)
Αντώνυμα
established company (A business that is already stable and well known.)
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veteran (An experienced person, not new or developing.)
Θέματα
business
|education
|society
Ορισμός
Something new that is just starting to grow or develop.
A person, organization, idea, or project that is at an early stage of development and not yet established.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
seedling
IPA
GB/sˈidlɪŋ/
US/sˈidlɪŋ/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
seed - ling (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (seed)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: seedling
- Plural: seedlings
Εκφράσεις
seedling bed
1/sˈidlɪŋ bˈɛd/
fixed phrase
technical
a bed for raising seedlings
A small area of soil used to grow young plants before moving them.
Παραδείγματα
- They raised onion seedlings in a seedling bed and moved them to the field in spring.
- Keep the seedling bed evenly moist until the plants are established.
- The farmer shaded the seedling bed during the hottest part of the day.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The seedlings grew in a seedling bed.
seedling mix
1/sˈidlɪŋ mˈɪks/
fixed phrase
technical
soil mix for seedlings
Special soil used for young plants.
Παραδείγματα
- Use seedling mix rather than garden soil to reduce disease and improve drainage.
- The gardener made a seedling mix with coconut coir and perlite.
- I ran out of seedling mix and the seedlings struggled in heavy compost.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- We need seedling mix for the seeds.
seedling plug
1/sˈidlɪŋ plˈʌɡ/
fixed phrase
technical
a young plant grown in a cell
A small seedling grown in a little block of soil so it’s easy to move.
Παραδείγματα
- The nursery sells cabbage as seedling plugs for easy transplanting.
- Handle seedling plugs by the leaves to avoid crushing the stems.
- She spaced the seedling plugs evenly along the bed and watered them in.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I bought seedling plugs to plant in the garden.
seedling stage
1/sˈidlɪŋ stˈeɪd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase
technical
early stage of plant growth
The time when a plant is still a small seedling.
Παραδείγματα
- Most losses happen during the seedling stage, so careful watering matters.
- The herb is slow at the seedling stage but grows quickly once established.
- Pests can wipe out a crop if they attack at the seedling stage.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The plant is at the seedling stage.
seedling tray
1/sˈidlɪŋ tɹˈeɪ/
fixed phrase
technical
a tray for growing seedlings
A tray used to grow many small seedlings.
Παραδείγματα
- Fill the seedling tray with moist compost and press the seeds gently into the surface.
- She moved the seedling tray to a sunny windowsill to keep the plants from stretching.
- Once the seedlings had two true leaves, he transplanted them out of the seedling tray.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I planted the seeds in a seedling tray.