The planes had been planting seed for nearly a month when it began to rain.
飞机撒播近一个月后，开始下起雨来。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 62 After the fire
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 几乎，差不多;险乎;
💡 near接近 + ly ...的 → ad.差不多；密切地
"After roaming around nearly half his life, he finally settled down in Canada."
他过了半辈子的流浪生活, 最后在加拿大定居了下来.
近义：about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nigh
seed
[sid]
n. 种子;子孙;起源;（尤指网球比赛）种子选手;
vt. 播种;抽出种子选手;除去…之种子;确定（某人）为种子选手;
vi. 结籽;（种子）繁殖;
💡 看(see)地(d)撒 种子
"Scatter the grass seed over the lawn."
把草籽撒到草坪上。
近义：plant, sow, cultivate, pip, pit, stone
n. 雨;（热带地区的）雨季，雨天;雨点般降落的东西;<俚>电子流;
vt.& vi. （雨）降下，（使）降落;大量地给，（使）大量落下;
💡 润（谐音）：春 雨润物细无声
"By the looks of it, we shan't have much rain this month."
看样子这个月雨水也不会很多.
近义：shower, rainfall, pluvial
n. 月，月份;一个月的时间;
💡 moth-month(对比):蛾子（moth）每个月（month）要吃掉一个门（n) 网友： 补充：mouth
"I'm always broke by the end of the month."
我总是一到月底就没钱花了。