"run to seed" in Chinese (Simplified)
衰败变得荒废长籽（植物）
Definition
变得邋遢、破败或失去吸引力和健康；也指植物停止生长并开始结籽的状态。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
常见于英式英语，可用于描述人、地点、机构变得破败、老化。用于植物时意为“抽薹”或结籽。对人/物体是比喻用法，暗示衰退。正式度：中性偏文学。
Examples
The garden has run to seed without anyone to care for it.
花园没人打理，已经**变得荒废**了。
Some of the plants have run to seed and stopped flowering.
有些植物已经**开花结籽**，不再开花了。
The once-beautiful hotel has run to seed over the years.
那家原本漂亮的酒店这些年已经**变得破败**了。
He used to look sharp, but lately he’s really run to seed.
他以前很精神，最近却**变得很邋遢**。
Some of the city’s old neighborhoods have really run to seed.
城市里一些老街区真的已经**衰败了**。
Don’t let your business run to seed—keep investing in it.
别让你的生意**变得萧条**—要继续投入。