plow 也作 plough
n.(名词)
A farm implement consisting of a heavy blade at the end of a beam, usually hitched to a draft team or motor vehicle and used for breaking up soil and cutting furrows in preparation for sowing.
犁:一种农具,由在一根横梁端部的厚重的刃构成,通常系在一组牵引它的牲畜或机动车上,用来破碎土块并耕出槽沟从而为播种做好准备
An implement of similar function, such as a snowplow.
犁形工具:一种功能相似的工具,如除雪犁
v.(动词)
plowed 也作 ploughed plow.ing plough.ing plows ploughs
v.tr.(及物动词)
To break and turn over (earth) with a plow.
用犁翻(土):用犁来挖开并翻动(土壤)
To form (a furrow, for example) with a plow.
用犁挖(畦):用一个犁挖出(如一条槽沟)
To form furrows in with or as if with a plow:
用犁(似犁的器具)耕:用犁或仿佛是用犁在…地里挖畦:
例句:
plow a field.
耕田
To make or form with driving force:
费力穿过:以驱动的力量做或形成:
例句:
I plowed my way through the crowd.
我费力穿过人群
To cut through (water):
破浪前进:
例句:
plow the high seas.
破(浪)航行
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To break and turn up earth with a plow.
犁田:用犁来开垦和翻动土地
To admit of plowing:
受犁:
例句:
Rocky earth plows poorly.
硬地难以受犁
To move or progress with driving force:
费力前进:以一股进击力量移动或前进:
例句:
The attackers formed a wedge and plowed through the enemy line.
进攻者形成了一个楔子,突破了敌军的阵线
To proceed laboriously; plod:
辛苦地进行;孜孜不倦:
例句:
plowed through the backlog of work.
费力处理一堆积压待办的工作
<常用词组>plow back
To reinvest (earnings or profits) in one`s business.
再投资:把(所赚的钱或利润)再投资于自己的事业中
plow into 【非正式用语】
To strike with force.
用力打
To undertake (a task, for example) with eagerness and vigor.
冲劲十足地工作:迫切而干劲十足地着手(如一项任务)
plow under
To cause to vanish under something piled up.
隐匿不见:使消失于被堆积起来的东西下面
To overwhelm, as with burdens.
击溃,如用重担
来源:
Middle English plough, plouw
中古英语 plough, plouw
from Old English plôh, plôg [plow, plowland]
源自 古英语 plôh, plôg [犁;可耕地]
【引伸】
plow.able
adj.(形容词)
plow.er
n.(名词)