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dow

UK /daʊ/US /daʊ/

词源

源自苏格兰盖尔语 'dùn',意为'堡垒'或'围墙',后演变为指低矮的围墙或堤坝。

noun

❶ 指苏格兰的一种低矮围墙或堤坝,通常用于围住农田或防止牲畜走失。

“The sheep were safely enclosed by the dow.”

(羊群被这道矮墙安全地围了起来。)

“They built a dow to protect the crops from wild animals.”

(他们建了一道矮墙来保护庄稼免受野生动物的侵害。)

同义词:wall, fence, barrier

verb

❶ 指用矮墙或堤坝围住某物,通常用于农业或土地管理。

“They decided to dow the pasture to keep the cattle in.”

(他们决定用矮墙围住牧场,防止牛群跑出去。)

“The farmer dowed the field last spring.”

(去年春天,农民用矮墙围住了田地。)

同义词:enclose, fence, wall

常见短语

dow in — 指用矮墙或堤坝围住某物,通常用于描述农业或土地管理行为。

“They dowed in the orchard to protect the fruit trees.”

(他们用矮墙围住了果园,保护果树。)