
好词典
源自中古英语 'mowen',意为'割草',与古英语 'māwan' 相关,可能源自原始日耳曼语词根。
❶ 指用割草机或镰刀等工具修剪草坪或草地的行为,通常用于园艺或农业活动中。
“He spends every Saturday morning mowing the lawn.”
(他每周六早上都在修剪草坪。)
“The sound of mowing can be heard from the neighbor's yard.”
(从邻居的院子里传来割草的声音。)
❶ 表示用工具割草的动作,常用于描述修剪草坪或收割草料的过程。
“He is mowing the backyard before the party.”
(他在派对前修剪后院。)
“The farmer was mowing the hay in the field.”
(农民正在田里割干草。)
mowing down — 指快速或大量地割倒某物,也可比喻为无情地击倒或消灭。
“The machine gun was mowing down the enemy soldiers.”
(机枪正在扫射敌军士兵。)