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mowing

UK //ˈməʊɪŋ//US //ˈmoʊɪŋ//

词源

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。

noun

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。)

同义词:cutting, trimming, clipping

verb

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。)

同义词:cutting, scything, harvesting

常见短语

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。)