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plough

UK //plaʊ//US //plaʊ//

词源

源自古英语 plōh,与古诺尔斯语 plógr 和德语 Pflug 同源,可能源自原始日耳曼语 *plōgaz。

noun

❶ 一种农具,用于翻耕土地,通常由金属刀片和木制或金属框架组成,由牲畜或拖拉机牵引。

“The farmer used a plough to prepare the field for planting.”

(农民用犁翻地,为播种做准备。)

“The old wooden plough was replaced by a modern steel one.”

(旧的木犁被现代的钢犁取代了。)

同义词:plow (US spelling), tillage tool, cultivator

verb

❶ 用犁翻耕土地,或比喻像犁一样艰难前进或开辟道路。

“He ploughed the field before sowing the seeds.”

(他在播种前先犁了地。)

“The ship ploughed through the rough waves.”

(船在汹涌的波浪中艰难前行。)

同义词:till, cultivate, furrow, drive

常见短语

plough back — 将利润重新投资到企业或项目中,而不是作为分红分配。

“The company decided to plough back 30% of its profits into development.”

(公司决定将30%的利润重新投入到开发中。)

plough through — 费力地完成某事,通常指阅读大量材料或处理困难任务。

“I had to plough through hundreds of pages of legal documents.”

(我不得不费力地看完数百页的法律文件。)