
好词典

源自古英语 'plōh'(犁),与古诺尔斯语 'plógr' 同源,最终可能源自原始日耳曼语。
❶ 指用犁翻耕土地的行为或过程,是农业耕作的基本步骤之一,目的是松土、除草或为播种做准备。
“The farmer spent the whole morning ploughing the field.”
(农民花了整个上午的时间犁地。)
“Ploughing helps to aerate the soil and improve crop growth.”
(犁地有助于土壤透气,促进作物生长。)
❶ 用犁翻动或耕地的动作,也可比喻为艰难前进或费力完成某事。
“The farmer is ploughing the land before sowing the wheat.”
(农民正在播种小麦前犁地。)
“The ship was ploughing through the rough waves.”
(船在汹涌的波浪中艰难前行。)
plough back — 将利润再投资于企业或项目,而不是作为分红分配。
“The company decided to plough back its profits into research and development.”
(公司决定将利润再投资于研发。)
plough through — 费力地完成某事,通常指阅读、工作等需要持续努力的任务。
“It took me weeks to plough through all the legal documents.”
(我花了数周时间才费力读完所有法律文件。)