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ploughs

UK //plaʊz//US //plaʊz//

词源

源自古英语 'plōh',与古挪威语 'plógr' 同源,最初指犁或耕地单位。

verb

❶ 用犁耕地,指用农具犁翻动土壤以便播种作物。常用于农业活动中描述耕作过程。

“The farmer ploughs the field every spring before planting.”

(农民每年春天播种前都会犁地。)

“He ploughs through the hard soil with difficulty.”

(他费力地犁过硬实的土壤。)

❶ 费力前进,比喻艰难地穿越或推进某事物,常用于描述在困难条件下缓慢前行。

“The ship ploughs through the rough waves.”

(船只艰难地穿过汹涌的波浪。)

“She ploughs through the thick textbook all night.”

(她整晚费力地啃那本厚厚的教科书。)

同义词:till, cultivate, furrow, traverse, push

noun

❶ 犁的复数形式,指用于耕地的农具,通常由金属制成,由牲畜或拖拉机牵引。

“The old ploughs are displayed in the agricultural museum.”

(古老的犁陈列在农业博物馆里。)

“Modern ploughs are much more efficient than traditional ones.”

(现代犁比传统犁效率高得多。)

同义词:plow, tillage tool, cultivator

常见短语

plough back — 将利润再投资,指把赚到的钱重新投入到业务中以促进发展。

“The company decided to plough back its profits into research and development.”

(公司决定将利润再投资到研发中。)

plough through — 费力完成,指艰难地处理或阅读大量材料,强调过程的辛苦。

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

(我不得不费力阅读数百页的法律文件。)