
ploughs
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。)
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。)
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。)