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plowing

UK //ˈplaʊɪŋ//US //ˈplaʊɪŋ//

词源

源自中古英语 'plowen',与古英语 'plōgian'(耕作)相关,可能源自原始日耳曼语。

verb

❶ 用犁翻耕土地,为种植作物做准备。通常指农民在春季或秋季进行的耕作活动。

“The farmer is plowing the field before planting corn.”

(农民正在犁地,准备种植玉米。)

“They spent the whole morning plowing the land.”

(他们花了整个上午犁地。)

❶ 比喻艰难地前进或推进,常用于描述车辆在雪地或泥泞中行驶。

“The truck was plowing through the deep snow.”

(卡车在厚厚的积雪中艰难前行。)

“Our car kept plowing through the muddy road.”

(我们的车在泥泞的道路上艰难行驶。)

同义词:tilling, cultivating, furrowing

noun

❶ 犁地的行为或过程,指用犁翻动土壤的农业活动。

“The plowing of the fields takes place every spring.”

(每年春天都会进行田地的犁耕。)

“Deep plowing helps improve soil quality.”

(深耕有助于改善土壤质量。)

同义词:tilling, cultivation

常见短语

plowing through — 指费力地穿过某物或完成某事,常用于描述克服困难或障碍的过程。

“She spent the weekend plowing through a stack of reports.”

(她花了整个周末费力地看完一堆报告。)

plowing back — 将利润再投资到业务中,而不是作为股息分配,常用于商业和农业语境。

“The company is plowing back its profits into research and development.”

(公司将利润再投资于研发。)