
tillers
词源
源自古英语 'tilia'(犁柄)和 'teler'(分枝),与古诺尔斯语 'telgja'(切割)同源,最终源自原始日耳曼语词根表示分枝或耕作工具。
noun
❶ 指农具中的犁柄或耕作机械的操纵杆,是农民用来控制犁或耕作设备方向的手柄部分。
“The farmer gripped the tillers tightly as the plow cut through the soil.”
(农民紧握犁柄,犁铧破土前进。)
“Modern tractors often replace traditional tillers with hydraulic controls.”
(现代拖拉机常用液压控制装置取代传统犁柄。)
❶ 植物学中指从植物基部或根部发出的新芽或侧枝,常见于禾本科植物如水稻、小麦等。
“Rice plants produce multiple tillers that each bear grain.”
(水稻植株会分出多个分蘖,每个分蘖都能结穗。)
“The wheat crop developed abundant tillers after the spring rains.”
(春雨过后,小麦作物长出大量分蘖。)
verb
❶ 指植物生长过程中产生分蘖的行为,或农民使用犁柄耕作的动作。
“The barley began to tiller vigorously in the warm weather.”
(大麦在温暖天气里开始旺盛分蘖。)
“She tillered the soil carefully between the rows of vegetables.”
(她小心地在蔬菜行间用犁柄松土。)
常见短语
tiller extension — 指安装在犁柄末端的延长杆,用于扩大耕作范围或适应不同身高的操作者。
“The tiller extension allowed him to reach the far side of the garden bed.”
(犁柄延长杆让他能够够到苗圃的远端。)
tiller out — 农学术语,描述作物停止分蘖并开始向上生长的发育阶段。
“The wheat will tiller out when day length reaches critical hours.”
(当日照时长达到临界值时,小麦将结束分蘖期。)