单词 | plough |
释义 | lough (US plow), n 1 (a) [C] implement with a curved blade, used for digging furrows in the soil, esp before seeds are planted, pulled by animals or by a tractor . (b) (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词) implement resembling this 似 的工具 a `snow-plough, ie one for clearing snow from roads and railways 雪 (清除路面或铁道积雪的). 2 the Plough [sing] (also Charles´s Wain) (Brit) (US also the Big Dipper) (astronomy 天) group of the seven brightest stars in the constellation of the Great Bear, visible only from the Northern hemisphere 北斗七星. 3 [U] land that has been ploughed 过的地; 耕地 100 acres of plough 100英亩耕地. 4 (idm 习语) under the `plough (of land) used for growing grain and not for pasture (指土地)用於种庄稼的(非牧用的). plough (US plow) v 1 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) break up the surface of (land) with a plough 犁(地); 耕(地): plough a field 耕田 The meadow´s been ploughed up. 那片草地已用 翻过. 2 [I, Tn] (dated Brit sl 旧, 俚) (cause sb to) fail (an examination) (使某人)考(试)不及格 I ploughed my finals. 我期末考试不及格. The examiners ploughed half the candidates. 主考人员刷掉了一半应试者. 3 (idm 习语) plough a lonely `furrow work without help or support 孤独无援地工作. 4 (phr v) plough sth back (a) put (a crop or grass) back in the soil by ploughing in order to enrich the soil 将(作物或草)犁入土中作肥料. (b) (fig 比喻) re-invest (profits) in the business that produced them 将(利润)作为资本再投资於原企业中. plough into sth/sb crash violently into sth/sb 猛力撞某物[某人] The car went out of control and ploughed into the side of a bus. 那汽车失控拦腰撞上了一辆公共汽车. plough (one´s way) through sth (a) force a way through sth 费力穿过某处 plough one´s way through the mud 在泥泞中艰难跋涉 The ship ploughed through the waves. 那轮船破浪前进. (b) make progress slowly or with difficulty through sth 缓慢或费力地在某方面取得进展 plough through legal text books, a pile of documents, mountains of work, etc 吃力地钻研法律教科书、 缓慢地阅读一堆文件、 费力地处理堆积如山的工作. |
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