| 释义 |
mow² /məʊ/ vt. | vi. | phr. (过去式 mowed, 过去分词 mowed 或 mown /məʊn/)
❶ vt.
1. (用镰刀或机器)刈(草、谷类植物等)
mow the grass 刈草
mow the wheat 割小麦
2. 刈(草坪等)上的草；割(田地等)里的牧草(或谷类植物等)
mow the lawn regularly 定期给草坪刈草
We mowed the field so as to provide the cattle with fodder. 我们割地里的牧草以给牛提供饲料。
❷ vi.
刈草(或谷类植物等)
[< OE māwan; 与 OHG maen to mow, L metere to reap, mow, Gr aman 有关] phr. mow down 1. 刈倒 (牧草或谷类植物等) 2. 使像被刈倒的草那样倒下； (用枪炮火力)撂倒，扫灭；残杀 Machine guns mowed down the attackers. 机关枪扫灭了进攻者。 He was mowed down by gunmen after being lured from his home. 他被诱出家门后，惨遭歹徒枪杀。 Numerous people were mown down by starvation. 无数的人因挨饿而一批批倒毙。 3. 撞倒 He burst through the revolving door and mowed down a couple of shoppers. 他冲出旋转门，撞倒了几名顾客。 4. 压倒；打垮 (对手等)mowdown all the objections 把所有反对意见压制下去 |