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plough /plaʊ/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 犁
2. 犁形工具(如扫雪机、开沟机等)；(木工用的)槽刨；【印】切书边刀
3. 犁过的地，耕地
fifty acres of plough 50 英亩耕地
4. 〈英俚〉(考试的)不及格
take a plough 不及格
5. [the P-]= Ursa Major
6. [the P-]＝ Big Dipper
II ❶ vt.
1. 犁，耕；犁出
plough a field 犁地
plough an acre in six hours 6小时犁1英亩地
plough a straight furrow 犁出一条笔直的沟
2. 犁除；清除
plough snow 用扫雪机除雪
plough the roads after a snowstorm 暴风雪后清除路上的雪
3. 使有沟脊；使起皱纹
a face ploughed with sorrow 因忧伤而起皱纹的脸
4. 冲破(水面)；奋力开(路)
plough the high seas 冲破狂浪前进
plough one's way through a crowd 用力从人群中挤过去
plough one's way through an enormous plate of food 艰难地把一大盘食物吃完
5. 把(大笔钱)投资盈利
6. 〈英俚〉使不及格
The boy has been ploughed. 这男孩考试没通过。
7. 〈俚〉与(女子)性交
❷ vi.
1. 犁地；用犁
plough and sow 耕耘播种
2. (土地)可犁，可耕
Rocky earth ploughs poorly. 多岩石的土地不适宜耕作。
3. 奋力前进；奋力从事
The great ship ploughed across the ocean. 大船乘风破浪横渡大洋。
plough ahead in spite of the difficulties 不顾困难奋力前进
plough on with one's speech 继续努力讲下去
4. 〈英口〉〈旧〉考试不及格
[OE plog to plough land; 与 OHG pfluog plough 有关] phr. be (或 go) under the plough (土地)被开垦成耕地 The park has gone under the plough. 这公园被开垦成农田了。follow the plough 务农，种田 plough a lonely furrow 见 furrow
plough around 〈美俚〉试探
plough back 1. 把(草等)犁入土中作肥料
2. 把(利润)再投资
Some of the profits are to be ploughed back into the enterprise to further increase production. 部分利润将向企业再投资以进一步增加生产。
plough down 把(根、杂草)犁入土中，犁倒；〈喻〉推倒
She was ready to plough down everything that stood in the way of her goal. 她准备排除一切前进道路上的障碍。
plough into 1. 把(资金)投入
plough money into land improvements 投资于土地改良
2. 奋力从事(工作等)
plough into the fish 大吃起鱼来
3. 猛力冲入；猛撞
The car ploughed into his garden wall. 汽车猛地冲倒了他花园的围墙。
I ploughed into him with all the strength I possessed. 我用尽全身的力量向他撞击。
plough out 1. 把…从地里犁出
plough out roots (weeds) 犁除残根(杂草)
2. 除掉；挖出
a gully ploughed out by the heavy rain 大雨冲成的沟渠
plough the sand(s) 见 sand
plough through 费力地通过；奋力前进；费劲地阅读
plough through the snow 涉雪而过
plough through a crowd 用力从人群中挤过去
The ship ploughed through the waves. 船破浪前进。
plough through hundreds of pages of material to unearth a single fact 为找一个事实而费力地查阅数百页资料
plough under 1. 把(草等)犁入土中作肥料；〈美〉(为缓解生产过剩)把(庄稼)犁入土中
2. 〈口〉使消失；毁掉；压倒
plough under a talented student 埋没有才能的学生
plough up 1. 犁(地)，翻(土)；使有沟脊
plough up the earth with tractors 用拖拉机翻土
Tanks had ploughed up muddy roads. 坦克开过泥泞的道路留下了道道车辙。
2. 把…从地里犁出
plough up roots 把根犁出
3. 割破；抓破；挫伤
put (或 set) one's hand to the plough 见 hand |