plow
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 plow (US) noun
plural plows
1 plow (US)
noun
plural plows
Learner's definition of PLOW
[count]
1
: a piece of farm equipment that is used to dig into and turn over soil especially to prepare the soil for planting犁
2
: snowplow
under the plow
of land : used for growing crops（土地）用于耕作的
- The amount of local land under the plow is decreasing.当地的耕地面积正在减少。
2 plow (US) verb
or British plough /ˈplaʊ/
plows; plowed; plowing
2 plow (US)
verb
or British plough /ˈplaʊ/
plows; plowed; plowing
Learner's definition of PLOW
1
[+ object] : to dig into or break up (dirt, soil, land, etc.) with a plow犁（田）；耕（地）；翻（土）
- The soil was freshly plowed.那块地刚刚犁过。
- They used oxen to plow the field.他们用牛耕地。
- Plow the weeds back into the soil. [=use a plow to bury the weeds]用犁把杂草翻入土中。
2
chiefly US : to use a snowplow to remove snow from a road, parking lot, etc.（用铲雪机）铲雪
[+ object]
- My street hasn't been plowed yet.我这条街道上的雪还没铲掉。
- We hired someone to plow the snow from our driveway.我们雇了个人铲私家车道上的雪。
[no object]
- The town won't start plowing until the storm is almost over.城里的人们要等暴风雪快停时才开始铲雪。
3
: to move through, over, or across (something) in a forceful and steady way费力穿过；奋力通过
[+ object]
- a ship/whale plowing the ocean在海里破浪前行的船/鲸
- They continued to plow their way through the tall grass.他们继续吃力地穿过那片高高的草丛。
[no object]
— followed by an adverb or preposition接副词或介词 - A series of damaging storms plowed across the state last fall.去年秋天，一系列破坏力强的风暴横扫这个州。
- We plowed through the crowd.我们奋力挤过人群。
4
always followed by an adverb or preposition, [no object] : to do something difficult in a slow or steady way（缓慢或稳步地）艰难推进
- She spent several hours plowing through the paperwork on her desk.她花了数小时一点点处理完堆在桌上的全部文件。
plough a furrow
plow ahead
[phrasal verb] : to continue to do something without being stopped by problems or opposition继续艰难推进（某事）
- The city is plowing ahead with plans to demolish the building.市政府继续艰难地实施拆除这栋建筑的计划。
plow into
[phrasal verb] 1
plow into (someone or something) : to crash into (someone or something) usually at a high speed猛地撞上（某人或某物）
- The car plowed into the guardrail.那辆车猛地撞上了护栏。
2
plow (money, profits, etc.) into (something) : to invest (money, profits, etc.) in (something) : to put (money) into (something)投入（资金、利润等）于… — often + back
- The company plowed millions of dollars into research.这家公司投入数百万美元用于科研。
- For the first 10 years, the profits were all plowed back into the company.头10年，利润全部用于公司再投资。
plow on
[phrasal verb] : to continue doing something that is slow and difficult继续从事；苦撑
- I was discouraged, but I plowed on.我灰心丧气，但还是继续苦撑着。