(past participle mowed 或mown/məʊn/)with obj.
1- cut down (an area of grass) with a machine用机器给(长草的地方)割(或刈)草:
Roger mowed the lawn
罗杰给草坪刈草
as adj. mown the delicious smell of newly mown grass.刚割下的青草芳香的气息。
1.1
- chiefly historical cut down (grass or a cereal crop) with a scythe〈主史〉用镰刀割(草, 谷类作物)。
派生词
mower
noun词源
Old English māwan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch maaien, German mähen 'mow', also to MEAD2 .
短语动词
mow someone down
1
- kill someone with a fusillade of bullets or other missiles(用枪等将人)撂倒; 扫灭; 残杀。
1.1
- recklessly knock down someone with a car or other vehicle(用汽车等)撞倒。