- a number of people or things in a more or less straight line（人或物的）一排, 一行, 一列：
her villa stood in a row of similar ones.
她的别墅坐落于一排相似的别墅中。
- a line of seats in a theatre（戏院的）一排座位：
they sat in the front row.
他们坐在前排。
- often in place names a street with a continuous line of houses along one or both of its sides（常用于地名中、一侧或两侧有房屋的）街, 路：
he lives at 23 Saville Row.
他住在萨维尔街23号。
- a horizontal line of entries in a table（表格的）横线, 横栏。
- a complete line of stitches in knitting or crochet（编结物或钩针织品的）一行针脚（或缝线）。
a hard（或tough）row to hoe
- a difficult task难办的事, 棘手的事。
in a row
- forming a line成一排, 成一行, 成一直线：
four chairs were set in a row.
四张椅子摆成一排。
- informal in succession〈非正式〉连续地, 一连串地：
he jumped nineteen clear rounds in a row.
他连续跳了整整19个圈。
- propel (a boat) with oars划（船）：
out in the bay a small figure was rowing a rubber dinghy.
在远处海湾里, 一个小小身影正在划一只小橡皮划艇。
- no obj., with adverbial of direction travel by propelling a boat in this way划船：
we rowed down the river all day.
我们整天沿河划船而下。
- convey (a passenger) in a boat by propelling it with oars划渡（乘客）; （用船）划送：
her father was rowing her across the lake.
她的父亲划船送她过湖。
- no obj. engage in the sport of rowing, especially competitively参加划船赛; 当赛船划手：
he rowed for England
他参加了英格兰队的赛船
with complement he rowed stroke in the University Eight.他在第八大学船队里当尾桨手。
rower
nounrow someone down
- overtake a team in a rowing race, especially a bumping race（在划船比赛, 尤指赛艇追撞比赛中）追上; 超过。
row someone out
- exhaust someone by rowing使划得筋疲力尽。
row over
- complete the course of a boat race with little effort, owing to the absence or inferiority of competitors（划船比赛中由于对手缺席或水平较低而）一路领先; 轻易取胜。
- chiefly Brit. a noisy acrimonious quarrel〈主英〉吵嚷; 激烈的争吵：
they had a row and she stormed out of the house.
他们激烈争吵, 她怒气冲冲离开了房子。
- a serious dispute争吵, 吵架; 争论：
the director is at the centre of a row over policy decisions.
在决策问题上主任处于争论的中心。
- a loud noise or uproar响声; 闹声, 喧嚣声：
if he's at home he must have heard that row.
如果他在家的话, 他肯定听到了那吵闹声。
- Brit. a severe reprimand〈英〉严厉斥责：
I always got a row if I left food on my plate.
如果我的盘子剩有食物, 我总是挨骂。
- have a quarrel争吵; 吵闹：
they rowed about who would receive the money from the sale
他们为谁将获得销售得来的钱而争吵
she had rowed with her boyfriend the day before.
她前一天和男朋友争吵过。
- with obj. Brit. rebuke severely〈英〉痛斥; 责骂：
she was rowed for leaving her younger brother alone.
她因为没有陪着弟弟而受到责骂。
make（或kick up）a row
- chiefly Brit. make a noise or commotion〈主英〉大吵大闹; 发出喧闹声。
- make a vigorous protest强烈抗议。