- an implement consisting of a heavy frame set with teeth or tines which is dragged over ploughed land to break up clods, remove weeds, and cover seed耙。
with obj.
1
- draw a harrow over (land)用耙耙(地)。
2
- cause distress to使痛苦, 折磨:
Todd could take it, whereas I'm harrowed by it
托德可以忍受, 但是我却感到很痛苦
as adj. harrowing a harrowing film about racism and violence.有关种族主义和暴力的令人痛苦的电影。
派生词
harrower
nounharrowingly
adverb词源
Middle English: from Old Norse herfi; obscurely related to Dutch hark 'rake'.