plough

发音

英 [plaʊ]word uk audio image

美 [plaʊ] word us audio image

  • n.
    耕作,耕地
    [天]北斗七星
    〈英俚〉(主考人评定)不及格
  • vt.& vi.
    用犁耕田
    开路
    破浪前进
    投(资)

单词词源

plough 犁

来自古英语plog,犁,犁过的土地,来自Proto-Germanic*plogaz,犁,可能来自PIE*plek,弯, 转,词源同ply,complicate.

双语例句

1. The plough was heavier than the tools formerly used by farmers .
犁比原来的农民使用的工具更加重。
2. Professional lobbyists willing to plough through the process therefore often have a big advantage .
因此有意钻研这一活动的专业法案说客优势就很明显。
3. During the first world war , british soldiers in the trenches became convinced that the french farmers who continued to plough their fields behind british lines were secretly signalling the german artillery .
第一次世界大战期间,战壕里的英国士兵认定在他们后方继续耕地的法国农民暗中给德国炮兵部队发信号。
4. With the advent of the plough , however , farming became the work of men .
然而,犁的出现,使得农活成了男人的工作。
5. To guide the plough , to bind the sheaves , is joy .
使犁、捆草是一种快乐。

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