plough 音标拼音: [pl'ɑʊ] [pl'o]
n . 犁,耕地
vi . 用犁耕田,开路
vt . 耕,犁,开路
犁,耕地用犁耕田,开路耕,犁,开路
Plough n 1 :
a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major [
synonym : {
Big Dipper }, {
Dipper }, {
Plough }, {
Charles '
s Wain }, {
Wain }, {
Wagon }]
2 :
a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing [
synonym : {
plow }, {
plough }]
v 1 :
move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil ; "
The ship plowed through the water "
[
synonym : {
plow }, {
plough }]
2 :
to break and turn over earth especially with a plow ; "
Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week "; "
turn the earth in the Spring " [
synonym : {
plow }, {
plough }, {
turn }]
Plough \
Plough \,
n . &
v .
See {
Plow }.
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Plow \
Plow \,
Plough \
Plough \ (
plou ),
n . [
OE .
plouh ,
plou ,
AS .
pl [=
o ]
h ;
akin to D .
ploeg ,
G .
pflug ,
OHG .
pfluog ,
pfluoh ,
Icel .
pl [=
o ]
gr ,
Sw .
plog ,
Dan .
ploug ,
plov ,
Russ .
plug ',
Lith .
plugas .]
1 .
A well -
known implement ,
drawn by horses ,
mules ,
oxen ,
or other power ,
for turning up the soil to prepare it for bearing crops ;
also used to furrow or break up the soil for other purposes ;
as ,
the subsoil plow ;
the draining plow .
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Where fern succeeds ungrateful to the plow .
--
Dryden .
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2 .
Fig .:
Agriculture ;
husbandry . --
Johnson .
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3 .
A carucate of land ;
a plowland . [
Obs .] [
Eng .]
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Johan ,
mine eldest son ,
shall have plowes five .
--
Tale of Gamelyn .
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4 .
A joiner '
s plane for making grooves ;
a grooving plane .
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5 . (
Bookbinding )
An implement for trimming or shaving off the edges of books .
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6 . (
Astron .)
Same as {
Charles '
s Wain }.
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{
Ice plow },
a plow used for cutting ice on rivers ,
ponds ,
etc .,
into cakes suitable for storing . [
U .
S .]
{
Mackerel plow }.
See under {
Mackerel }.
{
Plow alms },
a penny formerly paid by every plowland to the church . --
Cowell .
{
Plow beam },
that part of the frame of a plow to which the draught is applied .
See {
Beam },
n .,
9 .
{
Plow Monday },
the Monday after Twelth Day ,
or the end of Christmas holidays .
{
Plow staff }.
(
a )
A kind of long -
handled spade or paddle for cleaning the plowshare ;
a paddle staff .
(
b )
A plow handle .
{
Snow plow },
a structure ,
usually [
Lambda ]-
shaped ,
for removing snow from sidewalks ,
railroads ,
etc ., --
drawn or driven by a horse or a locomotive .
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Plow
Plow \
Plow \,
Plough \
Plough \ (
plou ),
v .
i .
To labor with ,
or as with ,
a plow ;
to till or turn up the soil with a plow ;
to prepare the soil or bed for anything .
--
Shak .
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Doth the plowman plow all day to sow ? --
Isa .
xxviii .
24 .
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Plowable
Plow \
Plow \,
Plough \
Plough \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Plowed }
(
ploud )
or {
Ploughed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Plowing }
or {
Ploughing }.]
1 .
To turn up ,
break up ,
or trench ,
with a plow ;
to till with ,
or as with ,
a plow ;
as ,
to plow the ground ;
to plow a field .
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2 .
To furrow ;
to make furrows ,
grooves ,
or ridges in ;
to run through ,
as in sailing .
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Let patient Octavia plow thy visage up With her prepared nails . --
Shak .
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With speed we plow the watery way . --
Pope .
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3 . (
Bookbinding )
To trim ,
or shave off the edges of ,
as a book or paper ,
with a plow .
See {
Plow },
n .,
5 .
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4 . (
Joinery )
To cut a groove in ,
as in a plank ,
or the edge of a board ;
especially ,
a rectangular groove to receive the end of a shelf or tread ,
the edge of a panel ,
a tongue ,
etc .
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{
To plow in },
to cover by plowing ;
as ,
to plow in wheat .
{
To plow up },
to turn out of the ground by plowing .
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Plow
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PLOUGH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary PLOUGH definition: 1 a large farming tool with blades that digs the soil in fields so that seeds can be planted 2 If… Learn more