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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- plough
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1.
noun
[US]
[c]
犁
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2.
vt.
[+field]
[ land]
耕
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- plough
[plaʊ]
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1.
n.[c]
犁
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The soil could be worked by light, primitive ploughs.
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这种土可以通过轻巧而原始的犁来耕种。
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2.
noun
北斗七星
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The Plough can be seen in the sky all year round,
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全年都可以在天上看到北斗七星。
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3.
noun
[Person Name]
普劳
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4.
verb
乘风破浪，艰难前进
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I have to just keep on ploughing through the mountains of paperwork on my desk.
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我必须继续做我书桌上如山的作业。
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5.
verb
犁，耕
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The field had not been ploughed for at least 80 years.
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这块地至少有80年没有耕种过了。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- plough
[plaυ]
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1.
n
an agricultural implement with sharp blades, attached to a horse, tractor, etc, for cutting or turning over the earth
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2.
n
any of various similar implements, such as a device for clearing snow
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3.
n
a plane with a narrow blade for cutting grooves in wood
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4.
n
(in agriculture) ploughed land
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5.
vb
to till (the soil) with a plough
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6.
vb
to make (furrows or grooves) in (something) with or as if with a plough
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7.
vb
[when intr, usually foll by through]
to move (through something) in the manner of a plough
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the ship ploughed the water
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8.
vi.
[intr; foll by through]
to work at slowly or perseveringly
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9.
vi.
[intr; foll by into or through]
(of a vehicle) to run uncontrollably into something in its path
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the plane ploughed into the cottage roof
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10.
vt.
[tr; foll by in, up, under, etc]
to turn over (a growing crop, manure, etc) into the earth with a plough
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11.
vi.
[intr]
[Brit]
[Slang]
to fail an examination
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12.
vi.
[Etymology]
Old English plog plough land; related to Old Norse plogr, Old High German pfluoc
Examples
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This is a piece of an old plough.
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这是一款老式犁具。
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Four animals are pulling the plough.
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四只家畜正在拉犁。
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Tomorrow, we're going to plough the field.
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我们明天要去耕地。
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We will disk and plough the land.
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我们将耕耘这片土地。
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The bull wore a wooden collar to pull a plough.
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这只公牛带着木制的轭拉犁。
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The fibrous nature of Linseed makes it impossible to plough back into the soil.
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亚麻籽的纤维特性使它不可能被犁入土壤中。
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I will plough back what I earn into my company.
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我会把我所挣的钱再投进公司。
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The tractors will plough on throughout the night.
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拖拉机整个晚上都在犁地。
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