plough

🇬🇧 UK/plau/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A farming tool pulled through the ground to break soil into furrows for planting

v.

To turn over soil with a plough; to move forcefully through something

犁地,耕地;强行穿过

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
ploughother
=plough

Common Collocations

  • 1.horse-drawn plough马拉犁
  • 2.put one's hand to the plough着手做某事/坚持到底
  • 3.[plough through]艰难地穿越/埋头苦干
  • 4.snow plough扫雪犁

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The farmer guided the plough steadily across the muddy field before spring planting.

  • 2.

    Traditional wooden ploughs have largely been replaced by modern machinery in Europe.

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