| 单词 | furrow |
| 释义 | furrow (fʌroʊ , US fɜːr- ) Word forms: furrows , furrowing , furrowed 1. countable noun A furrow is a long, thin line in the earth which a farmer makes in order to plant seeds or to allow water to flow along. 2. countable noun A furrow is a deep, fairly wide line in the surface of something. Dirt bike trails crisscrossed the grassy furrows. Synonyms: groove, line, channel, hollow 3. countable noun A furrow is a deep fold or line in the skin of someone's face. ...the deep furrows that marked the corners of his mouth. Synonyms: wrinkle, line, crease, crinkle 4. verb If someone furrows their brow or forehead or if it furrows, deep folds appear in it because the person is annoyed, unhappy, or confused. [written] My bank manager furrowed his brow, fingered his calculator and finally pronounced 'Aha!' [VERB noun] Midge's forehead furrowed as she saw that several were drinking. [VERB] Fatigue and stress quickly result in a dull complexion and a furrowed brow. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: wrinkle, knit, draw together, crease 5. to plough a furrow phrase If you say that someone ploughs a particular furrow or ploughs their own furrow, you mean that their activities or interests are different or isolated from those of other people. [British] Cale has ploughed a more esoteric furrow as a recording artist. The government is more than adept at ploughing its own diplomatic furrow. Idioms: plough a lonely furrow or plough a lone furrow to do something by yourself and in your own way, without any help or support from other people It seems that Shattock was something of an original thinker, ploughing a lonely furrow. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 垄沟 Japanese: 畝間 |
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