| 单词 | to plough a lonely furrow |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto plough a lonely (also solitary) furrow P3. to plough a furrow and variants: to pursue a particular course of action. to plough a lonely (also solitary) furrow: to carry on without help, support, or companionship. ΚΠ 1901 Ld. Rosebery in Times 20 July 15/5 I must proceed alone. I must plough my furrow alone. 1921 S. de Madariaga in J. E. C. Flitch tr. M. de Unamuno Tragic Sense of Life in Men & Peoples p. xx Unamuno lives in Salamanca very much as Wordsworth lived in the Lake District..hence in both a certain proclivity towards ploughing a solitary furrow and becoming self-centred. 1952 A. Wilson Hemlock & After ii. ii. 129 At any rate, he'll have a supporter at last... He ploughs such a lonely furrow. 1978 Lancashire Life Nov. 39/2 No easy task, with everybody else ploughing the same furrow. 1993 I. Welsh Trainspotting 241 I liked Tom; he ploughed a lonely furrow, always trying to be positive. < as lemmas |
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