英语词汇“plow”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	plow
释义	plow —plowable, adj. —plowability, n. —plower, n. /plow/, n. 1. an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil. 2. any of various implements resembling or suggesting this, as a kind of plane for cutting grooves or a contrivance for clearing away snow from a road or track. 3. Type Founding. (formerly) an instrument for cutting the groove in the foot of type. 4. Bookbinding. a device for trimming the edges of the leaves by hand. 5. (cap.) Astron. a. the constellation Ursa Major. b. the Big Dipper. v.t. 6. to turn up (soil) with a plow. 7. to make (a furrow) with a plow. 8. to tear up, cut into, or make a furrow, groove, etc. in (a surface) with or as if with a plow (often fol. by up): The tractor plowed up an acre of trees. 9. to clear by the use of a plow, esp. a snowplow (sometimes fol. by out): The city's work crews were busily plowing the streets after the blizzard. 10. to invest, as capital (often fol. by into): to plow several hundred million into developing new oil fields. 11. to reinvest or reutilize (usually fol. by back): to plow profits back into new plants and equipment. 12. (of a ship, boat, animal, etc.) a. to cleave the surface of (the water): beavers plowing the pond. b. to make (a way) or follow (a course) in this manner: The yacht plowed an easterly course through the choppy Atlantic. 13. Slang (vulgar). to have sexual intercourse with. v.i. 14. to till the soil or work with a plow. 15. to take plowing in a specified way: land that plows easily. 16. to move forcefully through something in the manner of a plow (often fol. by through, into, along, etc.): The cop plowed through the crowd, chasing after the thief. The car plowed into our house. 17. to proceed in a slow, laborious, and steady manner (often fol. by through): The researcher plowed through a pile of reports. 18. to move through water by cleaving the surface: a ship plowing through a turbulent sea. 19. plow under, a. to bury under soil by plowing. b. to cause to disappear; force out of existence; overwhelm: Many mom-and-pop groceries have been plowed under by the big chain stores. Also, esp. Brit., plough. [bef. 1100; ME plouh, plugh(e), plough(e), OE ploh; c. G Pflug plow]
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