lawnmower
lawnmower — noun
1. a piece of equipment with spinning blades that you push or ride on to cut grass
1.名詞B1
釋義
a piece of equipment with spinning blades that you push or ride on to cut grass in a garden or park so that it stays short and neat.
例句
Chidi pushed the lawnmower across the front garden on Saturday morning.
push + lawnmower (direct object)
The lawnmower that Ignacio bought last spring needs new blades.
Electric lawnmowers are much lighter than petrol ones.
"Can you teach me how to start the lawnmower?" Ada asked her uncle.
Before winter arrived, Niran stored the lawnmower in the shed behind the house.
同義詞
- mower
shortened form, very common in everyday casual speech and writing
文法句型
a/the lawnmower
[adjective] lawnmower
用法筆記
Lawnmower is a countable noun and must be used with an article (a / the) or a determiner in most contexts.
常見錯誤
❌I cut the grass with lawnmower.
✅I cut the grass with a lawnmower.
💡countable nouns require an article or determiner.
❌I borrowed my neighbour's lawn mower.
✅I borrowed my neighbour's lawnmower.
💡modern standard spelling is one word.