plow
plow — noun
1. a large farming tool with one or more curved metal blades that cuts through and
a large farming tool with one or more curved metal blades that cuts through and turns over soil. Animals or tractors pull it across fields to prepare the land for planting seeds
Hugo hitched the plow to the tractor and turned over the field for spring planting.
collocation: hitch a plow to a tractor / pull a plow
The iron plow broke through the dry, hard soil of the old pasture.
collocation: break soil / turn over soil with a plow
Before the invention of the steel plow, farmers used wooden tools that wore out quickly.
Minh's father walked behind the ox-drawn plow, guiding it across the muddy rice paddy.
The museum has an ancient plow with a single curved blade made of bronze.
- tiller
a smaller machine for breaking up soil, used in gardens rather than large fields
用法筆記
The spelling 'plow' is standard in American English; 'plough' is used in British, Australian, and other Commonwealth varieties of English.
常見錯誤
plow — verb
- plowpresent simple I / you / we / they
- plows3rd person singular
- plowing-ing form
- plowedpast simple
1. to dig into and turn over soil with a plow, especially in order to prepare land
to dig into and turn over soil with a plow, especially in order to prepare land for growing crops
Every November, the farmers plow the wheat fields to prepare for the next growing season.
transitive: plow + field/land/soil
The land had not been plowed in years, so weeds covered the entire slope.
passive: land/field is plowed
Inês watched her uncle plow the back garden with a small hand-pulled machine.
Sahil learned to plow straight furrows across the field without leaving gaps.
These heavy clay soils are hard to plow when they are too wet.
文法句型
plow + noun phrase (field/land/soil)
plow + adverb particle (under/up)
用法筆記
Often used with direct objects referring to land surfaces (field, soil, land, pasture). Can also be used intransitively without an object: 'The tractor was plowing all morning.'
常見錯誤
2. to keep moving forward with steady, strong effort, pushing through something tha
to keep moving forward with steady, strong effort, pushing through something that resists — for example, a boat moving through rough water, a person pushing through a crowd, or someone working through a large amount of tasks
The rescue boat plowed through the rough waves to reach the sinking ship.
intransitive: plow through [obstacle]
Amani plowed through the last chapters of her textbook before the final exam.
Tamar ignored the rain and plowed ahead with her training run across the park.
The buffalo plowed into the tall grass, knocking it flat on both sides.
Mark plowed steadily through the pile of paperwork on his desk all afternoon.
- forge
implies steady, determined forward movement — more literary and less concrete in feel
- push through
less forceful, more neutral in register; works for crowds, tasks, and difficulties
文法句型
plow + through + noun phrase
plow + into + noun phrase
plow + ahead
plow (through) + noun phrase (as object)
用法筆記
Frequently used with a directional preposition or particle (through, into, ahead). The direct object is the obstacle or medium being pushed through. The literary transitive use (e.g. 'ships plowing the sea') is less common in everyday speech.