plow
plow — 名詞
1. a large farming tool with one or more curved metal blades that cuts through and
犁
用於翻鬆土壤的農具
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.
Hugo 把犁掛到拖拉機上，翻整田地以進行春耕。
collocation: hitch a plow to a tractor / pull a plow
The iron plow broke through the dry, hard soil of the old pasture.
這把鐵犁劃開了舊牧場乾硬的土地。
collocation: break soil / turn over soil with a plow
Before the invention of the steel plow, farmers used wooden tools that wore out quickly.
在鋼犁發明之前，農夫使用的木製工具很快就會磨損。
Minh's father walked behind the ox-drawn plow, guiding it across the muddy rice paddy.
Minh 的父親走在牛拉的犁後面，引導它穿越泥濘的稻田。
The museum has an ancient plow with a single curved blade made of bronze.
博物館收藏了一把單彎刀片的青銅古犁。
- 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 — 動詞
- 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
犁（地）
用犁翻鬆土壤或田地
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.
每年十一月，農民犁過麥田，為下一個生長季做準備。
transitive: plow + field/land/soil
The land had not been plowed in years, so weeds covered the entire slope.
這片土地多年未曾犁過，雜草覆蓋了整個斜坡。
passive: land/field is plowed
Inês watched her uncle plow the back garden with a small hand-pulled machine.
Inês 看著她舅舅用一台小型手拉機器犁後院。
Sahil learned to plow straight furrows across the field without leaving gaps.
Sahil 學會了在田地裡犁出筆直的犁溝，不留空隙。
These heavy clay soils are hard to plow when they are too wet.
這種重黏土在太濕的時候很難犁。
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
推進；衝破
費力而穩定地前進或穿過
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.
救援船破浪前進，駛向正在下沉的船隻。
intransitive: plow through [obstacle]
Amani plowed through the last chapters of her textbook before the final exam.
Amani 在期末考前奮力啃完了課本的最後幾章。
Tamar ignored the rain and plowed ahead with her training run across the park.
Tamar 不理會下雨，繼續在公園裡進行訓練跑步。
The buffalo plowed into the tall grass, knocking it flat on both sides.
水牛衝入高草叢中，將兩旁的草壓平。
Mark plowed steadily through the pile of paperwork on his desk all afternoon.
Mark 整個下午埋頭處理桌上那一大堆文書工作。
- 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.