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

plough

(plaʊ )

Word forms: ploughs , ploughing , ploughed regional note: in AM, use plow

1. countable noun

A plough is a large farming tool with sharp blades which is pulled across the soil to turn it over, usually before seeds are planted.

2. See also snowplough

3. verb

When someone ploughs an area of land, they turn over the soil using a plough.

They ploughed nearly 100,000 acres of virgin moorland. [VERB noun]

...a carefully ploughed field. [VERB-ed]

Synonyms: turn over, dig, till, ridge

ploughing uncountable noun

There is plenty of land around that needs ploughing.

4. under the plough phrase [verb-link PHRASE, PHRASE after verb]

If an area of land is under the plough, it is used for growing crops. If land is brought or put under the plough, it is ploughed for the first time and is then used for growing crops.

There was not one inch of soil that was not under the plough.

...as we put more and more wilderness under the plough.

5. to plough a furrow phrase

If you say that someone ploughs a particular furrow or ploughs their own furrow, you mean that their activities or interests are different or isolated from those of other people. [British]

Cale has ploughed a more esoteric furrow as a recording artist.

The government is more than adept at ploughing its own diplomatic furrow.

Phrasal verbs:

plough back

phrasal verb [usually passive]

If profits are ploughed back into a business, they are used to increase the size of the business or to improve it. [business]

About 70 per cent of its profits are being ploughed back into the investment programme. [be V-ed P + into]

plough into

1. phrasal verb

If something, for example a car, ploughs into something else, it goes out of control and crashes violently into it.

A young girl was seriously hurt when a car ploughed into her on a crossing. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

2. phrasal verb

If you say that money is ploughed into something such as a business or a service, you are emphasizing that the amount of money which is invested in it or spent on it in order to improve it is very large. [business, emphasis]

Huge sums of private capital will be ploughed into the ailing industries of the east. [be V-ed P n/v-ing]

He claimed he ploughed all his money into his antique business. [V n P n/v-ing]

plough on

phrasal verb [no passive]

If you plough on, you continue moving or trying to complete something, even though it takes a lot of effort to go on.

The King, however dispirited, ploughs on. [VERB PARTICLE]

The Chancellor has opted to plough on with policies that could run his coalition on to the rocks. [VERB PARTICLE with noun]

plough through

1. phrasal verb [no passive]

If you plough through something such as a large meal or a long piece of work, you finally finish it although it takes a lot of effort.

Researchers have ploughed through 16,000 different pieces of classical, rock and jazz music. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

He used to plough through a daily diet of a dozen eggs and four pints of milk. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

2. phrasal verb [no passive]

If someone ploughs through a place or if a ship ploughs through water, they move through it, especially with great effort.

Mr. Dambar watched her plough through the grass. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

The ship ploughed through the waves. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

3. phrasal verb [no passive]

If a vehicle or a missile ploughs through something, it goes violently or carelessly through it as though it is out of control.

The car ploughed through three gardens and flattened a tree. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

plough up

phrasal verb

If someone ploughs up an area of land, they plough it, usually in order to turn it into land used for growing crops.

It would pay farmers to plough up the scrub and plant wheat. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

Idioms:

plough a lonely furrow or plough a lone furrow

to do something by yourself and in your own way, without any help or support from other people

It seems that Shattock was something of an original thinker, ploughing a lonely furrow.

Translations:

Chinese: 犁, 犁

Japanese: 鋤, 耕す

单词	plough
释义	plough (plaʊ ) Word forms: ploughs , ploughing , ploughed regional note: in AM, use plow 1. countable noun A plough is a large farming tool with sharp blades which is pulled across the soil to turn it over, usually before seeds are planted. 2. See also snowplough 3. verb When someone ploughs an area of land, they turn over the soil using a plough. They ploughed nearly 100,000 acres of virgin moorland. [VERB noun] ...a carefully ploughed field. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: turn over, dig, till, ridge ploughing uncountable noun There is plenty of land around that needs ploughing. 4. under the plough phrase [verb-link PHRASE, PHRASE after verb] If an area of land is under the plough, it is used for growing crops. If land is brought or put under the plough, it is ploughed for the first time and is then used for growing crops. There was not one inch of soil that was not under the plough. ...as we put more and more wilderness under the plough. 5. to plough a furrow phrase If you say that someone ploughs a particular furrow or ploughs their own furrow, you mean that their activities or interests are different or isolated from those of other people. [British] Cale has ploughed a more esoteric furrow as a recording artist. The government is more than adept at ploughing its own diplomatic furrow. Phrasal verbs: plough back phrasal verb [usually passive] If profits are ploughed back into a business, they are used to increase the size of the business or to improve it. [business] About 70 per cent of its profits are being ploughed back into the investment programme. [be V-ed P + into] plough into 1. phrasal verb If something, for example a car, ploughs into something else, it goes out of control and crashes violently into it. A young girl was seriously hurt when a car ploughed into her on a crossing. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb If you say that money is ploughed into something such as a business or a service, you are emphasizing that the amount of money which is invested in it or spent on it in order to improve it is very large. [business, emphasis] Huge sums of private capital will be ploughed into the ailing industries of the east. [be V-ed P n/v-ing] He claimed he ploughed all his money into his antique business. [V n P n/v-ing] plough on phrasal verb [no passive] If you plough on, you continue moving or trying to complete something, even though it takes a lot of effort to go on. The King, however dispirited, ploughs on. [VERB PARTICLE] The Chancellor has opted to plough on with policies that could run his coalition on to the rocks. [VERB PARTICLE with noun] plough through 1. phrasal verb [no passive] If you plough through something such as a large meal or a long piece of work, you finally finish it although it takes a lot of effort. Researchers have ploughed through 16,000 different pieces of classical, rock and jazz music. [VERB PARTICLE noun] He used to plough through a daily diet of a dozen eggs and four pints of milk. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb [no passive] If someone ploughs through a place or if a ship ploughs through water, they move through it, especially with great effort. Mr. Dambar watched her plough through the grass. [VERB PARTICLE noun] The ship ploughed through the waves. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 3. phrasal verb [no passive] If a vehicle or a missile ploughs through something, it goes violently or carelessly through it as though it is out of control. The car ploughed through three gardens and flattened a tree. [VERB PARTICLE noun] plough up phrasal verb If someone ploughs up an area of land, they plough it, usually in order to turn it into land used for growing crops. It would pay farmers to plough up the scrub and plant wheat. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Idioms: plough a lonely furrow or plough a lone furrow to do something by yourself and in your own way, without any help or support from other people It seems that Shattock was something of an original thinker, ploughing a lonely furrow. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 犁, 犁 Japanese: 鋤, 耕す
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