英语词汇“harrow”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	harrow
释义	Trends of harrow View usage for: harrow (hæroʊ) Word forms: plural harrows countable noun A harrow is a piece of farm equipment consisting of a row of blades fixed to a heavy frame. When it is pulled over ploughed land, the blades break up large lumps of soil. More Synonyms of harrow harrow in British English 1 (ˈhærəʊ) noun 1. any of various implements used to level the ground, stir the soil, break up clods, destroy weeds, etc, in soil verb 2. (transitive) to draw a harrow over (land) 3. (intransitive) (of soil) to become broken up through harrowing 4. (transitive) to distress; vex Derived forms harrower (ˈharrower) noun harrowing (ˈharrowing) adjective, noun harrowingly (ˈharrowingly) adverb Word origin C13: of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish harv, Swedish harf; related to Middle Dutch harke rake harrow in British English 2 (ˈhærəʊ) verb (transitive) archaic 1. to plunder or ravish 2. (of Christ) to descend into (hell) to rescue righteous souls Derived forms harrowment (ˈharrowment) noun Word origin C13: variant of Old English hergian to harry Harrow in British English (ˈhærəʊ) noun a borough of NW Greater London; site of an English boys' public school founded in 1571 at Harrow-on-the-Hill, a part of this borough. Pop: 210 700 (2003 est). Area: 51 sq km (20 sq miles) Harrow in American English (ˈhæroʊ) 1. borough of Greater London, England: pop. 200,000 2. private preparatory school for boys, in this borough harrow in American English 1 (ˈhæroʊ) noun 1. a frame with spikes or sharp-edged disks, drawn by a horse or tractor and used for breaking up and leveling plowed ground, covering seeds, rooting up weeds, etc. verb transitive 2. to draw a harrow over (land) 3. to cause mental distress to; torment; vex verb intransitive 4. to take harrowing ground that harrows well Derived forms harrower (ˈharrower) noun harrowing (ˈharrowing) adjective harrowingly (ˈharrowingly) adverb Word origin ME harwe < ? OE hearwa: akin to ON harfr < IE (s)kerp-: see harvest harrow in American English 2 (ˈhæroʊ) verb transitive Archaic to rob, plunder, or pillage Idioms: harrow hell Word origin ME harwen, herien < OE hergian: see harry Image of harrow © jennyt, Shutterstock Examples of 'harrow' in a sentence harrow The story twists into harrowing territory and asks complex moral questions. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The harrowing footage showed her being carried to hospital by a distraught companion. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The harrowing account of how the corporal was wounded reduced many in the audience to tears. The Sun (2010) This harrowing film pieces the story together. Times, Sunday Times (2007) He befriends a survivor and teases from him a harrowing survival story. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It is a harrowing yet unsentimental account of his childhood. Times, Sunday Times (2006) This harrowing film is not easy viewing. The Sun (2016) Drama based on a harrowing true story. The Sun (2006) And this is where this already gritty film becomes chillingly harrowing. Times, Sunday Times (2014) But this harrowing story recounts a life endured with stoicism. Times, Sunday Times (2016) They have harrowing tales to tell. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Throughout questioning, more harrowing details came to light. The Sun (2015) The film doesn't stint on the harrowing details of families wrenched apart. Times, Sunday Times (2011) This is a harrowing tale of poverty and class divide in Scotland. Times, Sunday Times (2013) What he paints is a harrowing image of Hell. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Watch victim's harrowing account of crash online. The Sun (2007) There were 100 people there and almost all of them had really harrowing tales to tell. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It keeps pounding away, with one harrowing and horrifying image after another. Times, Sunday Times (2007) In writing this moving, harrowing account he has done them a noble service. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Their tales are harrowing, with women suffering permanent injuries. The Sun (2014) But the key to the film's success is the harrowing detail in which the impact of the crash and its aftermath are shown. The Sun (2009) But the charges they faced - and the harrowing details that emerged yesterday - showed it was anything but. The Sun (2009) All related terms of 'harrow' disc harrow a harrow with sharp-edged slightly concave discs mounted on horizontal shafts and used to cut clods or debris on the surface of the soil or to cover seed after planting disk harrow a harrow with sharp , revolving circular blades , used to break up soil for sowing drag harrow a type of harrow consisting of heavy beams, often with spikes inserted , used to crush clods , level soil, or prepare seedbeds harrow hell to enter hell and rescue the righteous brake harrow a device for slowing or stopping a vehicle, wheel , shaft , etc, or for keeping it stationary , esp by means of friction spike-tooth harrow a harrow with sharp teeth drag If you drag something, you pull it along the ground, often with difficulty. brake Brakes are devices in a vehicle that make it go slower or stop . (verb) in the sense of distress Synonyms distress I did not want to frighten or distress her. tear Torn by guilt, they gave a mandate to protect civilians. wound He was deeply wounded by the treachery of his closest friends. rend (literary) pain that rends the heart torture He would not torture her further by arguing. rack a teenager racked with guilt torment At times, memories returned to torment her. harass a celebrity routinely harassed by the paparazzi wring vex Everything about that man vexes me. agonize perturb lacerate He was born into a family already lacerated with tensions and divisions. Additional synonyms in the sense of harass Definition to trouble or annoy (someone) by repeated attacks, questions, or problems a celebrity routinely harassed by the paparazzi Synonyms annoy, trouble, bother, worry, harry, disturb, devil (informal), plague, bait, hound, torment, hassle (informal), badger, persecute, exasperate, pester, vex, breathe down someone's neck, chivvy (British), give someone grief (British, South Africa), be on your back (slang), beleaguer in the sense of lacerate Definition to hurt (the feelings) He was born into a family already lacerated with tensions and divisions. Synonyms hurt, wound, rend, torture, distress, torment, afflict, harrow in the sense of rack Definition to cause great suffering to a teenager racked with guilt Synonyms torture, distress, torment, harass, afflict, oppress, harrow, crucify, agonize, pain, excruciate Nearby words of harrow harpoon harridan harried harrow harrowing harry harsh Synonyms of 'harrow' harrow Explore 'harrow' in the dictionary
随便看	to clap eyes on someone to lay eyes on something to set eyes on something to clap one's hands to clap or lay or set eyes on sb/sth to clap sb in irons to clap sb on the back to classify sb/sth as sth to class sb/sth as to clatter around to claw at the air to clean one's teeth to cleanse sth of sth to clean/tidy/clear up after sb to clean up your act to clear a passage (through sth) to clear a profit to clear a space for sth to clear one's throat to clear sb of doing sth to clear sth from sth to clear the air to clear the decks to clear the table to clear your throat to-clear-your-throat to click into place to fall/fit into place

　

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