释义 |
scythe I. \ˈsīth, ÷ˈsī, esp before a vȯiceless consonant (as in “scythestone”) ˈsīth; absence of th or th is more common in the plural than in the singular\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English sithe, from Old English sīthe, sigthe; akin to Middle Low German segede, sigde scythe, Middle Dutch sichte, Old Norse sigthr scythe, sickle, Old English sagu, sage saw — more at saw : an implement used for mowing grass, grain, or other crops and composed of a long curving blade fastened at an angle to a long handle
II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : to cut with or as if with a scythe : mow |