新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

plough

英  [plaʊ]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • ploughs

    1[C 可数名词]

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

    双语例句

    例:

    There are new tractors and new ploughs in the machinery lot.

    机器设备场里有新拖拉机和新耕犁。

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词
  • plough back

    1[PHRASAL 短语] 把…再投资

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

    双语例句

    例:

    cash profits that are quickly ploughed back into the market.

    很快又投资到市场中去的现金收益。

    VERB. 动词
  • ploughs , ploughing , ploughed

    1[T 及物动词] 犁(地)

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

    双语例句

    例:

    They were no longer using mules and horses to plough their fields.

    他们那时已不再用骡子和马来犁地了。

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