| 词汇 | ploughman |
| 释义 | ploughman noun[ C ] UK(USplowman)uk /ˈplaʊ.mən/ us /ˈplaʊ.mən/plural-menuk /-mən/us a man whose job is to direct a plough by leading a horse or other animal that is pulling it把犁人 Farmers & farm workers crofter dairymaid farmer farmhand gentleman farmer homesteader landholder market gardener non-farmer orchardist pastoralist peasant peon picker poulterer rancher sharecropper smallholder truck farmer yeoman Examples of ploughmanploughman This represented some 60 days of work for the ploughman and the horses. A ploughman or stockman would have far fewer opportunities to use their expertise and these represented the majority of rural dwellers. I hope that, unlike the weary, plodding ploughman, he will hasten his steps much more quickly on the homeward way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I know that an accountant was sent out as a ploughman. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But the ploughman has to look after and care for the horses; he is also entrusted with the working of a good deal of machinery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I refer to the ploughman or other agricultural worker who has a large family. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Would that apply to ploughman and skilled men generally in agriculture? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The landlords have been the bankers for the farmer and the farmer has been the provider for the ploughman and the agricultural worker. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Take, for example, a case where a man employed six ploughmen, and he wanted to employ seven and work an extra pair of horses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For the essence of the ploughman's complaint is the conditions obtaining not within his farm, but outside it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should point out that the ploughman is a migratory person. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Rain comes in, and the ploughman says that there is water in the house when it rains. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no advantage to the country to lose 10 ploughmen and gain one smallholder. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On many farms the right to collect and sell plovers' eggs has been for many years a perquisite of the shepherd or the ploughman. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Accountants come from the city but ploughmen come from the countryside. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of ploughman These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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