| 词汇 | ploughshare |
| 释义 | ploughshare noun[ C ] UK(USplowshare)uk /ˈplaʊ.ʃeər/ us /ˈplaʊ.ʃer/ the sharp blade of a plough犁铧，铧头 Murika/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Farm vehicles & equipment all-terrain vehicle ATV binder Caterpillar tractor combine goad harrow harvester milker milking machine planter plough reaper scarecrow seeder sifter sorter spreader tractor yoke Examples of ploughshareploughshare The production of ploughshares and other spares, and of machinery generally, is steadily increasing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Do you know that an ordinary ploughshare when it is in use us pulled through soil for a distance of twelve miles in a day. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us strike, then, and hammer out here a ploughshare which will till the world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Now we know what has happened about steel and about ploughshares, and some of us are beginning to have a few doubts about houses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it surprising that at the end of the twelve miles the ploughshare is worn out and a new one is wanted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of them just bought an iron ploughshare. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To my mind, it is quite astounding that a farmer should be unable to get all the ploughshares he needs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not produce ploughshares; they are produced by the manufacturers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have been trying successfully to increase the number of ploughshares during the last few months. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sorry to interrupt, but could we have some ploughshares? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The other day we were hunting over the county to find ploughshares. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Production of ploughshares is increasing steadily and the manufacturers have assured me that available supplies are distributed as evenly as possible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But owing to the dry season we have had this year, ploughshares are breaking off like carrots the moment they are put into the ground. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should have gone right into all the industrial establishments, taken them out of the hands of the industrialists and turned their arms into ploughshares. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Under the safety at work legislation, one cannot have unguarded machinery because one can sell a ploughshare cheaper without the safety at work legislation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of ploughshare 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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