| 词汇 | plow |
| 释义 | plow noun, verb uk /plaʊ/ us /plaʊ/ US spelling ofplough（plough的美式拼写） Farm vehicles & equipment all-terrain vehicle ATV binder combine goad harrow harvester milking machine planter plough ploughshare reaper seeder sifter sorter spreader tractor yoke plow | American Dictionaryplow noun[ C ] us/plɑʊ/ plownoun[C] (TOOL)a large farming tool with blades that dig into the earth, or a large, curved blade fixed to the front of a vehicle that moves snow or sand plow verb us/plɑʊ/ plowverb (FORCE)[ always+ adv/prep ] to force your way, or to advance slowly although it is difficult: [ I ]His truck left the road and plowed through some small trees. [ T ]He picked the book up again and plowed his way through two more chapters. plowverb (INVEST)[ Talways+ adv/prep ] to invest money in a business to make it successful: If we’re hit by higher taxes, we’ll have a little less to plow back into the business. plowverb (TOOL)[ I/T ] to dig into the earth with a large farming tool to make the earth ready for planting, or to move snow or sand away from an area with a large, curved blade fixed to the front of a vehicle: [ T ]It rained so much I thought I’d have to plow the crops under. [ I ]I won’t be able to drive to the store until they plow. Examples of plowplow The introduction of intensive plow agriculture would improve the standard of living, promote population growth and result in densely-settled communities. For digging, they use a long-handled wooden plow (kebinde) with a paddle-like end that is reinforced with an iron cutting edge. A light plow or hoe was used to till the most common crops of grain, grapes, and olives. For example, herbicide-resistant plants may also allow reductions in plowing (as opposed to conventional chemical applications) and thus reduce wind and water sediment damages. Their evolutionist pronouncements became less coherent and confident, abandoning for example the idea that the plow would lead inevitably to the transformation of domestic organization. Effects of plowing depth and deep incorporation of lime and phosphorus upon physical and chemical properties of two coastal plain soils after 15 years. Microbial biomass and mineralizable nitrogen distributions in no-tillage and plowed soils. Mechanization would make green-manuring on a large scale possible because tractor-drawn plows had the capacity to turn over and bury the green manure crop. Despite the lack of state assistance or commercial loans, some were even able to purchase farm equipment, such as plows and even trucks. The fool offers the plow-jogger an opportunity for some fun. Farmers till on average once a year with either animal traction or chisel or disk plows. Such crops are called green manures when they are not harvested but plowed back into the soil for the benefit of the subsequent crop. In addition, companies often sent outdated models with little consideration of whether a tractor could be connected to a plow, harrow, or baler. Agricultural soil manipulation: the use of bacteria, manuring and plowing. This sample came from "soft" soil associated with an adobe wall immediately below the disturbed plow zone. 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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