mow
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mow /məʊ $ moʊ/ verb (past tense mowed, past participle mown or mowed /məʊn $ moʊn/) [intransitive, transitive] 1 TADLGto cut grass using a machine 割，刈（草） It’s time to mow the lawn again. 又该修剪草坪了。► see thesaurus at cut2. new-mown hay/grass etc TADLGrecently cut grass etc 新割的牧草/草等3 mow somebody ↔ down phrasal verb informal a) PMKILLto kill large numbers of people at the same time, especially by shooting them 大量杀死〔尤指射杀〕，扫杀 The soldiers were mown down by machine-gun fire. 士兵们被机枪扫倒。b) to kill someone by driving into them fast 开车撞死 He was sentenced to two years in prison for mowing down a nine-year old girl. 他因撞死一名九岁女孩而被判处两年徒刑。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
mow• Use your pistol to dispense with individual guards or your machine gun to mow down a line of enemies.• That night an army of street-cleaning machines invades Ninth Avenue from the north, mowing down anything in their paths.• Why would you not be afraid to mow the field?• If a moon show a silver shield, Be not afraid to mow the field.• The boy next door mows the lawn for us.• Are they coming to mow the lawn or to liberate the hostages with rakes, clippers and blowers?• It took me two hours to mow the lawn.• No, she got pissed when he was mowing the lawn.• How often do you mow the tundra?• I threw myself into the mowing, weeding, pruning, planting, cultivating as only a beginner can.mow ... lawn• He had jobs on the Cape, mowing lawns, doing gardening work, staying with friends of ours.Origin mow Old English mawanmow verbChinese
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mow
mow /məʊ $ moʊ/
verb (past tense mowed, past participle mown or mowed /məʊn $ moʊn/) [intransitive and transitive]
It’s time to mow the lawn again.
2. new-mown hay/grass etc recently cut grass etc
mow somebody ↔ down phrasal verb informal
1. to kill large numbers of people at the same time, especially by shooting them:
The soldiers were mown down by machine gun fire.
2. to kill someone by driving into them fast:
He was sentenced to two years in prison for mowing down a nine-year old girl.
▪ cut to divide something into two or more pieces, especially using a knife or scissors: Do you want me to cut the cake? | He cut off the lower branches.
▪snip to quickly cut something, especially using scissors: I snipped the label off. | The hairdresser snipped away at her hair.
▪slit to make a long narrow cut through something, especially using a knife: He slit the envelope open with a penknife. | She slit through the plastic covering.
▪slash to cut something quickly and violently with a knife, making a long thin cut: Someone had slashed the tyres on his car. | He tried to slash his wrists.
▪saw to cut wood, using a saw (=a tool with a row of sharp points): Saw the wood to the correct length.
▪chop to cut wood, vegetables, or meat into pieces: Bill was outside chopping up firewood with an axe. | They chopped down the old tree. | finely chopped onion
▪slice to cut bread, meat, or vegetables into thin pieces: I’ll slice the cucumber. | Slice the bread thinly.
▪dice to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces: First dice the apple into cubes.
▪grate to cut cheese or a hard vegetable by rubbing it against a special tool: Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the vegetables.
▪peel to cut the outside part off something such as a potato or apple: I peeled the potatoes and put them in a saucepan.
▪carve to cut thin pieces from a large piece of meat: Uncle Ray carved the turkey.
▪mow to cut the grass in a garden, park etc: A gardener was mowing the lawn.
▪trim (also clip ) to cut a small amount off something, especially to make it look neater: He was trimming his beard. | Trim the excess fat off the meat.
mow /məʊ $ moʊ/
verb (past tense mowed, past participle mown or mowed /məʊn $ moʊn/) [intransitive and transitive] Language: Old English
Origin: mawan
1. to cut grass using a machine:Origin: mawan
2. new-mown hay/grass etc recently cut grass etc
mow somebody ↔ down phrasal verb informal
1. to kill large numbers of people at the same time, especially by shooting them:
2. to kill someone by driving into them fast:
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