plough

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plough1 (also plow American English) /plaʊ/ noun [countable]  1. TAa piece of farm equipment used to turn over the earth so that seeds can be planted 犁2. under the plough British English formalTA land that is under the plough is used for growing crops 〔土地〕用于耕种的 → snow plough(1)

Examples from the Corpus

plough• I just took a plough over the whole field.• Nos. 44 and 48 passed to London Transport still with bogie mounted plough carriers.• Otherwise a simple plough was used.• The introduction of the plough made possible much greater density of population, concentrated in villages and manors.• Inland, the rich red of the plough fields glowed in the sunshine.• They were more commonly called plough-bullocks from the fact that they pulled the plough in the procession.• Half a million acres came newly under the plough between 1761 and 1792, one million more during the Napoleonic Wars.

Related topics: Agriculture, Soil

plough2 (also plow American English) verb  1  [intransitive, transitive]TADIG to turn over the earth using a plough so that seeds can be planted 犁（地），耕（地） In those days the land was plowed by oxen. 在那个年代是用公牛来犁地的。 a ploughed field 犁过的地► see thesaurus at dig2  [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]SLOW to move with a lot of effort or force 奋力前进plough through/up/across etc We ploughed through the thick mud. 我们在厚厚的淤泥中奋力前行。3. plough a lonely/lone furrow British English literary to do a job or activity that is different from those done by other people, or to do it alone 独行其是，踽踽独行 PHRASAL VERBS4 plough ahead phrasal verb to continue to do something in spite of opposition or difficulties 〔指不顾反对或困难〕我行我素 奋力从事 with The government will plough ahead with tests this year, despite a boycott from teachers. 尽管受到教师的抵制，政府今年仍将执意推行这些考试。5 plough something ↔ back phrasal verb MONEYto use money that you have earned from a business to make the business bigger and more successful 把〔赚来的钱〕再投资 into Companies can plough back their profits into new equipment. 公司可以把利润再投资到新设备中。6 plough into somebody/something phrasal verb HIT/BUMP INTOto crash into something or someone, especially while driving, because you are unable to stop quickly enough 〔尤指刹车不及〕猛撞上 I plowed into the car in front. 我刹车不及，撞上了前面的车。7 plough on phrasal verb CONTINUE/NOT STOPto continue doing something that is difficult or boring 继续做〔困难或枯燥的事情〕 with Julia ploughed on with the endless exam papers. 朱莉娅继续批改那些没完没了的考卷。 He looked displeased but she ploughed on regardless. 他看上去不高兴了，不过她不加理会继续干她的。8 plough through something phrasal verb READto read all of something, even though it is boring and takes a long time 费力地坚持读[看]完 Most staff will never want to plough through the manuals that come with the software. 大多数员工根本不愿意坚持读完软件的使用手册。9 plough something ↔ up phrasal verb BREAKto break up the surface of the ground by travelling over it many times 轧破，碾坏〔地面〕 Horses plough up the paths and make them muddy for walkers. 小路被马匹踩坏了，行路者走起来泥泞不堪。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

plough• Farming practice in recent years has moved to autumn ploughing and early sowing of oil-seed rape and winter wheat.• The land is ploughed and then the seed is sown, the crop sprayed, the harvest taken, and so on.• The fields are ploughed as soon as the winter crop is removed.• Koju was an illiterate villager who had spent his life in the desert ploughing dust with oxen.• It appears their chair had ploughed into the back of another.• And if you have to plough the field anyway, you might as well plant it at the same time.• Now, their lustre faded, they must plough through the qualifying slog to get there.• It was like a huge farm implement ploughing up one pale flower, not quite crushing it.ploughed field• Dumont does not scruple to show the naked corpse, left on the edge of a ploughed field.• It would have been easier to drive across a ploughed field.• Jack went down a rutted, muddy track to a low stone-built wall behind which was a ploughed field.• The bank sloped down about ten feet, into a large ploughed field.• There was no more open country now; we camped always on dark, ploughed fields.• He had first caught sight of her riding in a ploughed field beyond the barbed wire perimeter of the air base.• Innumerable country spires turn bronze amid newly ploughed fields of copper, just for a few moments before the ball disappears.• The ploughed fields were purple and Ambadji, larger now but still riding the horizon, was blue on pale pink.plough through/up/across etc• Ive been off and I am presently ploughing through 80 odd messages.• Employers may be sifting through dozens of forms and unwilling to plough through a lot of waffle.• Often they are ploughed up from agricultural land, lone victims, their bodies incomplete.• All eager students need do is to plough through its well-presented 600 pages and they will emerge as masters too.• He had just ploughed through seven Seahawks.• Realistically, most staff never will want to plough through the manuals that come with most software.• Now, their lustre faded, they must plough through the qualifying slog to get there.• But instead of ploughing through the text, their introduction to the play comes from Tilt - a new Gloucester-based company.nthe PloughPlough, the British English, the Plow American English  n1.a group of seven bright stars that can only be seen from the northern part of the world. They form part of the constellation (=group of stars) called Ursa Major, and in the US they are often called the Big Dipper.From Longman Business Dictionaryploughplough /plaʊ/ British English, plow American English verb → plough something → back into something→ See Verb table

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plough¹ (also plow American English) /plaʊ/ noun [countable]
1. a piece of farm equipment used to turn over the earth so that seeds can be planted
2. under the plough British English formal land that is under the plough is used for growing crops
⇨ snow plough(1)

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plough² (also plow American English) verb
1. [intransitive and transitive] to turn over the earth using a plough so that seeds can be planted:
    In those days the land was plowed by oxen.
    a ploughed field
2. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move with a lot of effort or force
    plough through/up/across etc
    We ploughed through the thick mud.
3. plough a lonely/lone furrow British English literary to do a job or activity that is different from those done by other people, or to do it alone
     
plough ahead phrasal verb
  to continue to do something in spite of opposition or difficulties
    plough ahead with
    The government will plough ahead with tests this year, despite a boycott from teachers.
plough something ↔ back phrasal verb
  to use money that you have earned from a business to make the business bigger and more successful
    plough something ↔ back into
    Companies can plough back their profits into new equipment.
plough into somebody/something phrasal verb
  to crash into something or someone, especially while driving, because you are unable to stop quickly enough:
    I plowed into the car in front.
plough on phrasal verb
  to continue doing something that is difficult or boring
    plough on with
    Julia ploughed on with the endless exam papers.
    He looked displeased but she ploughed on regardless.
plough through something phrasal verb
  to read all of something, even though it is boring and takes a long time:
    Most staff will never want to plough through the manuals that come with the software.
plough something ↔ up phrasal verb
  to break up the surface of the ground by travelling over it many times:
    Horses plough up the paths and make them muddy for walkers.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ dig to make a hole in the ground using your hands, a tool, or a machine: Some workmen were digging a trench at the side of the road. | In Africa, the people know where to dig for water.
   ▪ make a hole to dig a hole in the ground, using your hands or a tool: Make a hole just big enough for the plant’s roots.
   ▪ burrow /ˈbʌrəʊ $ ˈbɜːroʊ/ if an animal burrows, it makes a hole or a passage in the ground by digging the earth with its feet, nose etc: The rabbits had burrowed a hole under the fence.
   ▪ plough British English, plow American English /plaʊ/ to turn over the soil using a machine or a tool pulled by animals, to prepare the soil for planting seeds: The farmers here still plough their fields using buffaloes.
   ▪ excavate /ˈekskəveɪt/ formal to dig a large hole in the ground, especially as a preparation for building something: The men began excavating the hole for the pool.
   ▪ bore to make a deep round hole in the ground using a special machine, especially in order to look for oil or water: Companies need a special licence to bore for oil.

Plough
Plough, the British English, the Plow American English
a group of seven bright stars that can only be seen from the northern part of the world. They form part of the constellation (=group of stars) called Ursa Major, and in the US they are often called the Big Dipper.