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plough (BrE) (NAmE plow) /plaʊ/ NOTE A plough is a large piece of farming equipment with one or several curved blades, used for digging and turning over soil. * plough 指犁。► SEE ALLplough sth back (into sth)plough sth back inplough into sb/sthplough sth into sthplough sth into doing sthplough on (with sth)plough through sthplough your way through sthplough sth up●ˌplough sth ˈback (into sth) ●ˌplough sth back ˈinto put profits back into the business that produced them 把(利润)再投资(于原项目)◆All the profits are ploughed back into the company. 所有的利润又反哺给了该公司。◆The director confirmed that every penny had been ploughed back in. 董事确认每分钱都又投了回去。OBJ profits, money NOTE Usually used in the passive. 通常用于被动语态。[v + n/pron + adv] [v + adv + n]●ˌplough ˈinto sb/sth (of a vehicle or a driver 车辆或司机) to crash violently into sb/sth 猛撞;碰撞◆The car hit a lamp post before ploughing into a wall. 汽车碰了灯柱后又撞上一堵墙。 ➡ note at crash into sb/sth [v + prep]●ˌplough sth ˈinto sth●ˌplough sth ˈinto doing sthto invest a large amount of money in a project, a business, etc. 把(巨额资金)投入;大量投资于◆$50 million will be ploughed into the area over the next five years. 今后的五年中,将有五千万元投放到这个地区。SYN sink sth into sth[v + n/pron + prep]●ˌplough ˈon (with sth) to continue to say or do sth even though it becomes difficult (不顾困难)坚持说,继续做◆No one was listening to him but he ploughed on regardless. 没人在听他讲话,但他依然坚持讲下去。◆The path was steep, but we ploughed on until we got to the top. 小路坡度很陡,然而我们坚持不懈,走到了山顶。[v + adv]●ˌplough ˈthrough sth●ˌplough your way ˈthrough sth1. to force a way through sth 费劲地穿行于(或通过)◆The car ploughed its way through the snow and ice. 汽车在冰雪中艰难地行驶。◆The journey involved ploughing through 50 miles of swampland. 旅途中需要跋涉 50 英里的沼泽地。2. (of a vehicle or an aircraft 车辆或飞机) to crash violently through sth 猛冲过◆The car ploughed through the hedge. 汽车猛地冲破了树篱。3. to slowly do, read or eat all of sth even though it is difficult or boring 缓慢地做完(或读完、吃完);艰难地进行;埋头苦干◆It took me hours to plough through all my emails. 我花了几个小时埋头读完了所有电子邮件。◆I had to plough my way through a mountain of pasta because I didn’t want to appear rude. 我不想让人觉得我没礼貌,于是硬着头皮吃下了一大盘意大利面。[v + prep] [v + n + prep]●ˌplough sth ˈup1. to break the surface of an area of land that has not been used for growing crops before, and turn it over using a plough (用犁)开垦,开荒◆He ploughed up the field ready for sowing. 他犁了那片地准备播种。◆action to prevent farmers ploughing up footpaths 阻止农民开垦人行小道的举动2. to break up the surface of the ground by walking or driving across it 走坏,碾坏,轧翻(地面)◆He got so angry he ploughed up his neighbour’s lawn with his motorbike. 他火冒三丈,开着摩托车把邻居的草坪碾得稀烂。[v + adv + n] [v + n/pron + adv] |