| 词组 | plough/plow |
| 释义 | phraseplough/plowplough BrE plow AmE [ploughed, ploughed, ploughing BrE] [plowed, plowed, plowing AmE] plough ahead plough ahead to continue doing something, or making progress when it is difficult, or when people are opposing you: I could hardly hear her voice on the end of the line, but I decided to plow ahead anyway.+ with The government will plough ahead with national tests this year, despite protests from teachers. plough back plough sth back • plough back sth usually passive to spend the money that you have earned from a business on improving the business in order to make it bigger and more successful+ into The profits were ploughed back into investment in staff and technology. Sales proceeds are plowed back into the organizations to find new projects. plow in/into 1. plough sth into sth • plough in sth to spend or provide large amounts of money in order to help something develop or be successful: The big drug companies have already plowed billions of dollars into AIDS research. The report warns that unless more cash is ploughed in, we will still not have the rail system we so urgently need.2. plough in sth • plough sth in • plough sth into sth if farmers plough in crops or other materials, or plough them into the land, they dig them into the land in order to improve it: Quick-growing crops are useful because they can be ploughed in to increase the soil's fertility. Waste from animals is a valuable fertilizer - all you have to do is plough it into the land. plough into plough into sth if a vehicle ploughs into something, it crashes into it with a lot of force because its driver cannot control it: A runaway truck had plowed into a gas station, causing a giant explosion. 264 people died when the plane ploughed into a crowded market place in the capital, Kinshasa.■ SIMILAR TO: crash into plough on plough on to continue doing something or going somewhere even though it is difficult or boring+ with It was late, but I knew I'd have to plough on with the work until it was done. They ploughed on through the mountains until they came to the Nepalese border.plough on regardless (=continue doing something, even though there are problems or difficulties, or someone tells you to stop) Stephen didn't seem to be listening to anything I said, and just plowed on regardless. plough through 1. plough through sth to read, write, or deal with all of something, when there is a lot to do and it takes a long time: It was such a boring lesson - all we did was plough through a set of grammar exercises. Justice Charles Dubin now has to plough through 14,500 pages of evidence from 119 witnesses before making his findings known.■ SIMILAR TO: work through2. plough through sth to slowly eat all of something, especially when there is a lot of it and you are not enjoying it: Jamie was sitting in the canteen, ploughing through a meal of cabbage and potatoes.■ SIMILAR TO: eat through3. plough through sth to move through something that is blocking your way in order to get somewhere: Rescue workers had to plow through deep snow in order to reach the farm. They spent most of the walk ploughing through waist-high nettles and clumps of bramble.4. plough through sth if a vehicle ploughs through something, it hits it and continues moving through it because the driver is not in control: A stolen Volkswagen Golf ploughed through the traffic barrier and ended up on the wrong side of the road. plough up 1. plough up sth • plough sth up to break up the surface of land using a special machine called a plough, in order to prepare it for planting crops: At the end of the year the fields are ploughed up and fertilized, ready for the spring.2. plough up sth • plough sth up usually passive to spoil the surface of an area of ground by driving or riding over it, so that it becomes very muddy and uneven: The paths around Clavering are constantly being ploughed up by 4 Wheel Drive vehicles.■ SIMILAR TO: churn up |
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