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plough (NAmE plow BrE /plaʊ / NAmE /plaʊ / noun [ C ] a large piece of farming equipment with one or several curved blades , pulled by a tractor or by animals . It is used for digging and turning over soil , especially before seeds are planted ➡ see also snowplough noun the Plough (BrE (NAmE the ˌBig ˈDipper [ sing. ] a group of seven bright stars that can only be seen from the northern half of the world ● under the ˈplough (BrE formal (of land 土地 used for growing crops , not for keeping animals on SYN arable plough (NAmE plow BrE /plaʊ / NAmE /plaʊ / verb present simple - I / you / we / they plough BrE /plaʊ / NAmE /plaʊ / present simple - he / she / it ploughs BrE /plaʊz / NAmE /plaʊz / past simple ploughed BrE /plaʊd / NAmE /plaʊd / past participle ploughed BrE /plaʊd / NAmE /plaʊd / -ing form ploughing BrE /ˈplaʊɪŋ / NAmE /ˈplaʊɪŋ / [ T , I ] ~ (sth )to dig and turn over a field or other area of land with a plough ◆ ploughed fields Farming 农场经营 Growing food and raising animals 种植粮食和饲养动物 plant trees/seeds/crops/vines/barley 植树；播种；种庄稼；种植葡萄树；种大麦 grow/produce corn/wheat/rice/fruit 种植/生产玉米/小麦/大米/水果 plough/ (NAmE plow land/a field 耕地；犁田 sow/harvest seeds/crops/fields 播种/收获谷粒/农作物/庄稼 spread manure/fertilizer on sth 给…施撒粪肥/肥料 cultivate/irrigate/water/contaminate crops/plants/fields/land 耕作/灌溉/浇灌/污染庄稼/植物/田地/土地 damage/destroy/lose your crop 损害/毁坏/损失农作物 ripen/pick fruit/berries/grapes 催熟/采摘水果/浆果/葡萄 press/dry/ferment grapes 压榨/晾干/发酵葡萄 grind/thresh grain/corn/wheat 磨/打谷物/玉米/小麦 raise/rear/keep chickens/poultry/cattle/pigs 饲养鸡/家禽/牛/猪 raise/breed/feed/graze livestock/cattle/sheep 饲养/喂养/放养家畜/牛/羊 kill/slaughter livestock 屠宰家畜 preserve/smoke/cure/salt meat 防腐保存/熏/加工贮藏/用盐腌制肉 Modern farming 现代农场经营 run a fish farm/an organic dairy 经营养鱼场/有机乳品场 engage in/be involved in intensive (pig/fish) farming 从事集约型（生猪/渔业）养殖 use/apply (chemical/organic) fertilizer/insecticides/pesticides 使用（化学/有机）肥料/杀虫剂 begin/do/conduct field trials of GM (= genetically modified ) crops 开始/进行转基因作物的田间试验 grow/develop GM crops/seeds/plants/foods 种植/研发转基因作物/种子/植物/粮食 fund/invest in genetic engineering/research 资助/投资基因工程/研究 improve/increase crop yields 提高/增加粮食产量 face/suffer from/alleviate food shortages 面临/遭受/缓解食物短缺 label food that contains GMOs (= genetically modified organisms ) 给含有转基因生物的食品贴标签 eliminate/reduce farm subsidies 取消/减少农业补贴 oppose/be against factory farming/GM food 反对工厂化养殖/转基因食品 promote/encourage/support organic/sustainable farming 促进/鼓励/支持有机/可持续农耕 ● ˌplough a lonely , your own , etc ., ˈfurrow (literary to do things that other people do not do , or be interested in things that other people are not interested in ● ˌplough sth↔ˈback (in /into sth )● ˌplough sth↔back ˈin to turn over growing crops , grass , etc . with a plough and mix them into the soil to improve its quality to put money made as profit back into a business in order to improve it ◆ The money was all ploughed back into the company . ● ˈplough into sb /sth (especially of a vehicle or its driver 尤指汽车或司机 to crash violently into sth , especially because you are driving too fast or not paying enough attention ◆ A truck ploughed into the back of the bus . ● ˌplough sth ˈinto sth to invest a large amount of money in a company or project ◆ The government has ploughed more than $20 billion into building new schools . ● ˌplough ˈon (with sth )to continue doing sth that is difficult or boring ◆ No one was listening to her , but she ploughed on regardless . ● ˌplough (your way ) ˈthrough sth to force a way through sth ◆ She ploughed her way through the waiting crowds . (of a vehicle or an aircraft 车辆或飞机 to go violently through sth , out of control ◆ The plane ploughed through the trees . to make slow progress through sth difficult or boring , especially a book , a report , etc . ◆ I had to plough through dozens of legal documents . ● ˌplough sth↔ˈup to turn over a field or other area of land with a plough to change it from grass , for example , to land for growing crops to break up the surface of the ground by walking or driving across it again and again ◆ The paths get all ploughed up by motorbikes .
