a barrow of [something]
a barrow of 表示“一(手推)车的量”,barrow 在此作量词。
The farmer sold a barrow of cabbages.
这位农民卖了一手推车卷心菜。
一(手推)车的量;一车
barrows — plural of barrow
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一(手推)车的量;一车
the amount that a barrow can hold; a barrowful
The farmer sold a barrow of cabbages.
这位农民卖了一手推车卷心菜。
坟墓上堆起的土石堆;古坟。
A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.
用于沥干盐的柳条筐。
A wicker case in which salt is put to drain.
阉割过的公猪。
A castrated boar.
婴儿穿的无袖长法兰绒衣服。
A long sleeveless flannel garment for infants.
He pushed a barrow of bricks across the yard.
他推着一手推车砖块穿过院子。
Two barrows of compost should be enough for these flower beds.
两车堆肥应该够这些花坛用了。
The farmer loaded a barrow of potatoes and took them to the shed.
农民装了一手推车土豆,把它们送到棚屋里。
a barrow of 表示“一(手推)车的量”,barrow 在此作量词。
The farmer sold a barrow of cabbages.
这位农民卖了一手推车卷心菜。
barrow 作“手推车”讲时,常与 push 搭配使用。
He pushed a barrow loaded with sand across the yard.
他推着一辆装满沙子的手推车穿过院子。
load...onto a barrow 表示把物件搬到手推车上。
The workers loaded the bricks onto a barrow.
工人们把砖装上手推车。
Not this
Can I barrow your pen?
Use this
Can I borrow your pen?
'barrow' 是名词,意思是“手推车/古墓”,不能用作动词表示“借”;表示“借入”应该用动词 'borrow'。
Not this
He used two barrow to carry the bricks.
Use this
He used two barrows to carry the bricks.
'barrow' 是可数名词,复数形式是 'barrows'。在 two 等大于一的数字后必须用复数形式,所以要把 barrow 改为 barrows。
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推车小贩
The barrow boy sells apples and pears at the market.
推车小贩在市场上卖苹果和梨。
一(手推)车的量
He tipped a barrow load of gravel onto the path.
他把一手推车砾石倒在路上。
古墓坟冢
A burial barrow hides the remains of an ancient chief.
一座古墓坟冢掩埋着一位古代首领的遗骸。
长形古墓(新石器时代的土石坟丘)
The long barrow was built about 5,000 years ago.
这座长形古墓大约建于五千年前。
推手推车
The gardener pushed a barrow of compost to the flower beds.
园丁推着一车堆肥到花坛。
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联想:手推车有横木(bar),货物排成一行(row),一次推走的量就是a barrow。
语域:neutral 常见场景:gardening、construction site ‘barrow’ 此处指手推车(常见为独轮车),作量词时表示‘一(手推)车的量’,多用于园艺或建筑工地这类需要搬运土、沙、砖等材料的场合。语气通常中性,不属于正式书面语。
These six words all end with the same /-æroʊ/ sound as "barrow": arrow, harrow, marrow, narrow, sparrow, yarrow. Beware lookalikes such as "burrow" (/ˈbɜːroʊ/) and "furrow" (/ˈfɜːroʊ/), which are spelled similarly but have a different vowel sound.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.