Word · Frequency #14919
furrow
犁沟；垄沟
核心释义
a long narrow cut in the ground made by a plow
- 1.
沟槽、通道或凹槽；常见于木材或金属上
Any trench, channel, or groove; often found on wood or metal.
- 2.
犁沟
a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)
- 3.
表面上的轻微凹陷
a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
沟槽；凹槽；浅凹；凹纹；沟槽、通道或凹槽；常见于木材或金属上；犁沟；表面上的轻微凹陷
用法In use
The farmer walked along the furrow, checking the depth of the plow.
用法提示：本句中 furrow 指犁沟，是名词，表示农田中被犁出的浅沟。
Age had left deep furrows on his forehead.
用法提示：本句中 furrows 指表面上的凹陷，即皱纹，是名词的复数形式。
She traced the furrow in the sand with her finger.
用法提示：本句中 furrow 指沙地表面的浅沟，是名词，表示轻微的凹陷。
a furrow in sth
表示某物表面上的沟槽时，常用 in 引出所在位置。
The plow left a long furrow in the field.
犁在田里留下了一道长长的沟。
furrows on sth
复数 furrows 可指物体表面有多道沟槽或凹纹。
Deep furrows appeared on the surface of the old wood.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- plow a furrow
- 犁出一道垄沟
- He plowed a furrow along the edge of the field.他沿着田地边缘犁出一道垄沟。
- deep furrow
- 深的垄沟；深的沟槽
- The tractor left deep furrows in the wet soil.拖拉机在湿润的土壤上留下了深深的垄沟。
- furrow in the brow
- 眉头的皱纹；眉间的皱纹
- A furrow in her brow showed that she was worried.她眉间的一道皱纹表明她十分担心。
- sow seeds in furrows
- 在垄沟里播种
- Farmers sow seeds in furrows to keep them moist.农民们在垄沟里播种以保持种子湿润。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：毛皮(fur)上有一行(row)凹陷，犁沟或凹槽就像毛皮表面的沟痕。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：agriculture、woodworking、facial description 该词为中性书面词，多用于农耕、木工/金属表面以及描述面部皱纹等场景；正式口语和书面语中比较常见，但日常随意对话中较少使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words rhyme with 'furrow' /ˈfɝoʊ/: burrow, borough, thorough (American English). Be careful: borrow /ˈbɑroʊ/, sorrow /ˈsɑroʊ/, and arrow /ˈæroʊ/ look similar but have different vowel sounds and do not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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