Word · Frequency #14919
furrow
犁沟；垄沟
a long narrow cut in the ground made by a plow
- 1.
Any trench, channel, or groove; often found on wood or metal.
沟槽、通道或凹槽；常见于木材或金属上
- 2.
a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)
犁沟
- 3.
a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
表面上的轻微凹陷
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
In use
The farmer walked along the furrow, checking the depth of the plow.
Age had left deep furrows on his forehead.
She traced the furrow in the sand with her finger.
Connections
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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- plough a lonely furrow
- 孤军奋战；独自从事He has ploughed a lonely furrow as a traditional craftsman in a digital age.在这个数字时代，他作为一名传统手工艺人一直孤军奋战。
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
可数名词
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.
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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