Word · Frequency #12074
harrow
耙
a farming tool with sharp teeth or discs used to break up and level soil
- 1.
A device consisting of a heavy framework having several disks or teeth in a row, which is dragged across ploughed land to smooth or break up the soil, to remove weeds or cover seeds; a harrow plow.
由重型框架和成排圆盘或齿组成,拖过犁地以平整或碎土、除草或覆种,即耙。
- 2.
a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil
一种使土壤粉碎或平整的耕耘机
- 3.
An obstacle formed by turning an ordinary harrow upside down, the frame being buried.
将普通耙翻转过来、框架埋入土中所形成的障碍物。
由重型框架和成排圆盘或齿组成,拖过犁地以平整或碎土、除草或覆种,即耙。；一种使土壤粉碎或平整的耕耘机；将普通耙翻转过来、框架埋入土中所形成的障碍物。；哈罗公学
In use
The farmer pulled the harrow across the field to break up the soil.
After plowing, we attached a harrow to the tractor to smooth the ground.
That old harrow has several broken teeth, so it's time to buy a new one.
[verb] harrow something
作及物动词，意为用耙子把地弄碎弄平；常接 field、soil 等作宾语。
Farmers harrow the fields before sowing.
农民在播种前耙田。
[verb] be harrowed by something
常用被动语态，指精神上受到折磨；后接 by 引导的来源。
She was harrowed by anxiety.
她深受焦虑的折磨。
[noun] a harrow
作可数名词，指一种曳引农具；复数形式为 harrows。
Connections
Collocations
- disc harrow
- 圆盘耙
- The farmer pulled a disc harrow across the field.农夫把圆盘耙拉过田地。
- harrow the soil
- 耙松土壤
- They harrow the soil before planting.他们在播种前耙松土壤。
- harrowing experience
- 痛苦的经历
- The rescue was a harrowing experience for everyone.那次救援对每个人都是一段痛苦的经历。
- be harrowed by guilt
- 被内疚折磨
- He was harrowed by guilt for years.他多年来被内疚折磨。
Idioms & figurative uses
- under the harrow
- 在困苦之中；备受折磨；遭压迫With debts piling up, the family lived under the harrow for years.由于债务越积越多，这个家庭多年来一直生活在困苦之中。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
harrow 里有 row（行）：耙地要一行行地耙；心被“耙”过，也留下一行行伤痕（使苦恼）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：agriculture、gardening、soil cultivation 在农耕或园艺语境中，harrow 常作名词指‘耙’，或作动词指‘用耙整地’，属中性词；日常口语中较少见，多用于农业、园艺等具体操作场景。
Pronunciation & Spelling
harrow /ˈhæroʊ/ rhymes with arrow, barrow, narrow, marrow, and sparrow (all end in /æroʊ/). Beware lookalikes that sound different: hallow /ˈhæloʊ/, harry /ˈhæri/, halo /ˈheɪloʊ/.
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