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[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。
耙
harrows — plural of harrow
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
耙
a farming tool with sharp teeth or discs used to break up and level soil
Farmers harrow the fields before sowing.
农民在播种前耙田。
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。
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.
一种使土壤粉碎或平整的耕耘机
a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil
将普通耙翻转过来、框架埋入土中所形成的障碍物。
An obstacle formed by turning an ordinary harrow upside down, the frame being buried.
The farmer pulled the harrow across the field to break up the soil.
农夫用耙把田里的土块弄碎。
After plowing, we attached a harrow to the tractor to smooth the ground.
犁完地后，我们把耙装在拖拉机上把地面弄平。
That old harrow has several broken teeth, so it's time to buy a new one.
那把旧耙有几根齿断了，该买把新的了。
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。
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。
作可数名词，指一种曳引农具；复数形式为 harrows。
The tractor pulled a heavy harrow.
拖拉机拉着一架沉重的耙。
Not this
The harrow movie made me feel sad.
Use this
The harrowing movie made me feel sad.
harrow 是名词或动词，表示“耙”或“使苦恼”；作定语修饰事物时，应使用现在分词形容词 harrowing（令人痛苦的）。此处需要形容词，不能用名词。
Not this
The farmer used harrow to loosen the soil.
Use this
The farmer used a harrow to loosen the soil.
harrow 作名词时为可数名词，单数形式前需加冠词 a/an 或 the。汉语没有冠词，学习者易漏掉，这里应加 a 表示“一台耙子”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
圆盘耙
The farmer pulled a disc harrow across the field.
农夫把圆盘耙拉过田地。
耙松土壤
They harrow the soil before planting.
他们在播种前耙松土壤。
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。
被内疚折磨
He was harrowed by guilt for years.
他多年来被内疚折磨。
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。
使某人的灵魂痛苦；使某人内心备受折磨
The gruesome war footage harrowed up his soul.
那些可怕的战争画面使他的内心备受折磨。
一次令人揪心的经历；一段痛苦可怕的经历
The refugees described their harrowing journey across the sea.
难民们描述了他们在海上那段令人揪心的旅程。
我能说出一则故事，其中最轻的一个字也会使你的灵魂深受折磨。
In Shakespeare's Hamlet, the Ghost speaks this line to say that his tale would torment Hamlet's soul, using 'harrow' metaphorically.
在莎士比亚的《哈姆雷特》中，鬼魂说出这句话，表示他的故事会令哈姆雷特的灵魂痛苦万分，此处“harrow”为比喻用法。
Use harrows naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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）。
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。
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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