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mow sth with a lawnmower
with a lawnmower 表示所用的工具；mow 的宾语多指草坪或草地。
He mows the lawn with a lawnmower every Saturday.
他每周六用割草机修剪草坪。
割草机；草坪割草机
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割草机；草坪割草机
a machine used for cutting grass on a lawn
He mows the lawn with a lawnmower every Saturday.
他每周六用割草机修剪草坪。
A device used for cutting grass to a chosen height, typically of landscaped lawns of residences or institutions.
A person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns.
A dance move in which the dancer mimics using a petrol lawn mower by pulling the starter cord and then pushing the mower forwards to the beat of the music.
My father uses the lawnmower every Saturday morning to keep the grass short.
我父亲每个星期六早上都用割草机修剪草坪，让草保持很短。
Could you help me push the lawnmower across the backyard?
你能帮我把割草机推过后院吗？
The lawnmower needs a sharp blade before we cut the grass.
在我们割草之前，割草机需要锋利的刀片。
with a lawnmower 表示所用的工具；mow 的宾语多指草坪或草地。
He mows the lawn with a lawnmower every Saturday.
他每周六用割草机修剪草坪。
use ... to do sth 强调利用工具完成某动作；to 后接动词原形。
You can use a lawnmower to cut the grass in the backyard.
你可以用割草机修剪后院的草。
that 引导定语从句修饰 lawnmower；口语中作宾语时 that 可省略。
This is the lawnmower that my grandfather bought in 1990.
这是我祖父1990年买的割草机。
Not this
He cuts grass by a lawnmower.
Use this
He cuts grass with a lawnmower.
表示使用具体工具时介词用 with，不用 by；by 强调方式或施动者，汉语的“用”对应 with。
Not this
He bought lawnmower.
Use this
He bought a lawnmower.
lawnmower 是可数名词单数，必须有限定词（如 a），不能裸用；汉语没有冠词，因此容易漏掉。
Not this
There are two lawnmower in the garage.
Use this
There are two lawnmowers in the garage.
复数可数名词用复数形式，lawnmower 的复数是 lawnmowers；汉语名词没有复数变化，所以容易不加 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
手推式割草机
He bought a push lawnmower for his small garden.
他为自己的小花园买了一台手推式割草机。
坐骑式割草机
A ride-on lawnmower makes cutting the big lawn much faster.
坐骑式割草机使修剪大草坪的速度快得多。
电动割草机
An electric lawnmower is quieter than a petrol one.
电动割草机比汽油割草机更安静。
机器人割草机
The robotic lawnmower automatically returns to its charging station.
机器人割草机会自动返回充电站。
启动割草机
He pulled the cord to start the lawnmower.
他拉动拉绳启动割草机。
用割草机修剪草坪
In summer I mow the lawn with a lawnmower every week.
夏天我每周用割草机修剪草坪。
割草机式父母
Experts say that lawnmower parents can prevent their children from learning how to solve problems.
专家表示，割草机式父母可能会阻碍孩子学会如何解决问题。
《割草人》——一部1992年的科幻恐怖片
I rented "The Lawnmower Man" because it is a famous 1990s sci-fi horror film.
我租了《割草人》，因为它是20世纪90年代一部著名的科幻恐怖片。
Use lawnmower naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把lawn（草坪）和mower（割草机）拼在一起：草坪上推着mower割草。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、园艺商店、产品说明书 lawnmower 是中性常用词，多指草坪割草机；在口语、园艺场景和产品说明中都比较常见，没有明显的正式或非正式偏向。
lawnmower 的结尾 -mower 读 /moʊɚ/；mower、lower、slower、grower、rower、blower 都与此同韵。注意拼写相似的 power、tower、flower、shower 中 -ower 读 /aʊɚ/，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.