Word · Frequency #14782
mow
干草棚；谷仓内的干草贮藏处
a loft in a barn where hay is stored
- 1.
The act of mowing (a garden, grass, etc.).
修剪(花园、草地等)的行为
- 2.
The place in a barn where hay or grain in the sheaf is stowed.
谷仓中存放干草或禾捆的场所
- 3.
a loft in a barn where hay is stored
谷仓中存放干草的阁楼
- 4.
A shot played with a sweeping or scythe-like motion.
以扫掠或镰刀状动作击球的一击
修剪(花园、草地等)的行为；谷仓中存放干草或禾捆的场所；谷仓中存放干草的阁楼；以扫掠或镰刀状动作击球的一击；草堆
In use
Every autumn, the farmer fills the mow with fresh hay for the winter.
The children loved to play in the empty mow after the hay was all used.
We need to check the mow for leaks before we store the new bales.
mow sth
及物动词，宾语常为草坪、草地等。
He mows the lawn every week.
他每周修剪草坪。
be mown
mown 是 mow 的过去分词（亦作 mowed），用于被动语态。
The grass is mown once a month.
这片草每月修剪一次。
have sth mown
have sth done 结构，表示请别人做某事；过去分词用 mown 或 mowed 均可。
We had the lawn mown by a gardener.
Connections
Collocations
- mow the lawn
- 修剪草坪
- I usually mow the lawn on Saturday morning.我通常在周六早上修剪草坪。
- freshly mown grass
- 刚割过的青草
- The smell of freshly mown grass reminds me of summer.刚割过的青草的气味让我想起夏天。
- hay mow
- 干草棚；干草贮藏处
- They stored the bales of hay in the hay mow above the barn.他们把一捆捆干草存放在谷仓上方的干草棚里。
- mowing season
- 割草季节
- The grass grows fast at the start of mowing season.割草季节开始时，草长得很快。
Idioms & figurative uses
- mow down
- （用枪炮或车辆等）大量杀死或撞倒；〈喻〉彻底击败，横扫The soldiers were mowed down by machine-gun fire.士兵们被机枪扫射，纷纷倒下。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
mow既是割草，也是谷仓里存干草的草棚：割完草，把草堆进mow里。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：farm、barn 作名词表示“谷仓内的干草贮藏处”时，多用于描述农场或谷仓的书面语境，日常口语中较少单独使用；正式度会因语境而异，中性偏书面。
Grammar Note
过去分词也可写作 mown。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 mow (/moʊ/) 同韵的单词：go、low、tow、sow、dough（均读 /oʊ/）；注意 cow 拼写相近但发音为 /kaʊ/，与 mow 不押韵。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.