a pitchfork
He grabbed a pitchfork from the shed.
他从棚子里拿了一把干草叉。
干草叉；草叉
pitchforks — plural of pitchfork
一种农用手工具,由稀疏的轻齿叉和长柄组成,用于将干草(尤其是散干草)高高抛到堆上(如马车、干草堆或干草棚)。；一种长柄手工工具,带有尖锐且间距较宽的齿,用于翻动和抛掷干草；一种类似的叉,齿稍多且更重,用于清理畜栏并将脏垫料抛入货车或撒肥机。；草靶
An agricultural tool with a long handle and widely spaced metal prongs, used for lifting and moving hay, straw, or animal bedding.
一种农用手工具,由稀疏的轻齿叉和长柄组成,用于将干草(尤其是散干草)高高抛到堆上(如马车、干草堆或干草棚)。
An agricultural hand tool comprising a fork with sparse, light tines, attached to a long handle, used for pitching hay (especially loose hay) high up onto a stack (as on a wagon or haystack, or into a haymow).
一种长柄手工工具,带有尖锐且间距较宽的齿,用于翻动和抛掷干草
a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
一种类似的叉,齿稍多且更重,用于清理畜栏并将脏垫料抛入货车或撒肥机。
A similar fork with slightly more and heavier tines, used for mucking stalls and pitching soiled bedding into a wagon or manure spreader.
The farmer used a pitchfork to lift the hay into the barn.
农民用干草叉把干草挑进谷仓。
用法提示：pitchfork 作名词，指干草叉，用于农活。
He leaned the pitchfork against the wall after finishing his work.
他干完活后把干草叉靠在墙上。
用法提示：pitchfork 作名词，表示工具，常与 lean against 搭配。
A rusty pitchfork lay abandoned in the corner of the shed.
一把生锈的干草叉被遗弃在棚屋的角落里。
用法提示：pitchfork 作名词，可用形容词修饰，如 rusty。
He grabbed a pitchfork from the shed.
他从棚子里拿了一把干草叉。
She turned the hay with a pitchfork.
她用干草叉翻动干草。
pitchfork 作定语修饰名词时，通常表示干草叉的某部分。
The pitchfork tines were rusty.
干草叉的尖齿生锈了。
与 pitchfork 基本同义，常可互换；hayfork 更强调专用于干草，pitchfork 是更通用的农具名称。
grammar · medium
易错句子He bought pitchfork at the market.
正确表达He bought a pitchfork at the market.
中文学习者可能遗漏不定冠词，因为汉语没有冠词系统；英语中可数名词单数前需要冠词。
grammar · medium
易错句子I need two pitchfork for the farm.
正确表达I need two pitchforks for the farm.
中文名词没有单复数变化，学习者可能忘记给可数名词加复数后缀；英语中数量大于一时要用复数形式。
用干草叉抛干草
The farmer pitched hay with a pitchfork onto the wagon.
那个农民用干草叉把干草叉到马车上。
干草叉的尖齿
He cleaned the mud off the tines of the pitchfork.
他清理掉干草叉尖齿上的泥。
长柄干草叉
She bought a long-handled pitchfork for the farm work.
她为农活买了一把长柄干草叉。
拿着干草叉
The angry villagers carried pitchforks and torches.
愤怒的村民们拿着干草叉和火把。
下倾盆大雨
We canceled the picnic because it was raining pitchforks.
因为下着倾盆大雨，我们取消了野餐。
出自迪士尼动画《美女与野兽》（Beauty and the Beast, 1991）中村民合唱的《The Mob Song》。村民手持干草叉和火把，聚众去讨伐“野兽”，这句歌词生动体现了盲从与恐惧。
The villagers marched to the castle with pitchforks and torches, chanting 'Kill the Beast!'
村民拿着干草叉和火把向城堡前进，高喊“杀死野兽！”
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.