Word · Frequency #19584
scythe
长柄大镰刀；大钐镰
a tool with a long handle and a curved blade, used for cutting grass
- 1.
An instrument for mowing grass, grain, etc. by hand, composed of a long, curving blade with a sharp concave edge, fastened to a long handle called a snath.
一种手持的割草、割谷等工具,由长而弯曲的带锋利凹刃的刀片和长柄(snath)组成。
- 2.
an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground
一种割草用的刃具；长柄需双手握持,弯曲的刀片与地面平行移动。
- 3.
The tenth Lenormand card.
第十张雷诺曼牌。
一种手持的割草、割谷等工具,由长而弯曲的带锋利凹刃的刀片和长柄(snath)组成。；一种割草用的刃具；长柄需双手握持,弯曲的刀片与地面平行移动。；第十张雷诺曼牌。；长柄大镰刀；大钐镰
In use
The farmer sharpened his scythe before mowing the meadow.
She cut the tall grass with an old scythe.
The scythe needs a new handle before we can use it.
with a scythe
scythe 是可数名词，指长柄大镰刀，通常用手握持。
The farmer cut the grass with a scythe.
那位农民用大镰刀割草。
scythe sth
scythe 作动词时是及物动词，后接直接宾语，表示用大镰刀割某物。
She scythed the weeds in the backyard.
她用大镰刀割掉了后院的杂草。
be scythed
被动语态表示动作的对象，常后接 by 短语说明施动者。
The field was scythed by the workers.
Connections
Collocations
- swing a scythe
- 挥动长柄大镰刀
- He swung the scythe in a wide arc to cut the ripe wheat.他挥动长柄大镰刀，划出一道大弧线收割成熟的小麦。
- sharpen a scythe
- 磨镰刀
- The farmer sharpened his scythe before starting work at dawn.农夫在黎明开工前磨好了他的镰刀。
- scythe blade
- 镰刀刃
- The scythe blade must be kept clean and dry after use.镰刀刃使用后必须保持清洁干燥。
- scythe handle
- 镰刀柄
- He gripped the scythe handle with both hands and began mowing.他双手握住镰刀柄，开始割草。
- scythe down
- 用镰刀割倒
- The workers scythed down the tall weeds along the fence.工人们用镰刀割倒了篱笆旁高高的野草。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
scythe 读作/sɪθ/，像'西斯'（Sith）。想象一个西斯武士握住长柄大镰刀，弯刃贴地收割，c不发音。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：农田劳作、历史题材作品、文学意象 scythe 作名词指长柄大镰刀，语气通常中性，但比较常见于农耕、园艺或历史、文学语境；作动词“用镰刀割”时多用于书面或比喻性描写。整体语体随用法在普通与书面/文学之间变化。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 scythe /sɪθ/ 真正押韵的是以 /ɪθ/ 结尾的词：with、pith、myth、smith。注意 lithe 和 tithe 虽然拼写都以 -the 结尾，却读作 /laɪð/ 和 /taɪð/，与 scythe 不押韵；另外 scythe 拼写中的 c 不发音。
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.