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threshers
打谷机;脱粒机
threshers is the plural of thresher.
a farm machine for separating grain from husks and straw
- 1.
Anything or anyone that threshes.
打谷者或打谷机;任何进行脱粒的人或物。
- 2.
A modern farm machine for threshing grain, now a part of combine harvesters rather than a separate implement.
一种现代的谷物脱粒农用机械,现为联合收割机的一部分,而非独立的机具。
长尾鲨;打谷者或打谷机;任何进行脱粒的人或物。;一种现代的谷物脱粒农用机械,现为联合收割机的一部分,而非独立的机具。;打谷者;打谷机
In use
The farmer uses a thresher to separate the wheat from the straw.
The old thresher broke down in the middle of the harvest.
Modern threshers can separate grain from straw much faster than by hand.
a thresher
thresher 作“打谷机”讲时为可数名词,复数形式是 threshers。
A thresher separates grain from the husks and straw.
打谷机把谷粒从谷壳和秸秆中分离出来。
the thresher
the + thresher 可指长尾鲨这一类,注意与“打谷机”的含义区分。
The thresher is found in warm seas.
长尾鲨见于温暖海域。
Common mistakes
The machine is used to thresher the grain.
Connections
Collocations
- wheat thresher
- 小麦脱粒机
- The farmer bought a new wheat thresher before harvest.农民在收割前买了一台新小麦脱粒机。
- rice thresher
- 水稻脱粒机
- This rice thresher can handle a large amount of paddy.这台水稻脱粒机能处理大量稻谷。
- thresher shark
- 长尾鲨
- A thresher shark uses its long tail to herd and stun fish.长尾鲨用它的长尾巴来驱赶和击晕鱼类。
- pelagic thresher
- 远洋长尾鲨
- The pelagic thresher is often spotted far from the coast.远洋长尾鲨经常在远离海岸的地方被看到。
Synonyms
- threshing machine
- 脱粒机 · 与 thresher 同义,可互换使用。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
可以联想:长尾鲨甩尾如打谷机拍打谷穗,因此也叫 thresher;-er 表示打谷者/机。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:农业、海洋生物学 该词通常作为中性词使用,多用于农业(打谷机)和海洋生物学(长尾鲨)语境;表示“打谷者”(人)较少见,多见于历史或文学描述。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 thresher 真正押韵的有:fresher, pressure(pressure 拼写不同,但结尾读音同为 /ʃə/)。注意形近但发音不同的词:pleasure, measure, treasure(拼作 -sure 却发 /ʒə/)和 usher(拼作 -sher,但元音为 /ʌ/)。
Learn the forms together
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