furrow
furrow 英 [ˈfʌrəʊ] 美 [ˈfɜroʊ]
n. 皱纹；犁沟 v. 犁；耕
进行时:furrowing 过去式:furrowed 过去分词:furrowed 第三人称单数:furrows 名词复数:furrows
- A furrow is a groove or a depression. Originally, furrows were created in soil for water to flow. Now, its most common meaning is of a deep line or wrinkle on the face, as in a "furrowed brow."
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- n. 皱纹；犁沟
- v. 犁；耕
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1. furrowed fields
犁过的田地
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2. John's face was furrowed with tears.
约翰的脸上印满了道道泪痕。
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3. The deep furrows made it difficult to walk across the field.
深深的犁沟使人不易从田里穿过。
- furrow (n.) Middle English furwe, forowe, forgh, furch, from Old English furh "furrow, trench in the earth made by a plow," from Proto-Germanic *furkh- (source also of Old Frisian furch "furrow;" Middle Dutch vore, Dutch voor; German Furche "furrow;" Old Norse for "furrow, drainage ditch"), from PIE *perk- (2) "to dig, tear out" (source also of Latin porca "ridge between two furrows," Old Irish -rech, Welsh rhych "furrow"). General meaning "narrow trench or channel" is from early 14c. In reference to a deep wrinkle on the face, by 1580s.
- furrow (v.) early 15c., "to plow, make furrows in," from furrow (n.). Meaning "to make wrinkles in one's face, brow, etc." is from 1590s. Old English had furian (v.). Related: Furrowed; furrowing.
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