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Plough: noun
plough: I. noun II. transitive verb III. intransitive verb (Vakat)
thoroughfare: noun

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Plough [plaʊ] N ASTRON

大熊星座 dàxióng xīngzuò

I . plough [plaʊ] N

犁 lí

犁过的地 líguòde dì

II . plough [plaʊ] VB trans

1. plough:

犁 lí

2. plough:

奋力开(路) fènlì kāi

划破(水面) huápò

3. plough:

把(大笔钱)用于投资赢利 bǎ…yòngyú tóuzī yínglì

III . plough [plaʊ] VB intr

1. plough:

(地)可犁 kělí

可耕 kěgēng

2. plough:

钻研 zuānyán

费劲地阅读 fèijìnde yuèdú

He ploughed through the book to the end.

他硬着头皮把那本书看完了。

plough [plaʊ]

plough back

把(利润)再投资 bǎ…zài tóuzī

thoroughfare [ˈθʌrəfeə] N

thoroughfare

thoroughfare

通衢 tōngqú

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The ploughshare tortoise is now at great risk of extinction in the wild within the next decade. www.wildlifeextra.com

At another time, the ploughshare struck against the ring of a cauldron, which contained treasure. en.wikipedia.org

These included cast iron, the ploughshare, the stirrup, gunpowder, printing, the magnetic compass and clockwork escapements, most of which were thought at the time to be western inventions. en.wikipedia.org

The ploughshare originally measured about. en.wikipedia.org

Among the contraband were 54 live ploughshare tortoises of which there are an estimated 200 to 400 left in the wild. www.theglobeandmail.com

There are only about 400 ploughshare tortoises left in the wild. www.mnn.com

The ploughshare tortoise populations have declined due to the burning of its habitat to make room for cattle and the illegal pet trade. www.wired.co.uk

The ploughshare represents agriculture, while the oak twig stands for the mixed forest that covers roughly a fourth (about 100 ha) of the municipal area. en.wikipedia.org

The shipment includes a stunning number of ploughshare tortoises, of which there are only a few hundred left in the wild, making it one of the world's rarest tortoise species. voices.nationalgeographic.com

The ploughshare tortoise is considered among the rarest species in the world, with just 400 individuals believed to be found in the wild. www.wired.co.uk

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