hoe
/həʊ/ (bre, ipa) · [hˈo] /həʊ/ (ame, ipa) · [hˈo] /ˈhō/ (ame, mw) · [hˈo] /hoʊ/ (ame, ipa)
hoe — noun
- hoesingular
- hoesplural
1. a gardening tool that has a long wooden or metal handle and a flat metal blade a
a gardening tool that has a long wooden or metal handle and a flat metal blade at the end, used for turning over earth or cutting unwanted plants from the ground
Marco grabbed his old hoe from the garden shed and headed out to the vegetable patch.
possessive + adjective + hoe (his old hoe)
The blade of Jin's hoe needed sharpening after a long morning of clearing weeds.
hoe + noun modifier (blade of Jin's hoe)
Charlotte bought a new hoe with a longer handle to avoid bending over so much.
Anjali's wooden hoe handle broke while she was trying to dig up a stubborn root.
- trowel
a smaller handheld tool for digging, not for standing work
- cultivator
a tool or machine with prongs for breaking up soil, often larger than a hoe
文法句型
a hoe
[possessive] + hoe
adjective + hoe
用法筆記
Can be described by adjectives about its material or condition: old hoe, metal hoe, wooden hoe, rusty hoe.
常見錯誤
2. a less common spelling of the exclamation 'ho', used to express surprise, call a
a less common spelling of the exclamation 'ho', used to express surprise, call attention, or show excitement
The old sailor shouted 'Hoe, hoe!' as the ship pulled into port.
repeated exclamation: 'Hoe, hoe!'
In the story, the farmer cried 'Hoe there!' to greet his neighbor across the field.
The children laughed and yelled 'Hoe! Hoe!' while playing pirates in the backyard.
'Hoe, stop right there!' the guard shouted at the stranger approaching the gate.
用法筆記
This spelling is considered old-fashioned or dialectal. In modern English writing, the standard form is 'ho'.
hoe — verb
- hoepresent simple I / you / we / they
- hoes3rd person singular
- hoeing-ing form
- hoedpast simple
1. to break up the ground around plants, remove wild growth, or prepare garden soil
to break up the ground around plants, remove wild growth, or prepare garden soil using a hoe
Tomás spent Saturday morning hoeing the vegetable beds before the rain arrived.
hoeing + direct object (the vegetable beds)
Padma carefully hoed around the young tomato plants to avoid damaging their roots.
After the weeds grew back, Emre had to hoe the entire garden again.
Ayana prefers to hoe the soil when it is slightly damp rather than bone dry.
文法句型
hoe + noun phrase (ground / weeds / garden bed)
hoe (no object) — describing the general activity
用法筆記
The object is usually the ground, a garden bed, or weeds. Frequently appears with adverbs of manner such as carefully, gently, or thoroughly.