mower

IPA/ˈməʊə(r)/
KK[mˈoɚ]IPA/ˈməʊər/

mower — noun

  • mowersingular
  • mowersplural

1. a piece of equipment with rotating blades that you push or ride on, used to keep

1.名詞B1
釋義

a piece of equipment with rotating blades that you push or ride on, used to keep lawns and other grassy areas short and tidy.

例句

Noa pushed the heavy mower across the back lawn on Saturday morning.

push the mower (typical action verb)

The old petrol mower coughed twice before Walid finally got it started.

petrol mower (common modifier)

同義詞
  • lawn mower

    the full standard compound; in everyday speech often shortened to just 'mower'

  • grass cutter

    more generic; can include hand tools and strimmers, not only wheeled machines

文法句型

a/the mower

petrol/electric mower

用法筆記

Almost always countable and concrete. Frequently modified by power source (petrol, electric, battery) or design type (push, ride-on, hover, robot).

常見錯誤

❌I cut the grass with a mow.
✅I cut the grass with a mower.
💡the tool is 'mower'; 'mow' is the verb for the action.
❌My father uses a grass mower every weekend.
✅My father uses a lawn mower every weekend.
💡the standard compound is 'lawn mower', not 'grass mower'.