unplowed
/ˌʌnˈplaʊd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌʌnˈplaʊd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌən-ˈplau̇d/ (ame, mw)
unplowed — 形容詞
- unplowedpositive
- more unplowedcomparative
- most unplowedsuperlative
1. Describes land, ground, or a road that has not been turned over or cleared using
未犁的
未經犁翻的田地或未剷雪的道路
Describes land, ground, or a road that has not been turned over or cleared using a plow — a farming tool that breaks up soil before seeds are planted. The word is also used for snow that a snowplow has not removed.
Meera left the far corner of the field unplowed so the wildflowers could bloom.
Meera 把田地遠端的那一角留著未犁,好讓野花盛開。
leave + object + unplowed (resultative pattern)
After the blizzard, the side streets in Dario's neighborhood remained unplowed for three days.
暴風雪過後,Dario 家附近的巷弄連續三天都沒有剷雪。
remain + unplowed (snow context)
The old tractor could not handle the thick grass on the unplowed pasture.
那輛舊拖拉機無法應付未犁過的牧場上厚厚的雜草。
Animal tracks were easy to spot in the fresh unplowed snow behind Evelyn's house.
在 Evelyn 屋後那一片新雪未剷的地上,動物足跡清晰可辨。
Tunde planted wheat on the unplowed ground to test if the soil was still rich.
Tunde 在未犁過的土地上種小麥,測試土壤是否依然肥沃。
- untilled
More specific to farmland that has not been prepared for crops; less common in everyday speech
- unworked
Slightly more general — can describe any land not cultivated, but less precise than unplowed
- fallow
Describes farmland deliberately left unplanted for a season to restore nutrients, rather than simply not having been plowed
- plowed
The direct opposite; describes land that has been turned over with a plow
- tilled
More general — describes land prepared for planting by any method, including plowing
- cultivated
Broader sense — land that has been prepared and used for growing crops
文法句型
unplowed + noun
be + unplowed
leave + noun + unplowed
remain + unplowed
用法筆記
In American English, unplowed is the standard spelling. The British English variant is unploughed (with -ough-). Both spellings carry the same meaning. The snow meaning is most common in regions with heavy winter snowfall where snowplows are used on roads.