mow down(v.+adv.)
▲mow sb/sth ⇔ down 1.割(草或其他植物) cut grass or other plants
We shall have to mow down the long grass in the big field.我们必须到那一大片地里去割长得茂盛的草。
2.摧毁,屠杀 destroy; kill people in large numbers
Machine guns mowed down the unarmed civilians like grass.机枪像割草一样撂倒了那些手无寸铁的平民。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
The soldiers were mowed down by fire from the enemy's guns.士兵们被敌军的炮火扫倒了。
句型例句
用作不及物动词
▲S+～(+A)
The men are mowing.人们正在割草。
用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron. Everyone was mowing their lawns.大家都在刈自家草坪上的草。
The man was mowing field.小伙子们正在收割庄稼。
