ploughshare

英 [ˈplaʊʃeə(r)]

美 [ˈplaʊʃer]

n.  犁铧; 铧

复数：ploughshares　

BNC.38612

习惯用语

n.

turn swords into ploughshares
• 铸剑为犁；化干戈为玉帛；偃武修文
  to stop fighting and return to peaceful activities

牛津词典

noun

• 犁铧；铧
  the broad curved blade of a plough

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 plowshare


• 铸剑为犁；化干戈为玉帛
  If you say thatswords have been turned into ploughsharesorbeaten into ploughshares, you mean that a state of conflict between two or more groups of people has ended and a period of peace has begun.

英英释义

noun

• a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
  Synonym:plowshareshare

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