transcription, транскрипция: [ fʌroʊ, AM fɜ:r- ]
( furrows, furrowing, furrowed)
1.
A furrow is a long, thin line in the earth which a farmer makes in order to plant seeds or to allow water to flow along.
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2.
A furrow is a deep, fairly wide line in the surface of something.
Dirt bike trails crisscrossed the grassy furrows.
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3.
A furrow is a deep fold or line in the skin of someone’s face.
...the deep furrows that marked the corners of his mouth.
= wrinkle
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4.
If someone furrows their brow or forehead or if it furrows , deep folds appear in it because the person is annoyed, unhappy, or confused. ( WRITTEN )
My bank manager furrowed his brow, fingered his calculator and finally pronounced ‘Aha!’...
Midge’s forehead furrowed as she saw that several were drinking...
Fatigue and stress quickly result in a dull complexion and a furrowed brow.
= crease
VERB : V n , V , V-ed
5.
If you say that someone ploughs a particular furrow or ploughs their own furrow , you mean that their activities or interests are different or isolated from those of other people. ( BRIT )
The government is more than adept at ploughing its own diplomatic furrow.
PHRASE : V inflects