máy cày
Definition
- Noun:
- A tractor: A powerful motor vehicle with large rear wheels, used primarily on farms for pulling heavy machinery, plowing fields, and other agricultural tasks.
- A plowing machine: Specifically, a machine, often a tractor with a plow attachment, designed to turn over the soil in preparation for planting.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Bác nông dân đang sử dụng máy cày để cày ruộng. (The farmer is using a tractor to plow the field.)
- Máy cày hiện đại giúp tiết kiệm rất nhiều thời gian và sức lao động. (Modern plowing machines save a lot of time and labor.)
- Âm thanh của chiếc máy cày vang lên khắp cánh đồng. (The sound of the tractor echoed across the field.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "máy cày" is a compound noun formed from "máy" (machine) and "cày" (to plow). It is a general term that can refer to the entire vehicle (the tractor) or its specific function (the plowing apparatus).
Variants and Related Words
- Máy kéo (n): A tractor. This term emphasizes the vehicle's pulling power and is often used interchangeably with "máy cày", though "máy kéo" can have broader industrial uses.
- Cái cày (n): A plow. This refers specifically to the implement or attachment that turns the soil, which can be pulled by animals or attached to a "máy cày".
Synonyms
- Tractor: A vehicle used for pulling farm equipment.
- Cultivator: A machine for breaking up soil and removing weeds (note: this is a specific type of farm implement, often lighter than a plow).
Related Idioms
- Cày như máy: To work tirelessly like a machine.
- Để hoàn thành dự án, anh ấy làm việc cày như máy. (To finish the project, he worked tirelessly like a machine.)