tiller

• 多义词：从禾本科植物基部生长的分蘖或新芽；耕种土地的人；转动船舵的舵柄；或用于松土的农具。

A noun with multiple meanings: a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass plant; a person who tills land; a lever used to turn a boat's rudder; or a farm implement used to break up soil.

1. Grass shootC1formalscientific

   A new shoot that grows from the base of a grass plant or cereal crop.

   分蘖

   • The wheat field produced many healthy tillers this season.
   • Farmers monitor the number of tillers to estimate crop yield.
   • Each tiller can develop into a separate stem with its own seed head.

   同义词offshootshootsproutsucker

2. Farmer or cultivatorB2formal

   A person who prepares and cultivates land for growing crops.

   耕作者

   • The tiller worked the soil from dawn until dusk.
   • Experienced tillers know the best time to plant seeds.
   • The village tillers gathered to share their farming techniques.

   同义词agriculturistcultivatorfarmergrowerhusbandmanplowman

3. Boat steering leverB2formal

   A lever or handle used to turn the rudder and steer a boat or ship.

   舵柄

   • The sailor gripped the tiller firmly as the waves grew rough.
   • He pushed the tiller to starboard to change course.
   • A wooden tiller is traditional on small sailing boats.

   同义词helm

4. Farming implementB2formaltechnical

   A tool or machine used to break up and aerate the surface of the soil for planting.

   耕作机具

   • The farmer used a rotary tiller to prepare the garden bed.
   • A hand tiller is useful for small plots of land.
   • Modern tillers can cover large areas quickly and efficiently.

   同义词cultivator

• 指耕作或翻松土地，尤指使用耕作机具；也用于航海语境，指用舵柄操纵船只。

A verb meaning to cultivate or plow land, especially with a tiller; also used in nautical contexts to mean to steer a boat using a tiller.

1. Produce side shootsC1formal

   To grow new shoots from the base of a plant, forming a cluster or stool.

   分蘖

   • Wheat plants tiller vigorously in fertile soil.
   • The grass began to tiller after the spring rains.
   • Farmers monitor how well their crops tiller to estimate yield.

   同义词shootsproutstoolsucker