mow
verb [ I or T ] uk/məʊ/ us/moʊ/ mowed | mown or mowed
刈，割（草、谷类植物等）
to cut plants, such as grass or wheat, that have long, thin stems and grow close together
You can't mow the grass/lawn if it's wet. 草（坪）上有水时不能修剪。
I love the smell of new-mown hay. 我喜欢新割下的干草的气味。
Phrasal verb
mow someone down 杀死，撂倒，撞死（某人）
to kill people, usually in large numbers, by shooting them or driving a vehicle into them
Three shoppers were mown down this afternoon when a drunken driver lost control of his car. 今天下午一名醉酒司机驾车失控，撞死了三名购物者。