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N-COUNT
锄头;(长柄)锄
A hoe is a gardening tool with a long handle and a small square blade, which you use to remove small weeds and break up the surface of the soil.
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VERB
锄(地);锄(草)
If you hoe a field or crop, you use a hoe on the weeds or soil there.
例句
I have to feed the chickens and hoe the potatoes...
我得喂鸡,还得为马铃薯锄草。
Today he was hoeing in the vineyard.
今天他在葡萄园里锄地。
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PHRASE
处境麻烦;困难重重
If you say that someone has a hard row to hoe or a tough row to hoe, you mean that they are in a difficult situation and have many problems to deal with.