farm
n
1 area of land, and the buildings on it, used for growing crops or raising animals 農(nóng)田; 農(nóng)場; 飼養(yǎng)場
We've lived on this farm for twenty years. 我們已在這農(nóng)場住了二十年.
[attrib 作定語]
farm produce 農(nóng)產(chǎn)品
farm machinery 農(nóng)業(yè)機(jī)械.
2 farmhouse and the buildings near it 農(nóng)舍及附近的建筑物
get some eggs at the farm 從農(nóng)場弄些蛋.
3 place where certain fish or animals are raised (某些魚或其他動物的)養(yǎng)殖場
a trout- pig-farm 鱒魚飼養(yǎng)場[貂飼養(yǎng)場/養(yǎng)豬場].
farm v
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(a) [I] grow crops or rear animals 種田; 務(wù)農(nóng); 飼養(yǎng)動物
He is farming in Africa. 他在非洲務(wù)農(nóng).
(b) [Tn] use (land) for this 耕種(土地)
She farms 200 acres. 她耕種200英畝土地.
(c) [Tn] breed (animals) on a farm 在農(nóng)場飼養(yǎng)(動物)
farm beef cattle 飼養(yǎng)肉牛.
2 (phr v) farm sb out (to sb) arrange for sb to be cared for by others 托別人照看(某人)
The children were farmed out to nannies at an early age. 孩子們小時候由奶媽照看. farm sth out (to sb) send out or delegate (work) to be done by others 招人承包(工作)
We're so busy we have to farm out a lot of work. 我們太忙, 許多工作得招人承包.