单词 | agriculture |
释义 | agricultureWord family adjectiveagriculturaladverbagriculturallynounagricultureagriculturist Agricultureag·ri·cul·ture /ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃə $ -ər/ ●●○ W2 noun [uncountableU] TAthe practice or science of farming 农业;农学 More than 75% of the land is used for agriculture. 75%以上的土地用于农耕。 —agricultural /ˌæɡrɪˈkʌltʃərəl◂/ adjectiveadj agricultural land 农业用地 agricultural labourers 农业工人 —agriculturalist noun [countableC] → horticultureExamples from the Corpus agriculture• The drainage of peatbogs for forestry and agriculture is making a significant net contribution to greenhouse gas emissions, the report concludes.• Local wildlife and agriculture are likely to be badly affected, environmentalists claim.• Experts have recommended that fishermen are paid not to fish, mirroring recent developments in agriculture.• The spread of industrial agriculture in the South places thousands of native breeds at risk.• Young people do not want to live in them, when as often as not work means agriculture or nothing.• But this pattern has begun to change, especially in the ever-sensitive area of agriculture.• Prior to the invention of agriculture, game was both the primary diet and the focus of battles in the fields.• The initiative will allow the entrepreneurs to test new approaches to agriculture or develop new agricultural products and activities. From Longman Business Dictionary agricultureag·ri·cul·ture /ˈægrɪˌkʌltʃə-ər/ noun [uncountableU] FARMINGthe practice or science of farming → extensive agriculture → intensive agricultureAgriculture accounts for over 25% of net domestic production. —agricultural adjectiveadj sales of agricultural machinery (1400-1500) French Latin agricultura, from ager “field” + cultura “use of land for crops” |
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