请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 megadairy
释义

Definition of megadairy in English:

megadairy

nounPlural megadairiesˈmɛɡədɛːriˈmeɡəˌderē
  • A very large-scale commercial dairy farm, typically housing thousands of cows in indoor facilities.

    a megadairy with 93,000 acres of land and 16,000 dairy cows
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Leading supermarkets are to blacklist milk from a proposed megadairy.
    • In the past decade they have seen the megadairies crop up in Florida, California, and the Southwest.
    • A megadairy planned in Madison County would produce about 140,000 tons of liquid manure each year.
    • Plans to build the world's biggest megadairy near Aston Clinton have finally been given the green light.
    • In recent years, the environmental impact of megadairies on the San Joaquin Valley, with some of the country's worst air quality, has led to lawsuits and a push for tougher regulations.
    • Even though the family farm is fast disappearing as mega dairies take over, the cow is still queen of the Wisconsin landscape.
    • They are still purchasing milk from a growing number of mega-dairies.
    • He is currently lobbying for another new megadairy that will use a twenty-six-acre lagoon and house approximately 7,000 dairy cattle.
    • If this is the only mega-dairy, it will be no big deal. If this is the start of a trend, don't figure on being in the dairy business forever unless you can milk 4000-8000 cows.
    • His presentation centered on the history of dairying, from a single cow tied to the fence to the megadairies of today.

Definition of megadairy in US English:

megadairy

nounˈmeɡəˌderē
  • A very large-scale commercial dairy farm, typically housing thousands of cows in indoor facilities.

    a megadairy with 93,000 acres of land and 16,000 dairy cows
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Plans to build the world's biggest megadairy near Aston Clinton have finally been given the green light.
    • He is currently lobbying for another new megadairy that will use a twenty-six-acre lagoon and house approximately 7,000 dairy cattle.
    • In the past decade they have seen the megadairies crop up in Florida, California, and the Southwest.
    • Leading supermarkets are to blacklist milk from a proposed megadairy.
    • Even though the family farm is fast disappearing as mega dairies take over, the cow is still queen of the Wisconsin landscape.
    • If this is the only mega-dairy, it will be no big deal. If this is the start of a trend, don't figure on being in the dairy business forever unless you can milk 4000-8000 cows.
    • A megadairy planned in Madison County would produce about 140,000 tons of liquid manure each year.
    • His presentation centered on the history of dairying, from a single cow tied to the fence to the megadairies of today.
    • In recent years, the environmental impact of megadairies on the San Joaquin Valley, with some of the country's worst air quality, has led to lawsuits and a push for tougher regulations.
    • They are still purchasing milk from a growing number of mega-dairies.
随便看

 

英汉双解词典包含464360条英汉词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/19 9:32:31