Definition of factory farming in English:

factory farming

noun

mass noun

A system of rearing livestock using highly intensive methods, by which poultry, pigs, or cattle are confined indoors under strictly controlled conditions.
工厂化养殖业（指一种用高度集约的方法——在严格控制的条件下将家禽、猪或牛限制在室内——饲养家畜的系统）
Example sentencesExamples
- Nor is a return to ‘primitive’ farming practices the only alternative to factory farming and highly intensive agriculture.
- Intensive factory farming has happened because of this demand for cheap food.
- The mountains of manure that factory farming generates foul our air and water, disrupting ecosystems and sickening rural communities.
- Laboratories using new tissue engineering technology might be able to produce meat that is healthier for consumers and cut down on pollution produced by factory farming, researchers said.
- She says gardening is a good introduction to issues such as factory farming, pesticides and genetically modified food.

Derivatives

factory farm

noun

The life expectancy of the average cow in natural conditions is about 25-30 years; on the typical factory farm, where well over half of U.S. milk cows reside, they live only four to five years.
Example sentencesExamples
- This 5,600-cow factory farm has successfully negotiated an exemption to the organic requirement that cows have access to pasture, based upon Colorado's arid climate.
- By contrast, a factory farm, milking 3,000 cows, stanchioned 24 hours a day, 365 days a year in a barn, and run with hired help, can make a good profit.
- Think of probiotics as a sort of immune booster for the shellfish, which enables them to cope with the stresses and infections of a crowded life in a factory farm.
- The intent of a factory farm is to raise as many animals as possible in the shortest amount of time and in the smallest amount of physical space.

Definition of factory farming in US English:

factory farming

nounˈfækt(ə)ri ˌfɑrmɪŋˈfakt(ə)rē ˌfärmiNG

A system of rearing livestock using intensive methods, by which poultry, pigs, or cattle are confined indoors under strictly controlled conditions.
工厂化养殖业（指一种用高度集约的方法——在严格控制的条件下将家禽、猪或牛限制在室内——饲养家畜的系统）
Example sentencesExamples
- Nor is a return to ‘primitive’ farming practices the only alternative to factory farming and highly intensive agriculture.
- Laboratories using new tissue engineering technology might be able to produce meat that is healthier for consumers and cut down on pollution produced by factory farming, researchers said.
- The mountains of manure that factory farming generates foul our air and water, disrupting ecosystems and sickening rural communities.
- She says gardening is a good introduction to issues such as factory farming, pesticides and genetically modified food.
- Intensive factory farming has happened because of this demand for cheap food.

单词	factory farming
释义	Definition of factory farming in English: factory farming noun mass noun A system of rearing livestock using highly intensive methods, by which poultry, pigs, or cattle are confined indoors under strictly controlled conditions. 工厂化养殖业（指一种用高度集约的方法——在严格控制的条件下将家禽、猪或牛限制在室内——饲养家畜的系统） Example sentencesExamples Nor is a return to ‘primitive’ farming practices the only alternative to factory farming and highly intensive agriculture. Intensive factory farming has happened because of this demand for cheap food. The mountains of manure that factory farming generates foul our air and water, disrupting ecosystems and sickening rural communities. Laboratories using new tissue engineering technology might be able to produce meat that is healthier for consumers and cut down on pollution produced by factory farming, researchers said. She says gardening is a good introduction to issues such as factory farming, pesticides and genetically modified food. Derivatives factory farm noun The life expectancy of the average cow in natural conditions is about 25-30 years; on the typical factory farm, where well over half of U.S. milk cows reside, they live only four to five years. Example sentencesExamples This 5,600-cow factory farm has successfully negotiated an exemption to the organic requirement that cows have access to pasture, based upon Colorado's arid climate. By contrast, a factory farm, milking 3,000 cows, stanchioned 24 hours a day, 365 days a year in a barn, and run with hired help, can make a good profit. Think of probiotics as a sort of immune booster for the shellfish, which enables them to cope with the stresses and infections of a crowded life in a factory farm. The intent of a factory farm is to raise as many animals as possible in the shortest amount of time and in the smallest amount of physical space. Definition of factory farming in US English: factory farming nounˈfækt(ə)ri ˌfɑrmɪŋˈfakt(ə)rē ˌfärmiNG A system of rearing livestock using intensive methods, by which poultry, pigs, or cattle are confined indoors under strictly controlled conditions. 工厂化养殖业（指一种用高度集约的方法——在严格控制的条件下将家禽、猪或牛限制在室内——饲养家畜的系统） Example sentencesExamples Nor is a return to ‘primitive’ farming practices the only alternative to factory farming and highly intensive agriculture. Laboratories using new tissue engineering technology might be able to produce meat that is healthier for consumers and cut down on pollution produced by factory farming, researchers said. The mountains of manure that factory farming generates foul our air and water, disrupting ecosystems and sickening rural communities. She says gardening is a good introduction to issues such as factory farming, pesticides and genetically modified food. Intensive factory farming has happened because of this demand for cheap food.
随便看	cut/shut oneself off cut somebody dead cut somebody down cut somebody down in their prime cut somebody down to size cut somebody free cut somebody in cut somebody loose cut somebody off cut somebody off at the pass cut somebody off in their prime cut somebody out cut somebody short cut somebody some slack cut somebody to pieces cut somebody to the quick cut somebody up cut someone dead cut someone dead cut someone down cut someone down cut someone down in their prime cut someone down to size cut someone down to size cut someone free