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farm/fɑ:m/ n. & v.●n. 1 an area of land and its buildings used under one management for growing crops, rearing animals, etc. 农场；饲养场 2 a place or establishment for breeding a particular type of animal, growing fruit, etc. (饲养某种特殊动物或种植水果等的)养殖场，种植场 trout-farm 鳟鱼养殖场; mink-farm 貂饲养场 3 = FARMHOUSE 4 a place for the storage of oil or oil products (油料或油产品)贮藏所 5 = SEWAGE FARM ●v. 1a tr. use (land) for growing crops, rearing animals, etc. 利用(土地)种植庄稼(或饲养动物等) b intr. be a farmer; work on a farm 种田，务农；经营农场 2 tr. breed (fish etc.) commercially 养殖(鱼等) 3 tr. (often foll. by 常后跟 out)a delegate or subcontract (work) to others 委托(或转包) (工作)给别人 b contract (the collection of taxes) to another for a fee 包出(税收) c arrange for (a person, esp. a child) to be looked after by another, with payment (付费)托别人照看(某人，尤指孩子)，寄养(某人) 4 tr. let the labour of (a person) for hire 出租(某人)的劳动力 5 tr. contract to maintain and care for (a person, esp. a child) for a fixed sum 包养(某人，尤指孩子) □ farmable adj.□ farming n.[originally applied only to leased land: Middle English via Old French ferme and medieval Latin firma ‘fixed payment’ from Latin firmus FIRM1] |