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- (especially of land or a farm) used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle（尤指土地或农场）畜牧的; 用作牧场的：
scattered pastoral farms.
分散的牧场。
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- associated with country life乡村的; 乡村生活的：
the view was pastoral, with rolling fields and grazing sheep.
眼前的景色如同一幅乡村风景画, 有起伏的田野和正在吃草的羊群。
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- (of a work of art) portraying or evoking country life, typically in a romanticized or idealized form（艺术作品）田园式的; 田园风光的。
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- (in the Christian Church) concerning or appropriate to the giving of spiritual guidance（基督教中）有关给精神指导的; 适合给精神指导的：
pastoral and doctrinal issues.
有关精神指导和教义方面的问题
clergy doing pastoral work.
进行精神方面指导的牧师。
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- relating to or denoting a teacher's responsibility for the general well-being of pupils or students（对学生生活需要实行）教师负责的：
does the school operate a pastoral or guidance and counselling system?
这个学校对学生生活施行教师负责制呢还是指导咨询制？
- a work of literature portraying an idealized version of country life田园式文学作品：
the story, though a pastoral, has an actual connection with the life of agricultural labour.
虽然是一部田园式作品, 这个故事与农业工人的生活还是有实际联系的。
派生词
pastoralism
nounpastorally
adverb词源
late Middle English: from Latin pastoralis 'relating to a shepherd', from pastor 'shepherd' （see PASTOR）.