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- a large farm, especially in the western US and Canada, where cattle or other animals are bred（尤指美国和加拿大西部的）大牧场; 大农场。
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- （亦作ranch house） N. Amer. a single-storey house〈北美〉（单层）牧场式住宅。
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- （亦作ranch dressing）[mass noun] N. Amer. a type of thick white salad dressing made with sour cream〈北美〉酸奶油沙拉酱。
no obj.［often as noun ranching］
1- run a ranch经营牧场（或农场）：
cattle ranching.
牧牛场经营。
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- with obj. [often as adj. ranched] breed (animals) on a ranch（牧场）放养（或饲养）（动物）。
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- with obj. use (land) as a ranch把（土地）用作牧场（或农场）。
词源
early 19th cent.: from Spanish rancho 'group of persons eating together'.