farm
noun [ C ] uk/fɑːm/ us/fɑːrm/
A1 农场
an area of land, together with a house and buildings, used for growing crops and/or keeping animals as a business
a dairy farm 乳牛场
farm animals 农场的牲畜
fresh farm produce 新鲜农产品
farm workers 农场工人
She spent the summer working on a farm. 她的夏天在农场劳作中度过了。
饲养场，养殖场
a place where a particular type of animal is kept in large numbers in order to be sold
a sheep/fish farm 养羊场／养鱼场
- More examples
- Our farm straddles the railway line.
- As agriculture became more capital intensive, many farm labourers moved to the towns and cities to look for work.
- The fertilizers and pesticides used on many farms are polluting the water supply.
- By closing the infected farms we're hoping to confine the disease to the north of the region.
- It was hard work on the farm but satisfying.
farm
verb [ T ] uk/fɑːm/ us/fɑːrm/
种植;养殖
to use land for growing crops and/or keeping animals as a business
The Stamfords have farmed this land for over a hundred years. 斯坦福德家族已在这片土地上耕作逾100年了。
Phrasal verbs
farm something out 把（工作）包给
to give work to other people to do
Magazines often farm out articles to freelance journalists. 杂志社常把文章外包给自由撰稿人。
farm someone out 托人照看（尤指自己的孩子）
to arrange for another person to take care of someone, especially your child
Almost since birth, their baby has been farmed out to nannies and nurseries. 他们的孩子几乎是一出生就交托给保姆和托儿所照看。