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farm noun farm ♦︎ ranch ♦︎ plantation ♦︎ orchard ♦︎ vineyard ♦︎ grove ♦︎ homesteadThese words all mean an area of land that is used for growing crops or keeping animals. 这些词均指农场、牧场、种植园。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆on a farm / ranch / plantation / vineyard / homestead◆at a farm / ranch / plantation / vineyard◆in a plantation / an orchard / a vineyard / a grove◆a 5-hectare, 100-acre, etc. farm / ranch / plantation / orchard / vineyard◆a cattle / sheep farm / ranch◆a fruit farm / plantation / orchard■ farm [countable] an area of land, and the buildings on it, used for growing crops and/or keeping animals; the main house on a farm, where the farmer lives 农场；农舍◆It's a dairy farm producing speciality cheeses.这是个生产特色奶酪的乳牛场。◆Many farm workers face low wages and poor working conditions.很多农场工人收入低，工作条件差。ⓘ Farm is also used in compounds to mean a place where particular fish or animals are bred. * farm亦用于构成复合词，指养殖场、饲养场◆a fish / trout / mink / pig farm养鱼场；鳟鱼养殖场；水貂饲养场；养猪场 ■ ranch /rɑːntʃ; NAmE ræntʃ/ [countable] a large farm, especially in North America or Australia, where large animals such as cows, horses or sheep are bred （尤指北美或澳大利亚的）牧场，大农场◆She grew up on a cattle ranch in Wyoming.她在怀俄明州的牧牛场长大。◆We hired three new ranch hands (= the people who work on a ranch).我们新雇用了三名牧场工人。■ plantation /plɑːnˈteɪʃn; NAmE plænˈteɪʃn/ [countable] a large area of land, especially in a hot country, where crops such as coffee, sugar and rubber are grown 种植园，种植场（尤指热带国家种植咖啡、甘蔗、橡胶等的大庄园）◆a banana / coffee plantation香蕉／咖啡种植园■ orchard /ˈɔːtʃəd; NAmE ˈɔːrtʃərd/ [countable] a piece of land, normally enclosed, in which fruit trees are grown 果园◆an apple / a cherry orchard.苹果园；樱桃园■ vineyard /ˈvɪnjəd; NAmE ˈvɪnjərd/ [countable] a piece of land where grapes are grown in order to produce wine （为酿酒而种植的）葡萄园◆Dutch settlers planted the first vineyard when they arrived in 1652.荷兰移民1652年抵达后种植了第一个葡萄园。■ grove /grəʊv; NAmE groʊv/ [countable] a small area of land with fruit trees of a particular type on it （小片）果树林，果园◆olive / lemon groves橄榄园；柠檬园NOTE 辨析 Orchard or grove?An orchard is usually enclosed and is usually for growing fruit such as apples, pears, plums and cherries that grow well in cooler countries; groves are usually open and are usually for growing fruit such as olives, oranges and lemons that grow well in warmer countries. * orchard通常是封闭的，种植的通常是适宜在凉爽地区生长的苹果、梨、李子、樱桃等水果；grove通常是没有围栏的，种植的通常是适宜在温暖地区生长的橄榄、橙子、柠檬等水果。■ homestead /ˈhəʊmsted; NAmE ˈhoʊmsted/ [countable] (especially NAmE) a house where a family lives and the land and buildings around it, especially a small farm; (in the US in the past) a piece of land given to sb by the government on condition that they lived on it and grew crops on it （包括周围土地和附属房屋的）家宅；（尤指）农庄；宅地（美国旧时由国家分给个人居住并开垦的土地）◆What began as a small family homestead is now a 5 000-acre ranch.起初的家庭小农庄现在已发展成5 000英亩的大牧场。 |