单词 | farm |
释义 | Word Frequency farm(fɑːm) noun 1. a. a tract of land, usually with house and buildings, cultivated as a unit or used to rear livestock b. (as modifier) farm produce c. (in combination) farmland 2. a unit of land or water devoted to the growing or rearing of some particular type of vegetable, fruit, animal, or fish a fish farm 3. an installation for storage 4. a district of which one or more taxes are leased 5. history a. a fixed sum paid by an individual or group for the right of collecting and retaining taxes, rents, etc b. a fixed sum paid regularly by a town, county, etc, in lieu of taxes c. the leasing of a source of revenue to an individual or group d. a fixed tax, rent, etc, paid regularly verb 6. (transitive) a. to cultivate (land) b. to rear (stock, etc) on a farm 7. (intransitive) to engage in agricultural work, esp as a way of life 8. (transitive) to look after a child for a fixed sum 9. a. to collect the moneys due and retain the profits from (a tax district, business, etc) for a specified period on payment of a sum or sums b. to operate (a franchise) under similar conditions Derived forms farmable (ˈfarmable) adjective Word origin C13: from Old French ferme rented land, ultimately from Latin firmāre to settle |
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