单词 | agriculturalist |
释义 | agricultureag‧ri‧cul‧ture /ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃə $ -ər/ ●●○ W2 noun [uncountable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINagriculture ExamplesOrigin: 1400-1500 French, Latin agricultura, from ager ‘field’ + cultura ‘use of land for crops’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Thesaurus
THESAURUS► farm Collocations an area of land, used for growing crops or keeping animals: · a 300-hectare farm· a dairy farm· a sheep farm ► ranch a very large farm in the western US, Canada, or South America where sheep, cattle, or horses are bred: · a cattle ranch in Wyoming ► smallholding British English a piece of land used for farming, that is smaller than an ordinary farm: · a smallholding used for organic farming ► plantation a large area of land in a hot country, where crops such as tea, cotton, and sugar are grown: · a rubber plantation· a tea plantation ► homestead a piece of land for farming that was given to people in the past by the US and Canadian governments: · He still farms on the family homestead, a hundred years after his grandfather received it. ► spread American English informal an area of land used for farming or ranching: · They have a pretty big spread just south of the Canadian border. ► market garden an area of land, often with greenhouses on it, used for growing vegetables and fruit: · He runs his own market garden, and sells his produce to the big supermarkets. ► orchard an area of land with trees, used for growing fruit: · an apple orchard· cherry orchards ► allotment British English a small area of land of land, especially in a town or city, which you can use for growing your own vegetables.The land is usually owned by the local council, who charge a very low rent: · We grew the tomatoes on our allotment. ► agriculture the practice of farming: · More than 75% of the land is used for agriculture. ► arable adjective relating to growing crops: · a lack of arable land COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► commercial Phrases· The most obvious one is commercial animal agriculture in its dominant form.· Between 300,000 and 800,000 children like Damaris are working as hired laborers in commercial U.S. agriculture today. ► intensive· Also of concern is not only the cost but the amount of fossil energy subsidy required for intensive agriculture.· About 90 percent of wildflower-rich meadows have disappeared since the Second World War due to intensive agriculture and drainage.· We now realise the importance of hedgerows, of small fields, of clean rivers and of less intensive agriculture.· The corncrake and marsh fritillary have been the victims of intensive agriculture as ploughing and pesticides destroy habitat and insects.· The increasing adoption of less intensive agriculture should further encourage a hare recovery.· Powys was an area of intensive agriculture, predominantly sheep breeding.· Farming More intensive agriculture has led to increased concentrations of nitrate in groundwater in many areas.· But on many streams which mink have colonised, particularly those close to intensive agriculture, fish are no longer abundant. ► local· This project was promoted by Lord Egremont who wished to improve the condition of local agriculture by upgrading transport facilities.· Rawcliffe's good communications systems serve the local industries in agriculture and manufacturing. ► modern· It involves the whole political economy of modern agriculture - and that includes consumers and politicians as well as producers.· Wild animals are not alone in suffering from some of the technological advances of modern agriculture.· Most are ill-adapted to the demands of modern, mechanised agriculture and, unless converted to new uses, may well disappear. ► sustainable· The basic challenge for sustainable agriculture is to maximise the use of locally-available and renewable resources.· One battleground in the debate is the issue of whether biotechnology threatens sustainable agriculture.· While companies talk about sustainable agriculture, they create plant varieties that can withstand being sprayed by their most virulent herbicides.· What is the expected response of farmers in industrialised countries to sustainable agriculture?· It is essential that sustainable agriculture be developed in the areas already deforested and settled.· Hence sustainable agriculture could replace unsustainable agriculture, reducing the impact of erosion and flooding on downstream agricultural areas.· Extensification for meat production purposes is therefore an option that is consistent with sustainable agriculture.· Quietly, slowly and significantly, sustainable agriculture is sweeping the farming systems of the world. ► traditional· If agreed by the Council of Ministers it will form the basis for support to the maintenance of traditional agriculture without intensification.· The shift from the main traditional occupation, agriculture, to unskilled labour, was considerable.· The problem is that traditional slash-and-burn agriculture is still the only option most farmers know.· Since almost all are high mountain areas, agricultural development is anyway unlikely but traditional agriculture for conservation objectives is supported. NOUN► minister· But Peter Walker, the agriculture minister, opposes the idea of a new law.· Exporters will face extra charges for transporting animals inspected by independently nominated veterinarians, said junior agriculture minister Elliot Morley.· Renate Ku nast, the new food and agriculture minister, will also have responsibility for consumer affairs.· Earlier, Green Party co-leader Renate Kuenast as appointed agriculture minister.· Mr Davies, 46, was Labour's shadow agriculture minister.· On April 28 the agriculture ministers will meet in Brussels. ► ministry· They include the departments of health, trade and industry and social security, the agriculture ministry, and local authorities.· The report, co-drafted with the agriculture ministry, also outlined the amount lent by agricultural cooperatives to the jusen. ► subsistence· The graphite boom temporarily reduced the social and economic importance of subsistence agriculture in the Low Country.· The manufacture of cloth was thus no more than a marginal addition to the subsistence agriculture of the interior.· Much of the worldwide loss was the result of impoverished farmers being compelled to clear the land for subsistence agriculture.· By contrast, there was a general shift from subsistence agriculture to the production of cash crops and the provision of services.· From this time on the position of subsistence agriculture declined in other regions, though the pace of this change was uneven.· Fishing is also of major importance, while around 70 percent of the population depend on subsistence agriculture.· The world which had been dominated by subsistence agriculture crumbled.· The siting of a settlement is very closely connected with the decision to use the land around for subsistence agriculture. VERB► based· The main industrial activity was also based on agriculture.· The productivity of an economy based on agriculture and household industry had inherent limits. ► develop· But with foreign assistance to developing world agriculture in decline, that will be harder. ► employ· One other key variable that has traditionally been used to delineate rural areas is the percentages employed in agriculture and forestry.· Industrialization is measured by the percentage of males employed in agriculture and the per capita consumption of energy.· More than 700,000 people were employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing in 1961.· At the beginning of the 1980s, about a third of the total labour force was employed in agriculture. ► engage· They were engaged in agriculture and industry but they renounced trade. ► increase· High-level ministers have talked openly about increasing aid to agriculture and shifting economic policy from one of stabilization to one of growth. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► intensive farming/agriculture the practice or science of farming: More than 75% of the land is used for agriculture.—agricultural /ˌæɡrɪˈkʌltʃərəl◂/ adjective: agricultural land agricultural labourers—agriculturalist noun [countable] → horticulture
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