单词 | orchard |
释义 | orchardor‧chard /ˈɔːtʃəd $ ˈɔːrtʃərd/ ●○○ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINorchard ExamplesOrigin: Old English ortgeard, probably from Latin hortus ‘garden’ + Old English geard ( ➔ YARD)EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES 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 WORD SETS► Agricultureagrarian, adjectiveagribusiness, nounagro-, prefixagro-industry, nounanimal husbandry, nounanimal rights, nounartificial insemination, nounbale, nounbale, verbbarn, nounbarnyard, nounbattery, nounbiotechnology, nounbreadbasket, nounbreed, verbbreeding, nounbroiler, nounbroiler chicken, nounBSE, nounbuckaroo, nounbull, nounbutcher, verbbyre, nouncapon, nouncattleman, nouncattle market, nouncattle prod, nounchaff, nounchicken, nounchicken run, nouncollective farm, nouncoop, nounco-op, nouncorral, nouncorral, verbcowboy, nouncowgirl, nouncowhand, nouncowpoke, nouncreamery, nouncroft, nouncrofter, nouncrofting, nouncultivate, verbcultivation, noundairy, noundairy cattle, noundairy farm, noundairymaid, noundairyman, nounDDT, noundip, verbdip, noundirt farmer, noundrover, noundry-stone wall, noundude ranch, nounDutch barn, nounextensive agriculture, factory farming, nounfallow, adjectivefarm, nounfarm, verbfarmer, nounfarmhand, nounfarmhouse, nounfarming, nounfarmland, nounfarmstead, nounfarmyard, nounfeedstock, nounfield, nounfishery, nounfish farm, nounfish meal, nounflail, verbflail, nounfleece, nounfodder, nounfold, nounfoot and mouth disease, nounforage, nounfowl, nounfree-range, adjectivefungicide, noungamekeeper, noungeld, verbgenetically modified, adjectivegentleman farmer, nounGM, adjectivegoatherd, noungraft, noungraft, verbgranary, noungreenhouse, noungreen revolution, nounGreen Revolution, nounhacienda, nounharrow, nounhatchery, nounhayloft, nounhaymaking, nounhaystack, nounheifer, nounhen house, nounherbicide, nounherd, nounherd, verbherdsman, nounhigh-yield, adjectivehired hand, nounhomestead, nounhomestead, verbhopper, nounhorticulture, nounhusbandry, nounhutch, nouninsecticide, nounintensive agriculture, irrigate, verbJersey, nounkibbutz, nounlamb, verbland agent, nounlasso, nounlasso, verblift, verblitter, nounlivestock, nounlonghorn, nounmad cow disease, nounmanure, nounmeat, nounmerino, nounmilk, nounmilk churn, nounmilking machine, nounmilking parlour, nounmilkmaid, nounmixed farming, nounmower, nounmuck, nounmuckheap, nounnursery, nounoast house, nounorangery, nounorchard, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic farming, paddock, nounpaddy, nounpasturage, nounpasture, nounpasture, verbpastureland, nounpen, nounperpendicular, adjectivepest, nounpesticide, nounpiggery, nounpigpen, nounpigsty, nounpigswill, nounpitchfork, nounplantation, nounplanter, nounplough, nounplough, verbploughboy, nounploughman, nounploughshare, nounpoultry, nounproducer, nounpullet, nounPYO, raise, verbranch, nounrancher, nounranching, nounrange, nounranger, nounrear, verbrick, nounrubber, nounrun, nounrustle, verbscarecrow, nounscythe, nounsharecropper, nounshare-cropper, nounshear, verbshearer, nounsheep-dip, nounsheepdog, nounsheep-pen, nounshepherd, nounshepherdess, nounsickle, nounsilage, nounsilo, nounslaughter, verbslaughterhouse, nounsmallholding, nounsow, verbsow, nounsprayer, nounstable, nounstable, verbstable boy, nounstall, nounstation, nounsteer, nounstock, nounstockbreeder, nounstockman, nounstockyard, nounstubble, nounsty, nounswill, nounswine, nounswineherd, nountenant farmer, nounterrace, nounthresh, verbthreshing machine, nountractor, nountrough, nountruck farm, nountrue, adverbudder, nounvillein, nounvineyard, nounweedkiller, nounweevil, nounwheat, nounwheatgerm, nounwheatmeal, nounwinnow, verbwool, nounwrangler, nounyoke, nounyoke, verb COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► old a place where fruit trees are grown: a cherry orchard· It has a lovely old orchard full of damson trees, a paddock with goats and rare sheep and a sunny terrace.· The cattle had to be rounded up from all the outlying fields and brought together in the old orchard behind the barn. NOUN► apple· Its hedged fields are sprinkled with oak trees, and apple orchards and half-timbered houses abound.· We rode until we passed an overgrown meadow which must once have been part of an apple orchard.· As you know, Edward destroyed his forces amongst the apple orchards of Evesham in 1264.· Instead of barbed wire and endless gray mud, it was surrounded by apple orchards, gardens, rivers and lakes.· In May 1994 1.7 hectares in a 20-hectare commercial apple orchard were planted with stands of Golden Delicious.· And she owned the most land, much of it given over to an aged but productive apple orchard.· He did locate the apple orchard from which Liebermann had composed a large picture, and he made a sketch of it.· Also patron of apple orchards and catechists. |
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