释义
[ green -feeld ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈgrinˌfild / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun an undeveloped or agricultural tract of land that is a potential site for industrial or urban development.
Words nearby greenfield green earth, greenery, Greeneville, green-eyed, green-eyed monster, greenfield , Greenfield Park, Greenfield's disease, greenfinch, green fingers, greenfish
Definition for greenfield (2 of 2) [ green -feeld ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈgrinˌfild / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun a city in SE Wisconsin, near Milwaukee.
a city in NW Massachusetts.
a town in central Indiana.
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Example sentences from the Web for greenfield “This is what you call perseverance, ladies and gentlemen,” Greenfield said.
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Darci Brown, owner of a car dealership in Greenfield , Mass., has bred dogs as a hobby for 30 years.
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Greenfield pointed out that the election, of course, will not be held next week.
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When asked why he and Greenfield have such great chemistry on the show, he pauses.
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After graduating from Harvard, Greenfield entered the world of photography with one eye on anthropology and sociology.
‘The Queen of Versailles’: Lauren Greenfield’s New Documentary | Lorenza Muñoz| May 23, 2012| DAILY BEAST
These had the same name—Greenfield —the property having descended to two sisters, the wives of these gentlemen.
Plantation Reminiscences | Letitia M. Burwell
A fund was started for the purchase of an ambulance, which, Margaret insisted, must be driven by a Greenfield man.
There was a saloon-keeper brought from Greenfield to H—— to be tried under the Adair law.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology | Robert E. Park
After ten years at Greenfield the family moved to a farm at Milton, some two miles distant.
A Century of Science and Other Essays | John Fiske
Greenfield took a few steps, halted, and lounged back with a smile full of mischief.
Murder in Any Degree | Owen Johnson
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British Dictionary definitions for greenfield noun (modifier) denoting or located in a rural area which has not previously been built on new factories were erected on greenfield sites
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Scientific definitions for greenfield A piece of usually semirural property that is undeveloped except for agricultural use, especially one considered as a site for expanding urban development. Compare brownfield .
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