Definition of slash-and-burn in English:

slash-and-burn

adjective

1attributive Relating to or denoting a method of agriculture in which existing vegetation is cut down and burned off before new seeds are sown, typically used as a method for clearing forest land for farming.
in slash-and-burn farming the ashes are used for growing crops
Example sentencesExamples
- They follow a slash-and-burn method of clearing the soil and use the hoe for cultivation.
- These cultures supported themselves principally through slash-and-burn agriculture and hunting.
- Threats to this zone include increasing human population, which implies the expansion of slash-and-burn agriculture, intensive mining activities, and unmanaged fires.
- The vast environmental effects of slash-and-burn agriculture and the efficient utilization of forest resources have furthermore been popular research topics on both sides of the Atlantic.
- Rampant trapping and slash-and-burn farming of their habitat had driven them deep into the forest.
- Big-scale farmers or cattle breeders often clear-cut huge tracts of land with slash-and-burn techniques.
- And the population explosion has triggered massive new construction projects, from roads to slash-and-burn agriculture and urban development.
- I have flown over the rainforests of the Amazon and Indonesia and witnessed destruction by illegal logging and slash-and-burn farming, which has wiped out two-thirds of some rainforest areas.
- For most of human history this has involved sustainable methods of land use such as small-scale slash-and-burn farming.
- Before 1502 the native populations practiced slash-and-burn agriculture, growing a variety of root crops.
- Prior to the Viet Nam Conflict, the Hmong people were a patrilineal, patrilocal, and polygynous people practicing slash-and-burn agriculture in the mountains.
- While many of its Central American neighbors were clearing forests to make way for slash-and-burn agriculture, Belize has been making far more money keeping the trees in place.
- Despite the difficult terrain, slash-and-burn agriculture is a major crop-producing activity.
- Their tradition of slash-and-burn farming demanded that they leave behind used-up corn-fields every three years to clear new patches of forest.
- The environment is threatened by slash-and-burn agriculture and the cutting of forests.
- It also leads to environmental destruction, mainly in the form of deforestation caused by slash-and-burn agriculture, which can only be sustainable at very low population density.
- Some of the fires are blamed on logging companies clearing land for plantations, others are set by small farmers using slash-and-burn methods.
- From the earliest prehistoric slash-and-burn agriculture to the development of genetically engineered crops, the natural environment of Britain has been modified by its inhabitants.
- Before the Modern Age, the last quarter of the eighteenth century, and the logging of major forests, slash-and-burn cultivation was widely used in Europe.
- Furthermore, the slash-and-burn method of land clearance is better for soil properties, both physical and chemical, than mechanical clearance.
1. 1.1 Aggressive, drastic, or ruthless.
  her slash-and-burn campaigning style
  Example sentencesExamples
  Many at the local level saw this move as undemocratic and fought it in a multi-pronged slash-and-burn campaign that lasted two and a half years.
  To be fair, it is not the only company which will be cutting payouts this year, although it is doubtful many will engage in quite such a drastic slash-and-burn exercise.
  An overhaul is just what Italian workers fear, especially if it means a slash-and-burn American-style approach.
  When it becomes clear that the association's slash-and-burn campaign hasn't stopped file sharing, musicians will start to wonder if there's a better way to move forward.
  I hope that the slash-and-burn mentality of some commentators is not the way they are going to go.
  Here's a few examples: In a third term, Labour will continue to nudge up taxes and invest the extra cash in schools and hospitals, while the Tories are committed to a slash-and-burn of the public sector.
  A slash-and-burn, profits-at-any-long-term-cost kind of guy, a darling of Wall Street, takes residence in the corner office.
  If one is to believe the media, Harris's slash-and-burn education policies enjoy the support of broad layers of the population.
  Across Latin America ‘liberalization’ (code word for slash-and-burn capitalism) is a dirty word.

Definition of slash-and-burn in US English:

slash-and-burn

adjectiveˈˌslaSH ˌən ˈbərnˈˌslæʃ ˌən ˈbərn

1attributive Relating to or denoting a method of agriculture in which existing vegetation is cut down and burned off before new seeds are sown, typically used as a method for clearing forest land for farming.
Example sentencesExamples
- Rampant trapping and slash-and-burn farming of their habitat had driven them deep into the forest.
- The vast environmental effects of slash-and-burn agriculture and the efficient utilization of forest resources have furthermore been popular research topics on both sides of the Atlantic.
- Some of the fires are blamed on logging companies clearing land for plantations, others are set by small farmers using slash-and-burn methods.
- Before 1502 the native populations practiced slash-and-burn agriculture, growing a variety of root crops.
- For most of human history this has involved sustainable methods of land use such as small-scale slash-and-burn farming.
- Big-scale farmers or cattle breeders often clear-cut huge tracts of land with slash-and-burn techniques.
- While many of its Central American neighbors were clearing forests to make way for slash-and-burn agriculture, Belize has been making far more money keeping the trees in place.
- It also leads to environmental destruction, mainly in the form of deforestation caused by slash-and-burn agriculture, which can only be sustainable at very low population density.
- They follow a slash-and-burn method of clearing the soil and use the hoe for cultivation.
- The environment is threatened by slash-and-burn agriculture and the cutting of forests.
- Before the Modern Age, the last quarter of the eighteenth century, and the logging of major forests, slash-and-burn cultivation was widely used in Europe.
- And the population explosion has triggered massive new construction projects, from roads to slash-and-burn agriculture and urban development.
- These cultures supported themselves principally through slash-and-burn agriculture and hunting.
- Their tradition of slash-and-burn farming demanded that they leave behind used-up corn-fields every three years to clear new patches of forest.
- Threats to this zone include increasing human population, which implies the expansion of slash-and-burn agriculture, intensive mining activities, and unmanaged fires.
- I have flown over the rainforests of the Amazon and Indonesia and witnessed destruction by illegal logging and slash-and-burn farming, which has wiped out two-thirds of some rainforest areas.
- Furthermore, the slash-and-burn method of land clearance is better for soil properties, both physical and chemical, than mechanical clearance.
- From the earliest prehistoric slash-and-burn agriculture to the development of genetically engineered crops, the natural environment of Britain has been modified by its inhabitants.
- Prior to the Viet Nam Conflict, the Hmong people were a patrilineal, patrilocal, and polygynous people practicing slash-and-burn agriculture in the mountains.
- Despite the difficult terrain, slash-and-burn agriculture is a major crop-producing activity.
1. 1.1 Aggressive and merciless.
  her slash-and-burn campaigning style
  Example sentencesExamples
  To be fair, it is not the only company which will be cutting payouts this year, although it is doubtful many will engage in quite such a drastic slash-and-burn exercise.
  An overhaul is just what Italian workers fear, especially if it means a slash-and-burn American-style approach.
  If one is to believe the media, Harris's slash-and-burn education policies enjoy the support of broad layers of the population.
  Many at the local level saw this move as undemocratic and fought it in a multi-pronged slash-and-burn campaign that lasted two and a half years.
  I hope that the slash-and-burn mentality of some commentators is not the way they are going to go.
  Across Latin America ‘liberalization’ (code word for slash-and-burn capitalism) is a dirty word.
  A slash-and-burn, profits-at-any-long-term-cost kind of guy, a darling of Wall Street, takes residence in the corner office.
  Here's a few examples: In a third term, Labour will continue to nudge up taxes and invest the extra cash in schools and hospitals, while the Tories are committed to a slash-and-burn of the public sector.
  When it becomes clear that the association's slash-and-burn campaign hasn't stopped file sharing, musicians will start to wonder if there's a better way to move forward.

单词	slash-and-burn
释义	Definition of slash-and-burn in English: slash-and-burn adjective 1attributive Relating to or denoting a method of agriculture in which existing vegetation is cut down and burned off before new seeds are sown, typically used as a method for clearing forest land for farming. in slash-and-burn farming the ashes are used for growing crops Example sentencesExamples They follow a slash-and-burn method of clearing the soil and use the hoe for cultivation. These cultures supported themselves principally through slash-and-burn agriculture and hunting. Threats to this zone include increasing human population, which implies the expansion of slash-and-burn agriculture, intensive mining activities, and unmanaged fires. The vast environmental effects of slash-and-burn agriculture and the efficient utilization of forest resources have furthermore been popular research topics on both sides of the Atlantic. Rampant trapping and slash-and-burn farming of their habitat had driven them deep into the forest. Big-scale farmers or cattle breeders often clear-cut huge tracts of land with slash-and-burn techniques. And the population explosion has triggered massive new construction projects, from roads to slash-and-burn agriculture and urban development. I have flown over the rainforests of the Amazon and Indonesia and witnessed destruction by illegal logging and slash-and-burn farming, which has wiped out two-thirds of some rainforest areas. For most of human history this has involved sustainable methods of land use such as small-scale slash-and-burn farming. Before 1502 the native populations practiced slash-and-burn agriculture, growing a variety of root crops. Prior to the Viet Nam Conflict, the Hmong people were a patrilineal, patrilocal, and polygynous people practicing slash-and-burn agriculture in the mountains. While many of its Central American neighbors were clearing forests to make way for slash-and-burn agriculture, Belize has been making far more money keeping the trees in place. Despite the difficult terrain, slash-and-burn agriculture is a major crop-producing activity. Their tradition of slash-and-burn farming demanded that they leave behind used-up corn-fields every three years to clear new patches of forest. The environment is threatened by slash-and-burn agriculture and the cutting of forests. It also leads to environmental destruction, mainly in the form of deforestation caused by slash-and-burn agriculture, which can only be sustainable at very low population density. Some of the fires are blamed on logging companies clearing land for plantations, others are set by small farmers using slash-and-burn methods. From the earliest prehistoric slash-and-burn agriculture to the development of genetically engineered crops, the natural environment of Britain has been modified by its inhabitants. Before the Modern Age, the last quarter of the eighteenth century, and the logging of major forests, slash-and-burn cultivation was widely used in Europe. Furthermore, the slash-and-burn method of land clearance is better for soil properties, both physical and chemical, than mechanical clearance. 1.1 Aggressive, drastic, or ruthless. her slash-and-burn campaigning style Example sentencesExamples Many at the local level saw this move as undemocratic and fought it in a multi-pronged slash-and-burn campaign that lasted two and a half years. To be fair, it is not the only company which will be cutting payouts this year, although it is doubtful many will engage in quite such a drastic slash-and-burn exercise. An overhaul is just what Italian workers fear, especially if it means a slash-and-burn American-style approach. When it becomes clear that the association's slash-and-burn campaign hasn't stopped file sharing, musicians will start to wonder if there's a better way to move forward. I hope that the slash-and-burn mentality of some commentators is not the way they are going to go. Here's a few examples: In a third term, Labour will continue to nudge up taxes and invest the extra cash in schools and hospitals, while the Tories are committed to a slash-and-burn of the public sector. A slash-and-burn, profits-at-any-long-term-cost kind of guy, a darling of Wall Street, takes residence in the corner office. If one is to believe the media, Harris's slash-and-burn education policies enjoy the support of broad layers of the population. Across Latin America ‘liberalization’ (code word for slash-and-burn capitalism) is a dirty word. Definition of slash-and-burn in US English: slash-and-burn adjectiveˈˌslaSH ˌən ˈbərnˈˌslæʃ ˌən ˈbərn 1attributive Relating to or denoting a method of agriculture in which existing vegetation is cut down and burned off before new seeds are sown, typically used as a method for clearing forest land for farming. Example sentencesExamples Rampant trapping and slash-and-burn farming of their habitat had driven them deep into the forest. The vast environmental effects of slash-and-burn agriculture and the efficient utilization of forest resources have furthermore been popular research topics on both sides of the Atlantic. Some of the fires are blamed on logging companies clearing land for plantations, others are set by small farmers using slash-and-burn methods. Before 1502 the native populations practiced slash-and-burn agriculture, growing a variety of root crops. For most of human history this has involved sustainable methods of land use such as small-scale slash-and-burn farming. Big-scale farmers or cattle breeders often clear-cut huge tracts of land with slash-and-burn techniques. While many of its Central American neighbors were clearing forests to make way for slash-and-burn agriculture, Belize has been making far more money keeping the trees in place. It also leads to environmental destruction, mainly in the form of deforestation caused by slash-and-burn agriculture, which can only be sustainable at very low population density. They follow a slash-and-burn method of clearing the soil and use the hoe for cultivation. The environment is threatened by slash-and-burn agriculture and the cutting of forests. Before the Modern Age, the last quarter of the eighteenth century, and the logging of major forests, slash-and-burn cultivation was widely used in Europe. And the population explosion has triggered massive new construction projects, from roads to slash-and-burn agriculture and urban development. These cultures supported themselves principally through slash-and-burn agriculture and hunting. Their tradition of slash-and-burn farming demanded that they leave behind used-up corn-fields every three years to clear new patches of forest. Threats to this zone include increasing human population, which implies the expansion of slash-and-burn agriculture, intensive mining activities, and unmanaged fires. I have flown over the rainforests of the Amazon and Indonesia and witnessed destruction by illegal logging and slash-and-burn farming, which has wiped out two-thirds of some rainforest areas. Furthermore, the slash-and-burn method of land clearance is better for soil properties, both physical and chemical, than mechanical clearance. From the earliest prehistoric slash-and-burn agriculture to the development of genetically engineered crops, the natural environment of Britain has been modified by its inhabitants. Prior to the Viet Nam Conflict, the Hmong people were a patrilineal, patrilocal, and polygynous people practicing slash-and-burn agriculture in the mountains. Despite the difficult terrain, slash-and-burn agriculture is a major crop-producing activity. 1.1 Aggressive and merciless. her slash-and-burn campaigning style Example sentencesExamples To be fair, it is not the only company which will be cutting payouts this year, although it is doubtful many will engage in quite such a drastic slash-and-burn exercise. An overhaul is just what Italian workers fear, especially if it means a slash-and-burn American-style approach. If one is to believe the media, Harris's slash-and-burn education policies enjoy the support of broad layers of the population. Many at the local level saw this move as undemocratic and fought it in a multi-pronged slash-and-burn campaign that lasted two and a half years. I hope that the slash-and-burn mentality of some commentators is not the way they are going to go. Across Latin America ‘liberalization’ (code word for slash-and-burn capitalism) is a dirty word. A slash-and-burn, profits-at-any-long-term-cost kind of guy, a darling of Wall Street, takes residence in the corner office. Here's a few examples: In a third term, Labour will continue to nudge up taxes and invest the extra cash in schools and hospitals, while the Tories are committed to a slash-and-burn of the public sector. When it becomes clear that the association's slash-and-burn campaign hasn't stopped file sharing, musicians will start to wonder if there's a better way to move forward.
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