释义 |
ensile /ɛnˈsʌɪl /verb [with object]Put (grass or another crop) into a silo or silage clamp in order to preserve it as silage: the grass was ensiled with sugar beet plus an inoculant...- When heavy infestations of corn smut occur, grain yields can be so severely decreased that the most viable economic alternative may be to harvest and ensile the crop.
- High nitrate levels persist when forages are cut for hay, but ensiling the crop reduces nitrates by one-half.
- Various approaches to ensiling crops have been developed, but many systems are expensive and are not suitable for emergency conditions or the small producer.
OriginLate 19th century: from French ensiler, from Spanish ensilar, from en- 'in' + silo 'silo'. Rhymesaisle, Argyle, awhile, beguile, bile, Carlisle, Carlyle, compile, De Stijl, file, guile, I'll, interfile, isle, Kabyle, kyle, lisle, Lyle, Mikhail, mile, Nile, pile, rank-and-file, resile, rile, Ryle, Sieg Heil, smile, spile, stile, style, tile, vile, Weil, while, wile, worthwhile |