| 单词 | farm |
| 释义 | farm n. & v. --n 1. an area of land and its buildings used under one management for growing crops, rearing animals, etc. 2. a place or establishment for breeding a particular type of animal, growing fruit, etc. (trout-farm; mink-farm). 3. = FARMHOUSE. 4. a place for the storage of oil or oil products. 5. = sewage farm. --v 1. a tr. use (land) for growing crops, rearing animals, etc. b intr. be a farmer; work on a farm. 2. tr. breed (fish etc.) commercially. 3. tr. (often foll. by out) a delegate or subcontract (work) to others. b contract (the collection of taxes) to another for a fee. c arrange for (a person, esp. a child) to be looked after by another, with payment. 4. tr. let the labour of (a person) for hire. 5. tr. contract to maintain and care for (a person, esp. a child) for a fixed sum. Phrases and idioms farm-hand a worker on a farm. Derivatives farmable adj. farming n. Etymology: ME f. OF ferme f. med.L firma fixed payment f. L firmus FIRM(1): orig. applied only to leased land |
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