| 单词 | harvest |
| 释义 | harvest (hɑːʳvɪst ) Word forms: harvests , harvesting , harvested 1. singular noun B2 The harvest is the gathering of a crop. There were about 300 million tons of grain in the fields at the start of the harvest. Synonyms: harvesting, picking, gathering, collecting 2. countable noun B2 A harvest is the crop that is gathered in. ...a bumper potato harvest. Millions of people are threatened with starvation as a result of drought and poor harvests. Synonyms: crop, yield, year's growth, produce 3. verb When you harvest a crop, you gather it in. Many farmers are refusing to harvest the cane. [VERB noun] ...freshly harvested beetroot. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: gather, pick, collect, bring in harvesting uncountable noun War is hampering harvesting and the distribution of food aid. 4. verb If you harvest a large number of things, you collect them, often by making great efforts. [literary] In his new career as a restaurateur he has blossomed and harvested many awards. [VERB noun] Synonyms: collect, get, gain, earn 5. verb If someone harvests data, they collect it from different sources, for example on the internet. Millions of social media users have unknowingly had their personal data harvested. [VERB noun] 6. reap the harvest phrase [VERB inflects] If you reap the harvest, you benefit or suffer from the results of your past actions or of someone else's past actions. [written] The Israeli Prime Minister must be convinced that he will reap a richer harvest of votes by going to the electorate well before October. Idioms: reap the harvest to suffer or benefit as a result of past actions Tonight we reap the bitter harvest of a decade of national indulgence. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: harvest energy Except shoppers do not travel at 200mph; neither do their cars harvest energy in such a complex variety of ways. Times, Sunday Times Already in prototype, shoes that harvest energy as you walk, generating electrical power for charging your pods and mobs. Times, Sunday Times The aim was to harvest energy from the sun using tiny silicon spheres not much bigger than grains of sand, by embedding them in sheets of aluminum foil. Globe and Mail Other industrial applications appeared between 2000 and 2005, to harvest energy from vibration and supply sensors for example, or to harvest energy from shock. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Gameplay consists of searching the battlefield for citadel locations and assembling bases to harvest energy and create military units. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Raised beds and containers will dry out very quickly, so harvest rainwater and keep well watered. Times, Sunday Times They harvest rainwater and use their own bore-hole to irrigate their training ground. The Sun They also grow their own food and hope to harvest rainwater. Times, Sunday Times Thus, such homes were usually designed to also harvest rainwater to be used in washing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Homes have solar-powered hot water, photovoltaic panels and tanks for harvesting rainwater. Times, Sunday Times Harvest yields are restricted to a maximum of 10 tonnes per hectare and a minimum alcohol level of 11%. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The grapes are limited to a harvest yields of 12 tonnes/ha. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some rural areas in 1901 recorded five times the harvest yields of the 1890s, at a small fraction of the cost. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Summer droughts affect the plant growth and harvest yields as well. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The introduction of artificial fertiliser enabled better harvest yields from heath soils and so areas of heath were turned into arable land. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Timed to coincide with the start of the oyster harvesting season, this festival showcases the very finest in seafood from one of the last remaining fisheries. Times, Sunday Times During the harvesting season, she was able to collect food-grains. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Through the farm alone, up to 3,000- 4,000 are employed during the harvesting season. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The allowances were paid during the harvesting season. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its earlier settlers coined the name from the bountiful harvests of any farm plants they were experiencing every harvesting season throughout the years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This process was formerly known as an organ harvest, but the name has since changed to the milder organ recovery. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The main cause of organ transplant associated tumors seems to be malignant melanoma, that was undetected at the time of organ harvest. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He runs an organ harvesting ring as well as other ventures in organized crime. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He runs the organisation's organ harvesting and human trafficking ring as well as other ventures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After he learns that the compound inhabitants are clones who are used for organ harvesting and surrogate motherhood for wealthy people in the outside world, he escapes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And they tell me a poor harvest has caused a walnut shortage. Times, Sunday Times Thieves have reacted to a huge price rise after a poor harvest. Times, Sunday Times Anticipation of a poor harvest has already pushed up the wholesale price from €2.40 (1.90) to €2.70 (2.15) a kg. Times, Sunday Times That year was thoroughly wet and cold, leading to floods and a poor harvest. Times, Sunday Times But the rains are too late to save the wheat and barley crops, stunted from the long, dry spring, and farmers are expecting a poor harvest. Times, Sunday Times Its product range spans more than 18,000 lines, from gas and water pipelines to street furniture and environmental management systems such as rainwater harvesting. Times, Sunday Times (2007) There are green features, too: rainwater harvesting and a centralised wood-pellet heating plant that cuts carbon emissions by 55%. Times, Sunday Times (2012) This could mean anything from simple aerated shower heads to rainwater harvesting systems. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Stackyard is ecofriendly, with solar thermal collectors, photovoltaic cells and rainwater harvesting. Times, Sunday Times (2015) And because we have known them, we have reaped a rich harvest. Times, Sunday Times A rich harvest was lost, one which could have fed a thousand small mammals, and everything that eats them, as well as countless overwintering birds. Times,Sunday Times The potato fields-turned-gallops soon produced a rich harvest of winners. The Sun It's a rich harvest, too. Times, Sunday Times There has been a rich harvest of books recently contributing materially to chess literature. Times, Sunday Times Or, a catch crop can be planted between the spring harvest and fall planting of some crops. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In winter, camps were formed of larger groups consisting of several families that broke up in time for the spring harvest. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 17th century literature, it was identified as a festival that celebrated agriculture, commemorated good spring harvests and the fertile land. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The accumulated parcels were then sold in large blocks to the highest bidder for timber harvest. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The prolific growth of this species after timber harvest inhibits reforestation by competing with seedling trees. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This includes timber harvest rules, environmental regulations, firefighting practices, and management priorities for use of state-owned forest lands. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, that national forest's timber harvest increased to 81,200,000 board feet per year by 1952. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Salmon habitat can be degraded by many different factors including land development, timber harvest, or resource extraction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The drought reduced the wheat harvest by more than one-third. Chicago Sun-Times Much of the wheat harvest was of such poor quality that breadmakers are having to import grain supplies. Times, Sunday Times The wheat harvest was early, although farmers faced a shortage of grass for cattle. Times, Sunday Times The winter wheat crop has been hit hard, and since this makes up a significant part of the world wheat harvest, there could be further price rises. Times, Sunday Times Water shortages led to dry pastures and reductions in milk supplies, but the wheat harvest was sensational. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 收获, 收割 Japanese: 収穫, 収穫する |
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