单词 | acre |
释义 | Word Frequency acre(ˈeɪkə) noun 1. a unit of area used in certain English-speaking countries, equal to 4840 square yards or 4046.86 square metres 2. (plural) a. land, esp a large area b. informal a large amount he has acres of space in his room 3. farm the long acre Word origin Old English æcer field, acre; related to Old Norse akr, German Acker, Latin ager field, Sanskrit ajra fieldWord Frequency Acrenoun 1. (ˈɑːkrə) a state ofWBrazil: mostly unexplored tropical forests; acquired from Bolivia in 1903. Capital: Rio Branco. Pop: 586 942 (2002). Area: 152 589 sq km (58 899 sqmiles) 2. (ˈeɪkə, ˈɑːkə) a city and port in N Israel, strategically situated on the Bay of Acre in theEMediterranean: taken and retaken during the Crusades (1104, 1187, 1191, 1291), taken by the Turks (1517), by Egypt (1832), and by the Turks again (1839). Pop: 45 600 (2001) Old Testament name: Accho (ɑːˈkəʊ). Arabic name: `Akka (ɑːˈkɑː). Hebrew name: `Akko (ɑːˈkəʊ) |
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