英语词汇“arable”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINarable

Origin:

1400-1500 Latin arabilis, from arare ‘to plow’

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Accountants Touche Ross estimated that the increase in the price of diesel would add about £1 an acre to arable farming costs.
Altogether cereals account for 54 percent. of the total arable area.
Each family is provided with 3.5 ha of land of which 1 ha is used for rain-fed arable crops.
Enclosure Only half the arable land was still open fields in 1700.
In consequence, enclosure of arable was now creating more social problems than it could solve.
Moreover, the arable land is more suited to collective as opposed to subsistence farming.
Part of the arable soil still lies fallow.
The potential economic damage is not restricted to arable farming.

WORD SETS► Crops

alfalfa, nounarable, adjectivebarley, nounbran, nouncacao, nouncanker, nouncash crop, nouncassava, nouncereal, nouncocoa, nouncorn, nouncrop, nouncrop-dusting, nouncrop rotation, nouncrop-spraying, nouncultivate, verbcultivated, adjectivecultivation, nouncultivator, noundrill, noundrill, verbear, nounfertilize, verbfertilizer, nounfield corn, noungerminate, verbglean, verbgrain, noungranary, noungrower, nounharvest, nounharvest, verbharvester, nounhay, nounhayloft, nounhaystack, nounhorticulture, nounkernel, nounlift, verbmaize, nounmalt, nounmarket garden, nounmillet, nounoats, nounorchard, nounorganic, adjectiveplant, verbplantation, nounpotato, nounproduce, nounpropagate, verbprune, verbreap, verbrice, nounrice paddy, nounripe, adjectiveroot crop, nounrotate, verbrye, nounryegrass, nounscion, nounseason, nounseed, verbseedbed, nounsheaf, nounsisal, nounsorghum, nounsow, verbsprout, nounstraw, nounstubble, nounsugar beet, nountaro, nountill, verbtillage, noununripe, adjectivevegetable, nounvineyard, nounviticulture, nounwheat, nounwindfall, nounwinnow, verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► an arable/agricultural crop

(=grown on farm land)· A lot of woodland has been cleared for arable crops.

► an arable farm

(=a farm where crops are grown)· Tractors represent the single biggest cost on most arable farms.

► an arable field

(=one used for growing crops)· Barley was growing in the arable fields surrounding the castle.

► arable land

(=land that crops are grown on)· Some pastures were converted into arable land.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► area

· Within the arable area the greatest changes have been the increase of cereals and the decline of the one-year clover ley.· Altogether cereals account for 54 percent. of the total arable area.· Almost at once a rapid shrinkage of the arable area began.

► crop

· Each family is provided with 3.5 ha of land of which 1 ha is used for rain-fed arable crops.· Modern farming methods, particularly in arable crop fields, were thought to be responsible for the declines.· Organic manures as nutrient sources-how best to make the most of organic manures and slurry in arable crop rotations.

► farm

· The small village centre is surrounded by arable farms.· Adrian Denham says the soil on his Warwickshire arable farm doesn't vary from one end of the field to the other.

► farmer

· The support policy favours big arable farmers.· Good arable farmers grubbed them up.· But arable farmers, particularly in East Anglia, have a lot to be positive about.· Most arable farmers are nothing more than basic commodity producers.· Perhaps, by not giving us extra cash, Nick Brown has done arable farmers a favour.· However arable farmers have fewer restraints on when they can inject.

► farming

· The Thatcher government has opposed planning controls over agriculture that could have stopped the spread of intensive arable farming.· These were in contrast to upland permanent pasture, where arable farming could only be undertaken infrequently, in special circumstances.· It was no accident that a good many towns were sited on the borderline between arable farming and pastoral regions.· The hedgerows and pasture where the owls hunt their prey are disappearing as farmers create bigger fields for intensive arable farming.· In the best cereal-growing areas, arable farming may dominate the scene, with animals and grass taking second place.· In the steepest, wettest areas, stock-rearing takes complete precedence, and little, if any, arable farming is undertaken.

► field

· I avoid fields used for livestock, sticking to the arable field edges and woods.· Of all counties the one most affected by the transformation of the open arable fields was Northamptonshire.· It lies happily stranded across arable fields, beside deep woods on the edge of Badminton Park.· In the arable fields the same crops were grown throughout a field and the task of harvesting was undertaken communally.· Greater agricultural mechanisation has led to considerable modification of this landscape and larger arable fields now occur in the area.· The conversion of the former arable fields to small enclosed fields of pasture had therefore two visible effects on the landscape.

► land

· The path turned inland and met the road to Sandweg which cut through arable land, punctuated by low, brooding barns.· But cold weather and a scarcity of food on arable land usually brings numbers down with the onset of winter.· In early times, farmers were expected to grow a quarter acre of flax for one acre of arable land.· Enclosure Only half the arable land was still open fields in 1700.· Under the latter system arable land was put under grass for a long period after which it was returned to arable.· This ignored the fact that many had been created out of poor arable land or even poorer scrub.· Conflicting views' Of course arable land in some places is going out of cultivation because of erosion and other destructive forces.· Both meadow and arable land was allocated in this way.

单词	arable
释义	arablear‧a‧ble /ˈærəbəl/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINarable Origin: 1400-1500 Latin arabilis, from arare ‘to plow’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Accountants Touche Ross estimated that the increase in the price of diesel would add about £1 an acre to arable farming costs. Altogether cereals account for 54 percent. of the total arable area. Each family is provided with 3.5 ha of land of which 1 ha is used for rain-fed arable crops. Enclosure Only half the arable land was still open fields in 1700. In consequence, enclosure of arable was now creating more social problems than it could solve. Moreover, the arable land is more suited to collective as opposed to subsistence farming. Part of the arable soil still lies fallow. The potential economic damage is not restricted to arable farming. word sets WORD SETS► Crops alfalfa, nounarable, adjectivebarley, nounbran, nouncacao, nouncanker, nouncash crop, nouncassava, nouncereal, nouncocoa, nouncorn, nouncrop, nouncrop-dusting, nouncrop rotation, nouncrop-spraying, nouncultivate, verbcultivated, adjectivecultivation, nouncultivator, noundrill, noundrill, verbear, nounfertilize, verbfertilizer, nounfield corn, noungerminate, verbglean, verbgrain, noungranary, noungrower, nounharvest, nounharvest, verbharvester, nounhay, nounhayloft, nounhaystack, nounhorticulture, nounkernel, nounlift, verbmaize, nounmalt, nounmarket garden, nounmillet, nounoats, nounorchard, nounorganic, adjectiveplant, verbplantation, nounpotato, nounproduce, nounpropagate, verbprune, verbreap, verbrice, nounrice paddy, nounripe, adjectiveroot crop, nounrotate, verbrye, nounryegrass, nounscion, nounseason, nounseed, verbseedbed, nounsheaf, nounsisal, nounsorghum, nounsow, verbsprout, nounstraw, nounstubble, nounsugar beet, nountaro, nountill, verbtillage, noununripe, adjectivevegetable, nounvineyard, nounviticulture, nounwheat, nounwindfall, nounwinnow, verb Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► an arable/agricultural crop (=grown on farm land)· A lot of woodland has been cleared for arable crops. ► an arable farm (=a farm where crops are grown)· Tractors represent the single biggest cost on most arable farms. ► an arable field (=one used for growing crops)· Barley was growing in the arable fields surrounding the castle. ► arable land (=land that crops are grown on)· Some pastures were converted into arable land. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► area · Within the arable area the greatest changes have been the increase of cereals and the decline of the one-year clover ley.· Altogether cereals account for 54 percent. of the total arable area.· Almost at once a rapid shrinkage of the arable area began. ► crop · Each family is provided with 3.5 ha of land of which 1 ha is used for rain-fed arable crops.· Modern farming methods, particularly in arable crop fields, were thought to be responsible for the declines.· Organic manures as nutrient sources-how best to make the most of organic manures and slurry in arable crop rotations. ► farm · The small village centre is surrounded by arable farms.· Adrian Denham says the soil on his Warwickshire arable farm doesn't vary from one end of the field to the other. ► farmer · The support policy favours big arable farmers.· Good arable farmers grubbed them up.· But arable farmers, particularly in East Anglia, have a lot to be positive about.· Most arable farmers are nothing more than basic commodity producers.· Perhaps, by not giving us extra cash, Nick Brown has done arable farmers a favour.· However arable farmers have fewer restraints on when they can inject. ► farming · The Thatcher government has opposed planning controls over agriculture that could have stopped the spread of intensive arable farming.· These were in contrast to upland permanent pasture, where arable farming could only be undertaken infrequently, in special circumstances.· It was no accident that a good many towns were sited on the borderline between arable farming and pastoral regions.· The hedgerows and pasture where the owls hunt their prey are disappearing as farmers create bigger fields for intensive arable farming.· In the best cereal-growing areas, arable farming may dominate the scene, with animals and grass taking second place.· In the steepest, wettest areas, stock-rearing takes complete precedence, and little, if any, arable farming is undertaken. ► field · I avoid fields used for livestock, sticking to the arable field edges and woods.· Of all counties the one most affected by the transformation of the open arable fields was Northamptonshire.· It lies happily stranded across arable fields, beside deep woods on the edge of Badminton Park.· In the arable fields the same crops were grown throughout a field and the task of harvesting was undertaken communally.· Greater agricultural mechanisation has led to considerable modification of this landscape and larger arable fields now occur in the area.· The conversion of the former arable fields to small enclosed fields of pasture had therefore two visible effects on the landscape. ► land · The path turned inland and met the road to Sandweg which cut through arable land, punctuated by low, brooding barns.· But cold weather and a scarcity of food on arable land usually brings numbers down with the onset of winter.· In early times, farmers were expected to grow a quarter acre of flax for one acre of arable land.· Enclosure Only half the arable land was still open fields in 1700.· Under the latter system arable land was put under grass for a long period after which it was returned to arable.· This ignored the fact that many had been created out of poor arable land or even poorer scrub.· Conflicting views' Of course arable land in some places is going out of cultivation because of erosion and other destructive forces.· Both meadow and arable land was allocated in this way. relating to growing crops: arable farming arable land (=land that is suitable for growing crops)
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