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

old land

/ˈəʊl(d) ˌland/

(also allen, ollunt)

noun

1 British (now chiefly English regional ). Originally: arable land lying fallow. Later (also): specifically arable land sown with grass for more than two years.

2 US. Land that has been in cultivation for a long time, or exhausted by a long period of cultivation. Now rare.

3With the, and frequently with capital initials. In the language of colonists or those living or travelling abroad: a country of origin, especially. Britain or Ireland. Compare old country. Now rare.

4 Geology (Usually oldland.) Land which lies behind a coastal plain of more recent origin, especially where the coastal plain has been built up from sedimentary material derived from that same land. Also: an area of very ancient crystalline rocks, especially when reduced to low relief.

Origin

Old English; earliest use found in Bald's Leechbook. From old + land.

单词	old land
释义	old land /ˈəʊl(d) ˌland/ (also allen, ollunt) noun 1 British (now chiefly English regional ). Originally: arable land lying fallow. Later (also): specifically arable land sown with grass for more than two years. 2 US. Land that has been in cultivation for a long time, or exhausted by a long period of cultivation. Now rare. 3With the, and frequently with capital initials. In the language of colonists or those living or travelling abroad: a country of origin, especially. Britain or Ireland. Compare old country. Now rare. 4 Geology (Usually oldland.) Land which lies behind a coastal plain of more recent origin, especially where the coastal plain has been built up from sedimentary material derived from that same land. Also: an area of very ancient crystalline rocks, especially when reduced to low relief. Origin Old English; earliest use found in Bald's Leechbook. From old + land.
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