| 单词 | ranch |
| 释义 | ranch (once / 322 pages) nv A ranch is a large farm that raises animals, generally grazing animals like cows or sheep. If you dream of raising big, strange-looking birds, you could decide to have an emu or an ostrich ranch instead. Ranches raise animals for meat, and in the case of sheep or alpacas, for wool. When you work on a ranch, you can say that you ranch. A ranch is also a type of single-story, simple house architecturally influenced by the western, informal style of working ranches, which first appeared in the 1950s in the Western US. Ranch comes from the Spanish rancho, first "group of people who eat together" and later "group of farm huts." WORD FAMILYranch: ranched, rancher, ranches, ranching+/rancher: ranchers USAGE EXAMPLESThe Banning Ranch Conservancy lawsuit was filed in Superior Court soon after the council's decision in 2012. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) The nearly 140-square-mile preserve was purchased by the federal government in 2000 and managed as a working ranch for years. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The downturn for Nebraska farms and ranches crept into small town main streets across the state. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle) Syn|Hyper cattle farm, cattle ranch, spread farm workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit 2v manage or run a ranch Her husband is ranching in Arizona Hyper farm be a farmer; work as a farmer |
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