| 释义 |
ranch
I. \ˈranch, ˈraa(ə)nch, ˈrainch, ˈrȧnch\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: Middle English ranschen, ranchen, alteration of rasen, racen — more at rase
archaic : scratch, tear
II. noun
(-es)
Etymology: Mexican Spanish rancho small ranch, from Spanish, camp, temporary habitation, hut & Spanish dialect (Andalusia), small farm, from Old Spanish ranchar(se), ranchear(se) to take up quarters, be billeted, from Middle French (se) ranger to take up a position, be quartered, from ranger to set in a row, place, station — more at range
1. : an establishment for the grazing and rearing of horses, cattle, or sheep that usually includes the buildings occupied by the owner and employees with the adjacent barns and corrals
2. : a farm of any size usually devoted to the raising of one particular specialty
< poultry ranch >
< wheat ranch >
< mink ranch >
3. : dude ranch
III. verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
intransitive verb
: to live or work on a ranch : engage in the business of a rancher
transitive verb
1. : to work as a rancher on
< settlers who ranch the dry uplands — Elspeth Huxley >
2. : to raise on a ranch
< ranches cattle — Time >
3. : to breed and care for (fur-bearing animals) on or as if on a ranch; especially : to care for animals belonging to another on shares or for a fee
< do not offer to ranch animals for the purchaser for an indefinite period of time — National Fur News >
IV. adjective
of furs : coming from animals bred and raised in captivity — compare wild |