| 单词 | farm |
| 释义 | farm farm /; AmE / noun, verb
■ noun [C]
CUBE FARM, FISH FARM, NON-FARM, SERVER FARM, WIND FARM
1 an area of land, and the buildings on it, used for growing crops and/or keeping animals: a 40-hectare farm a farm labourer/worker farm buildings/machinery an increase in jobs in the farm sector The government has reduced import tariffs on farm produce. The index measures prices at the farm gate (= prices paid by farmers' direct customers)
2 a place where particular fish or animals are bred: a cattle/chicken/fish farm ⇨ FACTORY FARM
■ verb [+ obj or no obj]
to use land for growing crops and/or keeping animals: The family has farmed in the area for generations. organically farmed produce
PHRASAL VERBS
farm sth out to sb (BrE) to send out work for other people to do: Most of the engineering work is farmed out to independent firms. |
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