farming
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++farm·ing /ˈfɑːmɪŋ $ ˈfɑːr-/ ●●○ noun [uncountable] TAthe practice or business of growing crops or keeping animals on a farm 农场经营；农场业；耕种；养殖（业）；畜牧（业） → agriculturesheep/dairy/livestock etc farming 牧羊/饲养乳牛/饲养牲畜等organic/intensive farming 有机耕作/集约农业 the farming industry 农[畜牧]业
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farming• No wonder they had let the army take over this area; it was worth nothing for farming.• They said they didn't have strong views on intensive farming.• Livestock Livestock farming has been seriously affected by the need to produce so much so quickly.• They found that the proposals would result in net farming incomes falling by an estimated £11,000 or £12,000.• In the wettest and wildest parts of the marshes, fishing and fowling replaced more organized farming.• She will most probably be involved in agriculture, in subsistence farming of crops like rice.• Gods whose ways co-existed with farming and nature now functioned all the better in the guise of saints.• Originally North Dalton was a self-supporting agricultural village with farming being the only means of employment.organic/intensive farming• The foundation will also research and develop organic farming techniques.• In creating one she has inadvertently made a move towards alternative methods of selling that could have great significance for organic farming.• Our increase in intensive farming has brought with it an increase in outbreaks of food poisoning.• They were replaced by cities dependent on intensive farming to feed them and on great armies to defend them.• They said they didn't have strong views on intensive farming.• For a start, subsidies themselves encourage over-intensive farming by making it economic to farm marginal land.• Yet it was clear that intensive farming was not possible on the poor Pomeranian soil.• Some farmers are likely to achieve this by converting to organic farming.From Longman Business Dictionaryfarmingfarm‧ing /ˈfɑːmɪŋˈfɑːrmɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]FARMING the practice or business of growing crops or keeping animals on a farmmodern methods of farmingthe UK’s farming industry → dry farming → factory farming → intensive farming → organic farmingfarm·ing nounChineseSyllable
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farming
farm‧ing /ˈfɑːmɪŋ $ ˈfɑːr-/
noun [uncountable]
the practice or business of growing crops or keeping animals on a farm ⇨ agriculture
sheep/dairy/livestock etc farming
organic/intensive farming
the farming industry
farm‧ing /ˈfɑːmɪŋ $ ˈfɑːr-/
noun [uncountable]the practice or business of growing crops or keeping animals on a farm ⇨ agriculture
sheep/dairy/livestock etc farming
organic/intensive farming
Growing food and raising animals 种植粮食和饲养动物
plant trees/seeds/crops/vines/barley植树；播种；种庄稼；种植葡萄树；种大麦 grow/produce corn/wheat/rice/fruit种植／生产玉米／小麦／大米／水果 plough/ ( NAmE plow land/a field耕地；犁田 sow/harvest seeds/crops/fields播种／收获谷粒／农作物／庄稼 spread manure/fertilizer on sth给…施撒粪肥／肥料 cultivate/irrigate/water/contaminate crops/plants/fields/land耕作／灌溉／浇灌／污染庄稼／植物／田地／土地 damage/destroy/lose your crop损害／毁坏／损失农作物 ripen/pick fruit/berries/grapes催熟／采摘水果／浆果／葡萄 press/dry/ferment grapes压榨／晾干／发酵葡萄 grind/thresh grain/corn/wheat磨／打谷物／玉米／小麦 raise/rear/keep chickens/poultry/cattle/pigs饲养鸡／家禽／牛／猪 raise/breed/feed/graze livestock/cattle/sheep饲养／喂养／放养家畜／牛／羊 kill/slaughter livestock屠宰家畜 preserve/smoke/cure/salt meat防腐保存／熏／加工贮藏／用盐腌制肉
Modern farming 现代农场经营
run a fish farm/an organic dairy经营养鱼场／有机乳品场 engage in/be involved in intensive (pig/fish) farming从事集约型（生猪／渔业）养殖 use/apply (chemical/organic) fertilizer/insecticides/pesticides使用（化学／有机）肥料／杀虫剂 begin/do/conduct field trials of GM(= cropsgenetically modified )开始／进行转基因作物的田间试验 grow/develop GM crops/seeds/plants/foods种植／研发转基因作物／种子／植物／粮食 fund/invest in genetic engineering/research资助／投资基因工程／研究 improve/increase crop yields提高／增加粮食产量 face/suffer from/alleviate food shortages面临／遭受／缓解食物短缺 label food that contains GMOs(= genetically modified organisms )给含有转基因生物的食品贴标签 eliminate/reduce farm subsidies取消／减少农业补贴 oppose/be against factory farming/GM food反对工厂化养殖／转基因食品 promote/encourage/support organic/sustainable farming促进／鼓励／支持有机／可持续农耕