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harvester

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Occupations, Crops
har·vest·er /ˈhɑːvɪstə $ ˈhɑːrvəstər/ noun [countable]  BOTACsomeone who gathers crops 收获者,收割者 combine harvester at combine2(1)
Examples from the Corpus
harvesterHaving a harvester which is more gentle with the crop should reduce damage and so lessen spoilage in the clamp.And like the swallows that harvest the thin fields of air, we must become harvesters of ever more intangible fields.Owners Rea C Richardson benefit from his on board beet harvester jack, which was made from an ex-Moreau ram with home-brewed framing.Triticale is not restricted to large farms with expensive tractors and combine harvesters.Instead of driving a modern combine harvester, he's using a binder to cut the corn into sheaves.The harvester moved round the field in a strict square, so that the standing crop grew smaller and smaller with every pass.The harvesters stopped work, sat down and started to eat and drink.
har·vest·er nounChineseSyllable
someone Corpus who gathers crops


harvester
harvester /ˈhɑːvəstə, ˈhɑːvɪstə $ ˈhɑːrvəstər/ noun [countable]
someone who gathers crops
combine harvester at combine2(1)


har·vest·erBrE /ˈhɑːvɪstə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhɑːrvɪstər/ 🔊 nouna machine that cuts and gathers grain 收割机   see also combine noun (1) (old-fashioned) a person who helps to gather in the crops 收割庄稼的人