subsidy
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sub·si·dy /ˈsʌbsədi/ ●○○ AWL noun (plural subsidies) [countable] PEBFmoney that is paid by a government or organization to make prices lower, reduce the cost of producing goods etc 〔政府或组织为平抑物价、降低生产成本等而提供的〕津贴，补贴，补助金trade/agricultural etc subsidies international disagreement over trade subsidies 有关贸易补贴的国际纠纷Examples from the Corpus
subsidy• The Commission official insisted these loans were repayable with interest, and did not constitute a subsidy.• But donations to help elect or defeat political candidates have been denied such a subsidy since 1954.• One delegate likened Mr Gummer's motion to abolish subsidies on agricultural production to turkeys voting for Christmas.• US farmers are having trouble coping with the reductions in agricultural subsidies.• Farm subsidies totaled $53 billion last year.• Federal subsidies would be available to help employers pay the insurance premiums.• Lacking the generous subsidies that European orchestras receive, modern American groups are under increasing pressure to play popular pieces.• Government subsidies in the form of legal notices shrank while circulation and advertising income rose dramatically.• Housing subsidies, food supplements, and health care will decline to levels that no longer can alleviate the pain.• The devaluation and the cuts in subsidies resulted in price rises of between 100 and 120 percent.• Still, it amounted to a massive subsidy to Wall Street from Congress.• The taskforce has recommended some kind of subsidy to help businesses get their Internet start-ups off the ground.• They built and financed a whole new suburb, and they did it without a public subsidy.• Congress may cut some subsidies to farmers.• Without state subsidies, the railways couldn't survive.• And for two days officials from the General Council discussed with the Government the possibility of extending the subsidy.From Longman Business Dictionarysubsidysub‧si‧dy /ˈsʌbsədi/ noun (plural subsidies) [countable]FINANCEECONOMICS money that is paid by a government or organization to make something such as a particular food or product cheaper to buy, use, or produceBillions of dollars were given out in agricultural subsidies. → tax subsidyOrigin subsidy (1300-1400) Latin subsidium “soldiers kept in reserve, support, help”, from sub- “near” + sedere “to sit”sub·si·dy nounChineseSyllable
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subsidy
sub‧si‧dy AC /ˈsʌbsədi, ˈsʌbsɪdi/
noun (plural subsidies) [countable]
trade/agricultural subsidies etc
international disagreement over trade subsidies
sub‧si‧dy AC /ˈsʌbsədi, ˈsʌbsɪdi/
noun (plural subsidies) [countable] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: subsidium 'soldiers kept in reserve, support, help', from sub- 'near' + sedere 'to sit'
money that is paid by a government or organization to make prices lower, reduce the cost of producing goods etcLanguage: Latin
Origin: subsidium 'soldiers kept in reserve, support, help', from sub- 'near' + sedere 'to sit'
trade/agricultural subsidies etc
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