thresh
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++thresh /θreʃ/ verb [intransitive, transitive] TAto separate grains of corn, wheat etc from the rest of the plant by beating it with a special tool or machine （给）〔玉米、小麦等〕脱粒，打谷 —thresher noun [countable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
thresh• It is then wise to thresh as soon as possible to avoid loss to rats and mice.• He refused to help with the threshing because he thought the fork handle would stiffen his fingers.• He worked as a waterman with a threshing crew.• New inventions like the steam plow threshing machine, and reaper led to significant farm workforce reductions.• Women do most of the crop farming, weeding, harvesting, threshing, storing crops and selling.• Thrice happy Duck, employ'd in threshing Stubble!• He kept making desperate swimming movements, feebly threshing the water trying to pull himself free.• Still entwined, the puppets threshed violently against each other as if overcome with concupiscence.Origin thresh Old English threscanthresh verbChinese
etc wheat of the corn, separate to grains from Corpus
thresh
thresh /θreʃ/
verb [intransitive and transitive]
—thresher noun [countable]
thresh /θreʃ/
verb [intransitive and transitive] Language: Old English
Origin: threscan
to separate grains of corn, wheat etc from the rest of the plant by beating it with a special tool or machineOrigin: threscan
—thresher noun [countable]
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