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词汇 farming
释义 farming
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈfɑː.mɪŋ/ us /ˈfɑːr.mɪŋ/
B1
the activity of working on a farm or organizing the work there务农;畜牧;养殖;农场经营
Examples

In the last 50 years, there has been a 33-fold increase in the amount of pesticide used in farming.在过去50年里,用于农业的杀虫剂数量增长了33倍。
Excessive farming had impoverished the soil.
Cattle farming is the mainstay of the country's economy.养牛业是这个国家的经济支柱。
Huge swathes of rain forest are being cleared for farming and mining.为了耕种和采矿,大片大片的雨林被砍伐。
In some areas, modern intensive farming is giving way to the re-introduction of traditional methods.在一些地区,现代集约型农业正在被重新使用的传统方法取代。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Farming - general words
agricultural extension
agroecology
agroforestry
biodynamic
cultivate
harvester
homestead
hungry gap
hydroponic
hydroponically
inorganically
landrace
reap
the Agrarian Revolution
thrash
tillage
U-pick
unharvested
unsown
untillable
Examples from literature

At the same time, in other parts of the world modern methods were replacing traditional farming. 
In Western Europe, new ways of farming were invented, and many factories were built. 
It’s easy to forget that without industrial farming methods, we simply wouldn’t have so much cheap food. 
The government provided teachers and courses to help people learn organic farming techniques. 
The pioneers of organic farming of the early and mid-twentieth century saw the movement as a return to small family-sized, local farms and a rejection of the big business model of large farms. 
Their method of farming was not sustainable. 
These green activists began to call for a return to more traditional styles of farming. 
Until the 19th century, nobody would have considered farming as anything other than organic. 
Here we found ourselves in a farming district, and we looked eagerly for a safe warm place to hide in for the day. 
I never possessed any practical knowledge of farming, and therefore cannot give a scientific opinion or description of the different soils. 
Needless to say, none of the agricultural experts who sometimes deplore the decline of arable farming are guilty of such foolishness. 
So also will the boy who goes into business or farming or teaching, or any other so-called secular occupation. 
These people live in villages among the farming community. 

farming | Business English


farming
noun[ U ]
 PRODUCTIONuk /ˈfɑːmɪŋ/us
the business or activity of raising animals, growing crops, etc. on a farm:
People employed in farming account for just 5% of the country's population.
Modern farming methods have led to the destruction of many wildlife habitats.
The UK's farming industry was thrown into crisis by the outbreak of foot and mouth disease.

Collocations withfarming


farming

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farming equipment
Then they moved on to the outbuildings to discover huge supplies of grain, timber, building materials and farming equipment.
farming settlement
Lohausen was a farming settlement for a long while.
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poultry farming
Women also engage in other economic activities, such as food processing, trading, sewing, selling clothes and poultry farming.
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