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harvest

UK //ˈhɑːvɪst//US //ˈhɑːrvɪst//

词源

源自古英语 hærfest,原指‘秋天’或‘收获季节’,与古高地德语 herbist 同源,最终源自原始印欧语词根 *kerp-(采摘、收割)。

noun

❶ 指农作物成熟后被收集的过程或季节,也比喻劳动成果的收获。常用于农业或比喻性语境。

“The farmers are busy with the autumn harvest.”

(农民们正忙于秋收。)

“This year's wheat harvest was better than expected.”

(今年的小麦收成比预期要好。)

同义词:crop, yield, gathering

verb

❶ 指收割农作物或获取自然资源的动作,也可用于抽象概念如收集信息等。

“They harvest corn in late September.”

(他们在九月底收割玉米。)

“Solar panels harvest energy from sunlight.”

(太阳能板从阳光中获取能量。)

同义词:gather, collect, reap

常见短语

harvest festival — 庆祝丰收的传统节日,常见于农业社会,表达对自然馈赠的感恩。

“Our village holds a harvest festival every October.”

(我们村庄每年十月举办丰收节。)

harvest moon — 指秋分前后最圆的满月,因月光明亮便于夜间收割而得名。

“We walked through the fields under the harvest moon.”

(我们在收获月的月光下穿过田野。)