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tilling

UK //ˈtɪlɪŋ//US //ˈtɪlɪŋ//

词源

源自古英语 'tilian',意为耕种或劳作,与古诺尔斯语 'telgja'(耕作)同源。

noun

❶ 指用犁或其他工具翻松土地,为种植作物做准备。这是农业耕作的基本步骤之一。

“The farmer spent the morning tilling the soil before planting.”

(农民在种植前花了一上午时间翻土。)

“Modern tractors make tilling much faster than in the past.”

(现代拖拉机使耕作比过去快得多。)

同义词:plowing, cultivating, working the soil

verb

❶ 指进行耕作的行为,即使用工具翻动和准备土地用于种植。

“He was tilling the garden when I arrived.”

(我到达时他正在翻耕花园。)

“We need to till this plot before the rainy season starts.”

(我们需要在雨季开始前耕好这块地。)

同义词:cultivating, plowing, working

常见短语

tilling machine — 指用于耕作土地的机械设备,如拖拉机或专门的耕作机。

“The new tilling machine can prepare an acre in just two hours.”

(新的耕作机能在两小时内耕好一英亩地。)

tilling season — 指一年中适合进行耕作的时间段,通常在春季或雨季前。

“The tilling season begins when the ground thaws in early spring.”

(耕作季节始于早春地面解冻时。)