| 单词 | arable |
| 释义 | Related topics: Cropsar·a·ble /ˈærəbəl/ adjective TACrelating to growing crops 耕作的；种植的 arable farming 耕作农业 arable land (=land that is suitable for growing crops) 可耕地Examples from the Corpusarable• Altogether cereals account for 54 percent. of the total arable area.• Each family is provided with 3.5 ha of land of which 1 ha is used for rain-fed arable crops.• Accountants Touche Ross estimated that the increase in the price of diesel would add about £1 an acre to arable farming costs.• The potential economic damage is not restricted to arable farming.• Moreover, the arable land is more suited to collective as opposed to subsistence farming.• Enclosure Only half the arable land was still open fields in 1700.• Part of the arable soil still lies fallow.• In consequence, enclosure of arable was now creating more social problems than it could solve.Origin arable (1400-1500) Latin arabilis, from arare “to plow”ar·a·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable crops growing to relating Corpus |
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