| 单词 | homestead |
| 释义 | Related topics: Agriculturehome·stead1 /ˈhəʊmsted, -stəd $ ˈhoʊm-/ noun [countable] 1. TAa farm and the area of land around it 农庄2. American EnglishTA a piece of land, usually for farming, given to people in the past by the US government 〔美国旧时〕政府分配的土地Examples from the Corpushomestead• With its scenery and solitude, the Humm-Baby looks more like a homestead in Wyoming or Montana.• In such a state, Greeley said in his influential editorials, a 160-acre homestead could produce an ample living.• The typical settlement pattern for segmentary societies is one of settled agricultural homesteads or villages.• Salmon patties sat casually in their Pyrex homestead, just challenging you not to wolf them down as accompaniment.• When he left the homestead he rode his pony to Coopers-town.• He lived on the homestead only a short time, then went back east.• With the homesteads and the animals passing him downriver, it all seemed a dream.• The homestead was half-hidden in an encirclement of trees.Related topics: Agriculturehomestead2 verb [intransitive, transitive] American English TAto live and work on a homestead 在分到的土地上生活和劳作 —homesteader noun [countable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpushomestead• As part of Estate Action we will introduce a new pilot scheme to promote homesteading.• The McLeods homesteaded along the river in 1858.From Longman Business Dictionaryhomesteadhome‧stead /ˈhəʊmsted, -stədˈhoʊm-/ noun [countable] American English1LAW property that is someone’s home and that they cannot be forced to sell to pay their debtsTexas homestead law protects your home from being seized if you go bankrupt.2FARMINGa farm and the area of land around itthe homestead his grandfather left himOrigin homestead1 Old English hamstede “home-place”home·stead1 nounhomestead2 verbChineseSyllable and farm Business a area Corpus the around land it of |
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