fallow
US /ˈfæl.oʊ/
UK /ˈfæl.oʊ/
形容词
1.
休耕的, 不播种的
plowed and harrowed but left unsown for a period in order to restore its fertility
示例:
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The farmer decided to leave the field fallow this year.
农民决定今年让这块地休耕。
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Crop rotation often involves a fallow period.
轮作通常包括一个休耕期。
2.
不活跃的, 无所作为的
inactive or unproductive for a period of time
示例:
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The project lay fallow for several months due to lack of funding.
由于缺乏资金，该项目搁置了几个月。
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He is in a fallow period of his creative career.
他正处于创作生涯的低潮期。
名词
1.
休耕地
a piece of fallow or uncultivated land
示例:
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The cattle were grazing on the fallow.
牲畜在休耕地上吃草。
动词
1.
使休耕
to leave land fallow for a period
示例:
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It is beneficial to fallow the soil every few years.
每隔几年让土地休耕是有益的。
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