homestead

US /ˈhoʊm.sted/
UK /ˈhoʊm.sted/
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1.

宅邸, 农场

a house, especially a farmhouse, and outbuildings

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The old homestead stood on a hill overlooking the valley.
那座老宅子坐落在俯瞰山谷的山顶上。
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They returned to the family homestead for the holidays.
他们假期回到了家族宅邸。
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farmhouseranchestatepropertyholding
2.

宅地, 份地

(in the US and Canada) a piece of land granted to a settler under the Homestead Act

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Many pioneers claimed a homestead in the West.
许多拓荒者在西部开垦了宅地。
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The family worked hard to develop their homestead.
这家人努力开发他们的宅地。
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land grantsettlementclaimallotment
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定居, 开垦

to settle on land as a homesteader

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They decided to homestead in the vast plains of Nebraska.
他们决定在内布拉斯加州的广阔平原上定居。
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Many families moved west to homestead new land.
许多家庭西迁去开垦新土地。
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settlecolonizepioneerreside