arable

英 [ˈærəbl]

美 [ˈærəbl]

adj.  耕作的; 可耕的

TOEFLGREIELTS

BNC.10562 / COCA.21874

牛津词典

adj.

• 耕作的；可耕的
  connected with growing crops such as wheat
  1. arable farming/farms/crops
     耕作农业 / 农场 / 庄稼
  2. arable land/fields (= used or suitable for growing crops)
     可耕地 / 田

柯林斯词典

• ADJ （农业）耕种的;（土地）适于耕种的，可开垦的
  Arablefarming involves growing crops such as wheat and barley rather than keeping animals or growing fruit and vegetables.Arableland is land that is used for arable farming.
  1. ...arable farmers.
     从事农耕的农场主
  2. ...arable crops.
     庄稼

英英释义

adj

• (of farmland) capable of being farmed productively
  Synonym:cultivablecultivatabletillable

双语例句

• China has rich labor resources, but its arable land is inadequate.
  中国劳动力丰富，但耕地资源不足。
• Dynamic balance within a province is a tendency of development because of the uneven distribution of arable land resources.
  由于耕地资源分布的不平衡性，因此省域范围内实现占补平衡是其发展的趋势。
• Along with the economic development, arable land is eroded by urbanization, is reduced.
  随着经济的发展，耕地被城市化进程侵蚀，呈现逐步减少的趋势。
• And switching the country's arable land to biofuel production would threaten food supplies.
  而把该国的耕地转为生产生物燃料将威胁粮食供应。
• The developed nations, with about one fourth of the world's population, possess almost half the arable land of the earth.
  发达国家人口占世界的四分之一，拥有耕地将近世界之半。
• The climate here can be harsh and the soil is too poor and dry for arable agriculture.
  这儿气候条件恶劣、土地太过贫瘠与干旱，不适于农业耕作，此外交通也极不便利。
• Land-poor China has effectively expanded its arable land by 39% by outsourcing its farming to the Americas.
  土地匮乏的中国通过把农业项目外包到美洲地区，实际上相当于把耕地面积扩大了39%。
• Natural resources in the form or arable land.
  耕地形式存在的自然资源。
• More meat and dairy on tables has strained arable land and water resources, pushing China abroad in search of grain to feed livestock.
  人们的餐桌上出现了更多的肉类和奶制品，造成了耕地和水资源的紧张，迫使中国到海外寻找喂养牲畜所需的谷物。
• The limited availability of arable lands has forced farmers to encroach and cultivate sloping lands to meet food demands.
  有限的可耕地迫使农民开发和利用坡地资源来满足对粮食的需求。