ranching

英 [ˈrɑːntʃɪŋ]

美 [ˈræntʃɪŋ]

n.  牧场经营; 农场经营

现在分词：ranching　

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BNC.27500 / COCA.14415

牛津词典

noun

• 牧场经营；农场经营
  the activity of running a ranch
  1. cattle/sheep ranching
     牧牛 / 牧羊场的经营

柯林斯词典

• （尤指养牛、马、羊等的）农场经营，牧场经营
  Ranchingis the activity of running a large farm, especially one used for raising cattle, horses, or sheep.

英英释义

noun

• farming for the raising of livestock (particularly cattle)

双语例句

• Ranching originated in South America and Mexico in early colonial times, when Spanish settlers introduced cattle and horses and tended them on the pampas.
  大牧场起源于殖民初期的美国南部和墨西哥，那时西班牙殖民者引入了牛和马，在彭巴斯草原照管它们。
• Spider ranching may never overtake cattle ranching, but there is at least one spider that supplies food.
  蜘蛛养殖业也许永远赶不上养牛业，但是至少有一种蜘蛛可供食用。
• Perhaps the most grotesque form of fish farming is the ranching of bluefin tuna, a delicacy that may sell for as much as$ 860 a kilo.
  也许最奇怪的养鱼场是蓝鳍金枪鱼大养殖场。蓝鳍金枪鱼做成的佳肴可以买到每公斤860美元。
• Itinerant ranching reached its peak in the 1880s.
  1880年代，巡回大牧场达到了顶峰。
• The paper, according to the current situations and the general development of the developed countries in the world fishery and fishery of our country, have discussed the building and developing marine ranching in our country.
  本文阐述了世界发达国家和我国海洋牧场技术的发展，并探讨了我国的海洋牧场的未来发展趋势及如何建设适合于我国的海洋牧场。
• Most of Chile's agriculture is centered around the coastal low lands, but these wild open spaces make excellent ranching.
  智利的大部分农业集中在海岸的低地上，但是这篇广阔的开阔地则孕育了优质的牧场。
• Midgley said that in parts of South Africa high levels of bush encroachment may make cattle ranching impossible without expensive mechanical intervention.
  Midgley还说，如果没有昂贵的机械干预，太多的灌木入侵可能将让南非无法兴办牧场。
• That was when cattle farming, or ranching, became a big business in the southwestern United States.
  那时养牛业和畜牧业在美国西南部成为一个主要的行业。
• The obvious risk is that making ranching more productive will raise the incentive to grab more of the rainforest, but there are mitigating factors.
  然而提高牧业生产率显然会带来风险促使窃林人占取更多林地，不过抑制因素也同样存在。
• He proved to be a hard worker who put in long hours every day and knew a lot about ranching.
  他很勤奋，每天长时间工作，又对畜牧的事了如指掌。