ensilage

ensilage — noun

1. a method of keeping fresh green plants so that they become feed for farm animals

1.名詞C1
釋義

a method of keeping fresh green plants so that they become feed for farm animals, done by storing the plants in a silo where they slowly ferment

例句

The agricultural college offers a short course on ensilage for new dairy farmers.

uncountable noun — names the farming technique

Ife learned ensilage from her grandfather, who used a tower silo on his farm.

同義詞
  • ensiling

    refers to the same act of storing; 'ensiling' emphasises the action more than the technique

用法筆記

Uncountable; refers to the farming technique as a whole rather than a single instance of preserving fodder.

常見錯誤

❌They practiced an ensilage last autumn.
✅They practiced ensilage last autumn.
💡The process is uncountable and takes no article.
❌Ensilage are common in this area.
✅Ensilage is common in this area.
💡As an uncountable noun, it takes a singular verb.

2. green plant material that has been cut and stored in a silo so that it partly fe

2.名詞C1
釋義

green plant material that has been cut and stored in a silo so that it partly ferments, used as food for cattle, sheep, and other farm animals

例句

The dairy cows were fed a mix of fresh hay and ensilage from the silo.

often interchangeable with 'silage' in farming contexts

Greta checked the ensilage temperature each morning to make sure it had not spoiled.

同義詞
  • silage

    the most common term for fermented fodder; 'ensilage' is slightly more technical and less frequent in everyday farm talk

用法筆記

Uncountable; often used interchangeably with 'silage', though 'ensilage' can refer specifically to the material stored by the ensiling method.

常見錯誤

❌The sheep ate two ensilages.
✅The sheep ate two bales of ensilage.
💡The product is uncountable; use a measure word for quantities.
❌We need more ensilage for feed them.
✅We need more ensilage to feed them.
💡'Ensilage' is a noun, not part of a verb phrase.