farmed
farmed — verb
- farmedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- farmeds3rd person singular
- farmeding-ing form
- farmededpast simple
1. to grow crops or raise animals on a piece of land, usually in order to earn mone
to grow crops or raise animals on a piece of land, usually in order to earn money or produce food for people or animals.
The Garcia family has farmed this valley for three generations.
farm + [area of land] — valley as object
Linh and her brothers farmed the land during the dry season.
farm + the land (direct object)
Theo's grandfather farmed a small plot of land outside the village.
Nora farmed the land behind her house and sold the vegetables at the local market every weekend.
Paul farmed the land using traditional methods passed down by his father.
文法句型
farm + [area of land]
farm + [crop/animal type]
用法筆記
Often used with a direct object that names the area of land or the type of crop/animal. The intransitive use ('they farm for a living') is more common in British than American English.
常見錯誤
farmed — adjective
- farmedpositive
- farmedercomparative
- farmedestsuperlative
1. produced on a farm rather than found in the wild — used especially of fish, seaf
produced on a farm rather than found in the wild — used especially of fish, seafood, and certain crops that can be either wild or commercially grown.
Manuela prefers farmed salmon because it costs less than wild salmon.
farmed salmon (common collocation contrasting with wild)
Xiu bought farmed oysters from the market for the party.
The restaurant serves only farmed trout from a local fish farm.
Some farmed fish contain colouring added to their food.
Tamar checked the label to see if the shrimp were wild or farmed.
- cultivated
more common for plants than animals; implies deliberate care and planting
- raised
used mainly for animals; 'farm-raised' is a common compound
- wild
the most common opposite for seafood and crops
- free-range
not a true antonym — free-range animals are still farmed but have more space to move
用法筆記
Most commonly used to contrast with 'wild,' especially when discussing seafood (salmon, shrimp, trout, oysters). 'Farmed' is not typically used for land animals — 'raised on a farm' sounds more natural for cows, pigs, or chickens.
常見錯誤
2. describing land that is actively used for agricultural purposes such as growing
describing land that is actively used for agricultural purposes such as growing crops or raising animals, rather than left in its natural or original state.
Mathieu manages over two hundred acres of farmed land in the valley.
farmed land (most common collocation for this sense)
The farmed fields around the village produce wheat and barley each year.
Roya's family has kept part of their farmed land for raising cattle.
The government offers tax breaks to owners of farmed acreage.
Bilal walked through the farmed fields as the sun set behind the hills.
- cultivated
more specific to soil preparation and planting; 'cultivated land' is very common
- tilled
focuses on the physical preparation of soil before planting
- arable
technical term for land suitable or used for growing crops
- wild
land left in its natural state without farming
- uncultivated
not prepared or used for growing crops
- fallow
farmed land temporarily left unplanted to restore nutrients
用法筆記
Used before nouns describing land ('land,' 'field,' 'acreage'). Distinguish from sense 1 (RAISED ON A FARM): this sense describes the land itself, not what is grown or raised on it.