ranches
ranches — noun
- ranchessingular
- ranchesesplural
1. a huge piece of land where cows, horses, or sheep are raised, found across the A
a huge piece of land where cows, horses, or sheep are raised, found across the Americas from Canada down to Argentina
The Vargas family owns a cattle ranch in northern Argentina.
collocation: cattle ranch
Jiwoo spent her summer holiday working on a horse ranch in Colorado.
collocation: horse ranch
Wildfires destroyed several ranches in the dry hills outside Santa Fe.
Putri dreamed of leaving the city to run a sheep ranch in Patagonia.
The Kowalski ranch in Montana covers more land than the town where Châu was born.
- farm
usually smaller than a ranch and may grow crops rather than raise animals
- estate
more formal; suggests a large property that may include a grand house, not necessarily a working farm
- spread
informal American term for a ranch or very large farm
- station
Australian and New Zealand equivalent of a ranch, especially for sheep
ranches — verb
- ranchespresent simple I / you / we / they
- rancheses3rd person singular
- ranchesing-ing form
- ranchesedpast simple
1. to make your home on a large cattle farm and take part in the daily jobs of look
to make your home on a large cattle farm and take part in the daily jobs of looking after the land and animals
After retiring from the army, Ilan ranched in Wyoming for twelve years.
intransitive: ranched + in + place
Nora and her husband ranched together on the high plains of eastern Oregon.
The Mendoza brothers have ranched in this valley since their grandfather's time.
After two years of ranching in Idaho, Keiko sold her herd and moved back to Portland.
- farm
broader term; includes growing crops as well as raising livestock
文法句型
ranch + in/on + place
用法筆記
Intransitive. Distinguish from verb/2 (MANAGE RANCH LAND), which takes a piece of land as its direct object, and from verb/3 (RAISE LIVESTOCK), which takes animals as its direct object.
常見錯誤
2. to be in charge of a particular stretch of grazing land, doing the work of a cat
to be in charge of a particular stretch of grazing land, doing the work of a cattle farmer on it
Omar ranches two thousand acres of grassland near the Texas border.
transitive: ranch + [amount of land]
Her family ranched that stretch of river valley for over a century.
Tariro bought the old Stevens place and now ranches the whole property.
The Johansson family could not ranch those dry hills until the county dug the new reservoir.
- manage
more general; not specific to agricultural land or cattle farming
文法句型
ranch + [amount of land]
用法筆記
Transitive. The object is always a piece of land or an area of grazing ground. Distinguish from verb/3 (RAISE LIVESTOCK), where the object is the animals themselves.
常見錯誤
3. to keep and care for cattle or other livestock so they grow, on a large farm whe
to keep and care for cattle or other livestock so they grow, on a large farm where the animals graze on open grassland
Daichi ranches Angus cattle on the wide pastures of northern Hokkaido.
transitive: ranch + [type of animal]
The Sato family ranches bison rather than cows because the meat brings a higher price.
Antonia's grandfather ranched sheep on this land long before the highway was built.
Sunita ranches organic Angus cattle and tracks every pasture her herd moves through.
文法句型
ranch + [type of animal]
用法筆記
Transitive. The object is always livestock — cattle, sheep, bison, or similar grazing animals. Distinguish from verb/2 (MANAGE RANCH LAND), where the object is the land itself.