afforest
/æfˌɒr.ɪˈsteɪ.ʃən/ (bre, ipa) · /əˌfɔːr.əˈsteɪ.ʃən/ (ame, ipa) · /əˈfɒrɪst/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈfɔːrɪst/ (ame, ipa)
afforest — 名詞
1. the process of covering a piece of land with trees to create a new forest where
造林
在土地上種樹形成森林的過程
the process of covering a piece of land with trees to create a new forest where there was no forest before, usually on a large scale.
The government's plan included the afforestation of over two thousand hectares of degraded farmland.
政府的計劃包括在超過兩千公頃的退化農地上進行造林。
collocation: afforestation of [area]
Rosa's village raised money for the afforestation of thirty hectares of eroded hillside in Nepal.
Rosa 的村莊籌集資金，在尼泊爾三十公頃的侵蝕山坡上進行造林。
collocation: afforestation of [land type]
Local communities supported the afforestation of the hillsides near their villages.
當地社區支持在村莊附近的山坡上造林。
A team from Kyoto University surveyed the dry riverbed before planning an afforestation project near Lake Biwa.
京都大學的一個團隊在規劃琵琶湖附近的造林計畫之前，先調查了乾涸的河床。
- afforestation
the standard modern noun form; preferred in all current writing
- deforestation
the removal or destruction of forest cover
文法句型
afforestation of + [area]
用法筆記
The noun 'afforest' is very rare in modern English; the standard noun form is 'afforestation'. Use 'afforestation' in most formal and academic writing. The noun entry here reflects the historical use of 'afforest' as a non-count noun in legal and land-management texts from the 17th–19th centuries.
常見錯誤
afforest — 動詞
- afforestpresent simple I / you / we / they
- afforestshe / she / it
- afforestedpast simple
- afforesting-ing form
1. to plant large numbers of trees over an area of land so that a forest gradually
植樹造林
大面積種樹以形成森林
to plant large numbers of trees over an area of land so that a forest gradually grows there.
The regional council plans to afforest the valley with native oak and birch trees.
地區議會計劃在河谷種植原生橡樹和樺樹以進行造林。
afforest [area] with [tree species]
Environmental groups have been working to afforest areas damaged by wildfires.
環保團體一直致力於在遭受野火破壞的地區進行造林。
The company pledged to afforest fifty square kilometres of abandoned agricultural land.
該公司承諾在五十平方公里的廢棄農地上植樹造林。
A team of volunteers helped to afforest the slopes behind the school last spring.
一群志工去年春天協助在學校後面的山坡上植樹造林。
- deforest
to clear trees from an area
文法句型
afforest + [area/land]
afforest + [area] + with + [tree species]
用法筆記
'Afforest' is a formal term used mainly in environmental policy, conservation, and academic writing. In everyday conversation, 'plant trees on' or 'turn into a forest' is more natural. Compare with 'reforest' (replanting trees on land that was once forested).
常見錯誤
2. to change the function of land from farming, grazing, or other non-forest use in
轉為林地
將農牧用地改造成森林
to change the function of land from farming, grazing, or other non-forest use into a woodland area by covering it with trees.
The project aims to afforest former grazing land in the Scottish highlands.
該計畫旨在將蘇格蘭高地的舊牧場轉為林地。
collocation: afforest former grazing land
Farmers were offered financial support to afforest their least productive fields.
農民獲得財務補助，將產量最低的田地改種樹木成為林地。
The national park service decided to afforest the old mining site after extraction ended.
國家公園管理局決定在採礦結束後將舊礦區轉為林地。
Local authorities are encouraging landowners to afforest unused strips of land along rivers.
地方政府鼓勵地主將河邊未使用的狹長土地轉為林地。
- convert to woodland
more descriptive but less concise; used in policy documents
- reclaim for forest
suggests restoring value to degraded land
- clear
to remove trees and vegetation from land for other uses
文法句型
afforest + [former/previous land use] + [area]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (PLANT FOREST): sense 2 emphasises a change in land-use category — the land was previously used for something else (farming, mining, grazing). Sense 1 is more general and can apply to any land where you plant trees to create a forest.
常見錯誤
3. to plant trees on land that has never supported forest growth before, such as op
新植造林
在從未長樹的土地上種樹
to plant trees on land that has never supported forest growth before, such as open moorland, grassland, or tundra, creating forest cover where none existed naturally.
Scientists are studying whether it is possible to afforest Arctic tundra as the permafrost melts.
科學家正在研究隨著永久凍土融化，是否可能在北極苔原上進行新植造林。
afforest [treeless region]
The programme successfully afforested areas that had been treeless for thousands of years.
該計畫成功在數千年來都沒有樹木的地區進行了新植造林。
Botanists selected hardy pine species for afforesting the exposed moorland plateau.
植物學家選擇了耐寒的松樹品種來在裸露的高原荒地上進行新植造林。
Last spring, park rangers in Mongolia began afforesting a patch of the Gobi steppe with saplings.
去年春天，蒙古的公園管理員在戈壁草原的小塊區域種下樹苗進行新植造林。
- establish forest on bare land
descriptive phrase used in technical reports
- create woodland on virgin land
emphasises the untouched nature of the terrain
- deforest
to remove existing trees
文法句型
afforest + [treeless/barren area]
用法筆記
This is the most specific and technical sense of 'afforest'. It is almost never used in everyday speech — limited to ecology journals, environmental impact assessments, and forestry planning documents. The key distinction from other senses is that the land had no historical forest cover at all.