ensilage

ensilage — 名詞

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

1.名詞C1
釋義

青貯法

將青綠作物儲存在青貯塔中發酵的保存方法

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.

農業專科學校為新的酪農戶開設了一門關於青貯法的短期課程。

uncountable noun — names the farming technique

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

Ife 從她祖父那裡學會了青貯法，祖父的農場有一座青貯塔。

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

青貯料

在青貯塔中經發酵保存的青綠作物飼料

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.

乳牛吃的是一份新鮮乾草和青貯料的混合飼料。

often interchangeable with 'silage' in farming contexts

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

Greta 每天早上檢查青貯料的溫度，以確保沒有腐壞。

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.