farm
/fɑːm/ (bre, ipa) · /fɑːrm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfärm/ (ame, mw)
farm — 名詞
1. A piece of land with buildings on it, where someone grows crops or keeps animals
農場
種植作物或飼養動物以營利的土地
A piece of land with buildings on it, where someone grows crops or keeps animals in order to sell them and earn money.
Wren's family has owned a small farm in Vermont for three generations, growing organic vegetables for local markets.
Wren 家在佛蒙特州擁有一座小型農場，種植有機蔬菜供應當地市場，已經傳了三代。
possessive + farm + location; family-owned farm
After university, Rodrigo moved back to his hometown to help his parents run the family farm.
大學畢業後，Rodrigo 搬回家鄉幫忙父母經營家裡的農場。
collocation: run a farm
The heavy rain damaged many farms along the river, flooding the wheat fields and barns.
大雨淹沒了河邊許多農場的麥田和穀倉，造成嚴重損失。
Nila bought a farm in the countryside with an old farmhouse and a big red barn on the property.
Nila 在鄉下買了一座農場，附帶一間老農舍和一間大紅色穀倉。
- ranch
a large farm for raising cattle, horses, or sheep — more common in the Americas
- homestead
a farmhouse and surrounding land, often with a pioneer or settlement connotation
- smallholding
a very small farm, usually under a few acres, often for personal use
文法句型
on a farm
farm + noun (attributive)
用法筆記
This sense is often used with the preposition 'on': 'work on a farm', 'live on a farm'. In attributive position, it combines freely with other nouns: farmhouse, farmland, farm animal, farm equipment.
常見錯誤
2. A facility built for raising a specific kind of animal or fish in large numbers,
養殖場
大量飼養特定動物以供銷售的場所
A facility built for raising a specific kind of animal or fish in large numbers, either for sale as food or for the products they supply, such as eggs, milk, or leather.
Emily works at a fish farm up north, where they raise salmon for supermarkets across the region.
Emily 在北部的養魚場工作，他們養殖鮭魚供應給區域內各大超市。
compound: fish farm; collocation: raise salmon
The government introduced new safety rules for pig farms after the disease outbreak last spring.
去年春天爆發疫情後，政府針對養豬場制定了新的安全規範。
compound: pig farm
Selim visited an oyster farm on the coast and watched how workers grow the shellfish on underwater ropes.
Selim 參觀了沿海的一家牡蠣養殖場，觀看工人如何在水下繩索上養殖貝類。
Most chicken farms today use large indoor barns to keep the birds safe from weather and predators.
現在大多數養雞場使用大型室內雞舍，保護雞隻不受天氣和掠食者的侵害。
文法句型
[animal] + farm
farm-raised (compound adjective)
用法筆記
This sense typically appears as the second part of a compound noun naming the type of animal: pig farm, fish farm, dairy farm, chicken farm. The animal comes first, not the product — 'pig farm', not 'pork farm'.
常見錯誤
3. In baseball, a set of lower-level teams linked to a major-league club, intended
農場體系
大聯盟球隊培訓年輕球員的小聯盟系統
In baseball, a set of lower-level teams linked to a major-league club, intended to train and develop young or inexperienced players for eventual play at the top professional level.
The Blue Jays have one of the best farm systems in baseball, producing talented young pitchers every year.
藍鳥隊擁有棒球界最好的農場體系之一，每年都能培養出優秀的年輕投手。
collocation: farm system
Hao spent two seasons in the Yankees' farm before being called up to play in the major leagues.
Hao 在洋基隊的農場體系待了兩個球季，後來才被升上大聯盟。
A strong farm team helps a club save money by developing homegrown players instead of buying expensive stars.
健全的農場球隊能幫助球團省錢，因為可以培養自家選手，不必花大錢買明星球員。
Scouts watched the shortstop at the team's Arizona farm facility during spring training.
球探在球隊位於亞利桑那州的農場訓練設施觀察那位游擊手的春訓表現。
- minor league
the broader organizational structure below Major League Baseball; 'farm' refers specifically to the teams affiliated with a particular major-league club
- affiliate
a minor-league team officially linked to a major-league club — more formal term
文法句型
farm system
farm team
in the [team]'s farm
用法筆記
Almost exclusively attributive (farm team, farm system). This meaning is specific to North American baseball and would not be understood by most English speakers outside that context without explanation.
常見錯誤
farm — 動詞
1. To work land for growing food crops or raising animals as a regular occupation o
耕作；飼養
以種植農作物或飼養動物為業
To work land for growing food crops or raising animals as a regular occupation or business.
The Koyama family has farmed this land for over a hundred years, passing it down through four generations.
小山家在這片土地上耕作了超過一百年，世代相傳已經第四代了。
transitive: farmed + this land
Yasmin's grandfather taught her how to farm soybeans without using chemical fertilizers or pesticides.
Yasmin 的祖父教她如何在不用化學肥料和農藥的情況下種植大豆。
transitive with crop name: farm soybeans
After retiring from the city, Henry and his wife started farming vegetables on a small plot behind their house.
Henry 從城市退休後，和妻子在自家屋後的一小塊地上種起了蔬菜。
Kabir's family farms cattle on the open grasslands of the northern region, moving the herd between pastures each season.
Kabir 的家人在北部遼闊的草原上牧牛，每到一個季節就將牛群移動到不同的牧場。
文法句型
farm + land/crops/animals
farm (no object)
用法筆記
Can be used with an object (farm the land, farm wheat) or without (They farm for a living). When farming animals, the pattern is 'farm + animal type': farm cattle, farm sheep.