stall-feed

stall-feed — 動詞

  • stall-feedpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • stall-feeds3rd person singular
  • stall-feeding-ing form
  • stall-feededpast simple

1. to keep an animal in a stall or pen and feed it there so it gains weight

1.動詞及物C2
釋義

圈養育肥

把牲畜養在欄內集中餵食增重

to keep an animal in a stall or pen and feed it there so it gains weight

例句

Before the county fair, Omar stall-fed the calves for six weeks.

郡展前，Omar 把那些小牛圈養育肥了六週。

pattern: stall-feed + animal + for + period

The farmer stall-fed the lambs through winter to help them gain weight.

那位農夫整個冬天都把羊羔圈養育肥，好幫牠們增重。

collocation: stall-feed lambs

常見搭配
  • stall-feed cattle
  • stall-feed calves
  • stall-feed lambs
  • stall-feed pigs
  • stall-feed for market
同義詞
  • fatten

    Broader term that focuses on making an animal heavier; it does not specifically mean feeding in a stall.

  • feed up

    Less formal and less exact; it can mean giving extra food without the idea of keeping the animal in a stall.

反義詞
  • graze

    Means letting animals feed on grass outside instead of keeping them indoors for feeding.

  • pasture

    Focuses on putting animals out in a field rather than feeding them in a stall or pen.

文法句型

stall-feed + cattle/calves/lambs/pigs

stall-feed + animal + for + period

用法筆記

Usually said of cattle, sheep, or pigs that are kept indoors or in small pens for a period before sale. It names a controlled feeding method, not ordinary feeding out in a field.

常見錯誤

The goats stall-fed on the hill all day.
The goats grazed on the hill all day.
'stall-feed' is used when animals are kept in stalls or pens and fed there, not when they eat outside.
We stall-fed the cat in the kitchen.
We fed the cat in the kitchen.
The verb is mainly used for farm animals being fattened, not for ordinary feeding of pets.

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常用片語

  • stall-feed animals for market
  • stall-feed through the winter