ranching

英 [ˈrɑːntʃɪŋ]

美 [ˈræntʃɪŋ]

n.  牧场经营; 农场经营

现在分词：ranching　

TOEFL

BNC.27500 / COCA.14415

牛津词典

noun

• 牧场经营；农场经营
  the activity of running a ranch
  1. cattle/sheep ranching
     牧牛 / 牧羊场的经营

柯林斯词典

• （尤指养牛、马、羊等的）农场经营，牧场经营
  Ranchingis the activity of running a large farm, especially one used for raising cattle, horses, or sheep.

英英释义

noun

• farming for the raising of livestock (particularly cattle)

双语例句

• If they turned to ranching, they needed a lariat, a branding iron, and a pair of pliers.
  如果他们变成牧场，他们需要一个套索，品牌铁，及一对钳子。
• Much of rural North America, up until that time, had been relegated to farming, ranching and other resource extraction activities.
  直到那时，北美的乡村被归结到农场，大牧场和其他攫取资源的行为之内。
• MUSK DEER RANCHING AND ITS PROSPECT Progress and Problems of Farming and Ranching of the Sea
  人工养麝的研究与展望海洋农牧化的进展与问题
• Midgley said that in parts of South Africa high levels of bush encroachment may make cattle ranching impossible without expensive mechanical intervention.
  Midgley还说，如果没有昂贵的机械干预，太多的灌木入侵可能将让南非无法兴办牧场。
• Spider ranching may never overtake cattle ranching, but there is at least one spider that supplies food.
  蜘蛛养殖业也许永远赶不上养牛业，但是至少有一种蜘蛛可供食用。
• He proved to be a hard worker who put in long hours every day and knew a lot about ranching.
  他很勤奋，每天长时间工作，又对畜牧的事了如指掌。
• He's learned a lot about ranching since that first year when he tried to milk the horse.
  到现在，他终于学会了很多牧场上的活儿，想当初，他试着从马那里挤奶，更糟糕的是，那还是匹公马。
• Status, Problems and Countermeasure for Exploitation and Research of Marine Ranching in China
  我国海洋牧场（MarineRanching）开发研究的现状、面临的问题及其对策
• Perhaps the most grotesque form of fish farming is the ranching of bluefin tuna, a delicacy that may sell for as much as$ 860 a kilo.
  也许最奇怪的养鱼场是蓝鳍金枪鱼大养殖场。蓝鳍金枪鱼做成的佳肴可以买到每公斤860美元。
• Cattle ranching is the single most important cause of the tearing down of rainforest in Brazil.
  在巴西，养牛是毁坏雨林的唯一最重要原因。