farm2 ●●○ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] 1 TAto use land for growing crops or keeping animals 种(田);养殖 The family has farmed here for generations. 这家人世代在此务农。
The land has been farmed organically since 1995. 自1995年以来,这块土地一直进行有机耕种。
2. farmed salmon/fish/rabbits etc fish and animals that have been raised on farms, and not caught from the wild 养殖的鲑鱼/鱼/兔子等farmed salmon/fish/rabbits etc• The documentary Warning from the Wild-the Price of Salmon looked at levels of polychlorinated biphenyls and dioxins in farmed salmon.• Though perfectly and classically cooked, the one I sampled had the muddy, acrid flavor of farmed fish.• As a result, commercially farmed rabbits are available, both for meat and hair; the angora is an example.• The practice also raises questions about the quality of farmed fish, says Pauly. 3 farm somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v a) RESPONSIBLEto send work to other people instead of doing it yourself 将〔工作〕外包 to The processing will be farmed out to people in local villages. 加工活将外包给当地的村民。
b) to send someone to a different place where they will be looked after – used to show disapproval 把〔某人〕寄养在外〔含贬义〕 to At the age of 16 she was farmed out to family friends. 16岁时,她被委托给她家的朋友照看。
farm to• We could always farm things out to freelances.• He pulled up at the farm and got out to open the door for her before she could move.• Many farms were let out to royal clerks and lay servants - another aspect of crown patronage.
farm to• We could always farm things out to freelances.• He pulled up at the farm and got out to open the door for her before she could move.• Many farms were let out to royal clerks and lay servants - another aspect of crown patronage.