Word · Frequency #1333
farmers
农民；农场主
farmers is the plural of farmer.
a person who owns or manages a farm
- 1.
a person who operates a farm
经营农场的人
- 2.
United States civil rights leader who in 1942 founded the Congress of Racial Equality (born in 1920)
美国民权领袖,于 1942 年创立种族平等大会(生于 1920 年)
- 3.
an expert on cooking whose cookbook has undergone many editions (1857-1915)
烹饪专家,其食谱历经多次再版(1857-1915)
詹姆斯·法默（美国民权领袖）；芬妮·法默（美国烹饪专家）；经营农场的人；美国民权领袖,于 1942 年创立种族平等大会(生于 1920 年)；烹饪专家,其食谱历经多次再版(1857-1915)
In use
The farmer gets up early to milk the cows.
Many farmers sell their vegetables at the local market.
My uncle has been a farmer for twenty years.
a farmer + verb (e.g., grows, raises, owns)
描述农民从事的农业活动。
The farmer grows wheat and corn on his land.
这位农民在他的土地上种植小麦和玉米。
farmer + of + noun (crops/livestock)
说明农民种植或养殖的具体类型。
He is a farmer of organic vegetables.
他是一名有机蔬菜种植者。
work as + a farmer
表示职业身份。
She decided to work as a farmer after college.
Connections
Collocations
- small farmer
- 小农户
- Small farmers are struggling to compete with large agribusinesses.小农户正在努力与大农业企业竞争。
- local farmer
- 当地农民
- We buy our vegetables from a local farmer.我们从当地农民那里购买蔬菜。
- organic farmer
- 有机农场主
- Organic farmers do not use synthetic pesticides.有机农场主不使用合成杀虫剂。
- rice farmer
- 稻农
- Rice farmers in Asia often use traditional methods.亚洲的稻农通常使用传统方法。
- dairy farmer
- 奶农
- Dairy farmers milk their cows twice a day.奶农每天挤两次奶。
- subsistence farmer
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想farm（农场）加后缀-er（人），即农场里的人。形象记忆：农民在农场里劳作。
Context & Register
中性语体，多用于农业语境，指从事农业经营或劳动的人。日常对话和书面语中均常见，无特殊感情色彩。
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为 farmers。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the -mer spelling ending but have different vowel sounds; none rhymes with farmer.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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