Word · Frequency #10602
granges
农庄;田庄
granges is the plural of grange.
an outlying farm
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n. an outlying farm
农庄;田庄
农庄;田庄
In use
The old grange stands at the edge of the village, surrounded by wheat fields.
They turned the abandoned grange into a small museum.
Few travellers stop at the grange now, since the new road bypasses it.
a grange
grange 是可数名词,初次提及或泛指时用 a/an。
They bought a grange in the valley.
他们在山谷里买了一个农庄。
the grange
特指双方都知道或已提到过的田庄时用 the。
The grange is surrounded by wheat fields.
那座田庄周围是麦田。
Common mistakes
There are two grange on the hill.There are two granges on the hill.
grange 是可数名词,复数形式必须加 -s 变为 granges;不能单复数同形。
They built a house near grange.They built a house near a grange.
grange 是单数可数名词,单独使用前需要冠词或其他限定词;这里应加不定冠词 a。
We climbed the grange to see the view.We climbed the range to see the view.
grange 意为“农庄、田庄”,而表示“山脉”的是 range;二者拼写相近,容易误用,注意区分。
Connections
Collocations
- monastic grange
- 修道院田庄
- The monks stored their harvest in the monastic grange.修士们把收获的庄稼存放在修道院田庄里。
- ruined grange
- 荒废的农庄
- A ruined grange stood at the edge of the woods.一座荒废的农庄立在树林边缘。
- old grange
- 老农庄
- They renovated the old grange into a bed-and-breakfast.他们把老农庄改造成了民宿。
Pop culture & quotes
- The Adventure of the Grange
- 《格兰奇庄园》I read The Adventure of the Grange last night.我昨晚读了《格兰奇庄园》。
- Grange Hill
- 《格兰奇山》My parents used to watch Grange Hill when they were children.我父母小时候常看《格兰奇山》。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
grange 像 grain(谷物)+ range(一片),一片谷物田地就是农庄。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:历史叙述、文学描写、正式地产文书 该词多用于书面语或历史、文学语境,指偏远的农庄或田庄;日常口语中比较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /eɪndʒ/ 结尾,与 grange (/ɡreɪndʒ/) 押韵。注意 orange (/ˈɒrɪndʒ/) 拼写相似,但读音不同,不押韵。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.